Volume 23, Number 5: May 2022
Members’ Impact
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.
Gulnara Kunirova, Nahla Gafer, and Layth Mula-Hussain were three of 58 coauthors of “Evaluating Pain Management Practices for Cancer Patients among Health Professionals: A Global Survey,” a study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine. The report discusses how to improve cancer pain therapy and what role knowledge, beliefs and other barriers play.
Members in This Month’s Newsletter
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.
Links to IAHPC programs mentioned above: Global Consensus-Based Palliative Care Definition, Opioid Price Watch, and the COVID-19 Briefing Notes.
List of Members
A list of individuals who joined, or renewed their membership with, IAHPC during the past month.
Membership renewals
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Anam Cara House Colac Inc | Australia |
| Tania Pastrana | Germany |
| Kanimozhi Rajalingam | India |
| Pallium India | India |
| Veenavani Nallepalli | India |
| Fred Chiputala | Malawi |
| Lidia Justino Mondlane | Mozambique |
| Zodwa Gamedze | Swaziland |
| Jacquline Pereira Sabga | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Lisa Christine Irumba | Uganda |
| Mhoira E F Leng | Uganda |
| Cheryl Marks | United States |
| Maria Mercedes Bernada | Uruguay |
| Eunice Garanganga | Zimbabwe |
New members
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| ADWOA BEMAH Boamah Mensah | Ghana |
| Glenda Winga | Malawi |
| Ida Lajabu | Malawi |
| Phyela S.K.J. Mbeya | Malawi |
| Luiz Felipe Nogueira | Portugal |
| Abdourahmane Diallo | Senegal |
| Doiuchi-Duran Maki | United States |
| Jamie Eaddy Chism | United States |
See the full list of IAHPC members