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Colleagues say thanks to Professor Bruera

It has been a privilege for me to have worked with Dr. Bruera during the past four years. Under his leadership IAHPC has been able to provide new and exciting opportunities and programs for improving palliative care in the developing world. I thank you for your vision, enthusiasm and passion for our mission and for helping us to implement it. I look forward to your continued involvement in this fine organization.

I would also like to add my thanks to all retiring Board members for their dedication and service to the IAHPC; and I wish them well.

For those of us who have been involved with the IAHPC since its inception, we have been blessed by the generosity of so many leaders in our field as they gave of their precious time as Chairpersons during the formative years; they were, in chronological order, Drs. Jo Magno, Derek Doyle, Roger Woodruff, and Eduardo Bruera. I eagerly look forward to working with the incoming Chairperson, Dr. Kathy Foley, and to her I add my warmest welcome!

Happy Holidays to all.

Bill Farr, USA
Vice Chair, IAHPC

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Well done Eduardo! Without a doubt, your legacy in hard work and innovation will be inspiring for the new leader and all of us.

Best wishes,
Mohammad Zafir Al-Shahri, Saudi Arabia , Board IAHPC

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Thanks for your terrific leadership, vision and energy in chairing IAHPC and for all you have done to support palliative care across the globe. It has been a real pleasure to be part of the board under your direction

Irene Higginson
Prof Palliative Care and Policy, King’s College London, Board IAHPC

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Dear Eduardo,

Congratulations on a job well done. As always, when you take on a project, success follows. To your credit, success is, without fail, associated with enlistment of colleagues, mutual enthusiasm, shared enterprise and good humour.

Once again, a great pleasure to work with you.

Neil MacDonald
Canada, IAHPC Board

World AIDS Day Commemorated

World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe on 1 December. It celebrates progress made in the battle against the epidemic — and brings into focus remaining challenges. World AIDS Day events around the globe are listed under National activities. On the occasion of World AIDS Day, UNAIDS released the "AIDS Epidemic Update 2004" on 23 November, 2004.
Palliative Care plays an important role in the care of patients with advanced AIDS. Hospices and programs around the world are caring for patients and families who need support during the final stages of the disease. At IAHPC we have developed many programs to support initiatives to help educate health care providers, including direct teaching, donation of books and journals and support to palliative care faculty positions.

Messages of thanks received from recipients of books and journals sent by the IAHPC Clearing House Program.

Dear Liliana

We at South Coast Hospice are most grateful for the donation of Journals and Publications as part of your Clearing House Program as we are in the process of building a Resource Centre.

Warm regards

Margarett
Secretary to Kath Defilippi
Africa

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Dear Liliana,

Thanks very much for the donated books and journals. We are putting together a library of educational resources and they will be indeed useful for our team.

Regards,

Ednin Hamzah
CEO and Medical Director
Hospis Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Pain management, e-learning and the Internet

The Internet is providing unprecedented opportunities for pain and palliative care professionals to access information and enhance communication with colleagues and patients. To what extent is the Internet influencing clinical practice, education and research? This question is explored in the current issue of Cancer Pain Release, the publication of the WHO Pain and Palliative Care Communications Program.

The issue features an interview with Dr. Alejandro Jadad, Director of the Center for Global eHealth Innovation at the University of Toronto and an expert on the use of information technologies to transform healthcare.

The issue discusses:

To read this issue online, visit:
http://www.WHOcancerpain.wisc.edu/eng/17_3/17_3.html

To subscribe and receive your own print copy of Cancer Pain Release, visit:
http://www.WHOcancerpain.wisc.edu/feedback.html
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WHO Collaborating Center for Policy & Communications in Cancer Care
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
406 Science Drive, Suite 202
Madison, WI 53711, USA
Tel: 1-608-263-0727
Fax: 1-608-263-0259
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.WHOcancerpain.wisc.edu

Palliative Care in Mexico

The international Observatory on End of Life Care has added new information on palliative care in Mexico.
Go to URL:
http://www.eolc-observatory.net/global_analysis/mexico.htm

American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) 2nd Annual Conference

Date of Event: 27 - 29 January 2005
Event Taking Place: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Online registration is now available for the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) 2nd Annual Conference via www.apos-society.org. Register now to attend the preeminent conference for professionals on the psychosocial oncology team. Register by 22 December 2004 to receive reduced registration rates. Continuing Education credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, mental health counselors and pastoral care counselors.

3rd German Conference on Children's Pain Management and Paediatric Palliative Care

Date of Event: 17-19 February, 2005
Event Taking Place: Recklinghausen/Germany

Conference language: English/German

Further information:

Ms Wilma Henkel
Project manager at the Institute for Paediatric Pain Therapy and Paediatric
Palliative Care at the Vest´ Children´s Hospital Datteln - University Witten/Herdecke

Dr.-Friedrich-Steiner-Str. 5
45711 Datteln
Germany
Tel (+49)2363-975-180
Fax (+49)2363-64211
email: [email protected]
Homepage: www.eigenes-leben-ev.de
www.kinderklinik-datteln.de
www.schmerzen-bei-kindern.de

International Forum on Pain Medicine

Date of Event: May 5 - 8, 2005
Event taking place in: Sofia, Bulgaria

Scientific Program
The updated preliminary Scientific Program is now on the Forum website.
To view the program please visit
Abstract Submission http://www.kenes.com/ifpm/tt.asp
You may submit an abstract for poster presentation via the abstract submission form at:
http://www.kenes.com/ifpm/call.asp

Registration and Accommodation
The online registration form is available at http://www.kenes.com/ifpm/reg.asp
Accommodation at special Forum prices may be reserved at http://www.kenes.com/ifpm/accom.asp

If you require any further information regarding the Forum please contact us at [email protected]
or visit the web site at http://www.kenes.com/ifpm.

IFPM Secretariat
Kenes International
17 Rue du Cendrier P.O. Box 1725 CH1211, Geneva 1 Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 732 2850

8 th Australian Palliative Care Conference

Taking Place at: Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour , Sydney
Date Of Event: 30 August - 2 September 2005

Topics include
• The Scope and Boundaries of Palliative Care
• Embracing New Ideas
• Discovering Greater Depth in Palliative Care
• Palliative Care: Not Just Cancer

Put these dates in your diary now!
For Further Details please contact:
8th Australian Palliative Care Conference Managers
GPO Box 128 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia
Phone: + 61 2 9265 0700
Fax: +61 2 9267 5443
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.pallcare.org.au

2nd Educational Seminar in Palliative Care for the Elderly
Sponsored by the Institute of Gerontology, Home Treatment and Care (Yugoslavia) and Help the Hospices (UK)

February 28 - March 3 2005
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
For information and registration, contact:
Marija Tasic, MSc, MD
[email protected]

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