Congratulations to Julia Downing, Executive Director of ICPCN and a past IAHPC board member, who has been shortlisted for the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award. Just 10 of more than 24,000 nurses were nominated for the award. Join the IAHPC team and vote for Ms. Downing to acknowledge her contribution to palliative care.
IAHPC Board Member Nahla Gafer and Zipporah Ali were speakers at the ICPCN Children’s Palliative Care Webinar Series. Dr. Gafer’s topic was “End of life care,” while Dr. Ali spoke on “Supporting the family at the time of death.” Listen to the recording.
Carlos Centeno coauthored “Region-Specific Macroindicators on Palliative Care Development in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Delphi study,” in press by the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal and which can be read on the World Health Organization website. The article discusses the process a group of newly formed palliative care experts from the region used to identify relevant and feasible macroindicators, as well as their findings.
The IAHPC leadership would like to thank the many members who participated in stories and columns in this month’s newsletter.
Policy & Advocacy
Felicia Knaul Felicia Knaul (United States) has been a lifetime member since 2018.
M.R. Rajagopal (India), member since 2008 and lifetime member since 2020, supported the Global Consensus-Based Palliative Care Definition and participated in the COVID-19 Briefing Notes.
Feature Story
Harmala Gupta (India), member since 2009, endorsed the Global Consensus-Based Palliative Care Definition and the COVID-19 Briefing Notes.
Meet a Longtime Member
Irena Laska (Albania) as a representative of Family Health Care Association—Mary Potter Palliative Care Center (Korca Palliative Care Center) which has been a member since 2009. She has been an individual member since 2011 and participated in the Opioid Price Watch.
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How your gift supports the IAHPC mission
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Education
Your gift funds the operational costs of our online courses taught by globally recognized experts who volunteer their time and provide educational resources relevant to palliative care topics. It also supports scholarships that enable palliative care workers to attend educational events and congresses, and allows us to maintain Pallipedia, the free, live, online dictionary.
The goal of this pillar is to implement strategies, resources and tools that will improve the competencies of the global workforce for appropriate palliative care delivery. We have two programs under this pillar plus many other resources for our members.
Your gift enables us to build and strengthen the partnerships that accelerate global, regional, and national advocacy for palliative care. We advocate for its integration into primary health care under universal health coverage and effective access to essential palliative care medicines and packages for people of all ages. Your gift supports our work to prepare delegates and participate in technical consultation meetings of the relevant UN organizations.
The goal this pillar is the integration of palliative care into primary health care within the spectrum of universal coverage to improve access to adequate care for patients in need. We offer the following to our members:
Documents on Human Rights and Access to Medicines and Care
Research
Your gift enables us to continue doing research that provides guidance and recommendations for action, based on responses from the global palliative care community. Such research includes our recent evaluation of the impact of euthanasia and assisted dying practices on palliative care workers and the use of essential medicines for palliative care. It also supports the costs of publications focused on research relevant to palliative care.
The goal of this pillar is to design and implement projects that lead to the integration of palliative care into health policies, resolutions, and key documents. Our studies help us provide guidance and recommendations, and take action based on the responses from the global palliative care community.
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