Many new things are happening this month as we celebrate global hospice and palliative care, including the launch of the IAHPC Comprehensive Symptom Assessment and Management Course. The course consists of nine modules covering the most common and distressing symptoms, other than pain, occurring in palliative care. The response has been amazing; to date we have more than 170 registrants! Module 1 taught by Professors Eduardo Bruera and Donna Zhukovsky covered an Introduction to the course and the Approach to symptom management. On Module 2, Professor Zhukovsky covered how to assess, treat, and manage Fatigue. Module 3 on Delirium, on October 11, will be taught by AssociateProfessor David Hui also from the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA. To read more about the course, register for it, or watch any of the past and future modules, visit the Comprehensive Symptom Assessment and Management Course section of the IAHPC website.
Members who participate in the entire series, either live or by viewing the recordings, and who complete all tasks, will receive a Certificate of Participation. The course is free to IAHPC members. Join or renew your membership to participate in this educational course and enjoy IAHPC’s many other benefits!
We are very grateful to Professor Zhukovsky for her leadership in spearheading the course.
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is a great campaign coordinated by the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) with the support of the global palliative care community. Organizations throughout the world planned celebrations for October 8 to increase public and government awareness about how palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and families, and how appropriate policies and funding mechanisms are needed to ensure access to palliative care to those in need. More about World Day and initiatives linked to it around the world can be viewed on the WHPCA website.
We are marking World Hospice and Palliative Care Day by embarking on Delicious!, a new and exciting global recipe project in the newsletter. We are inviting our members to share a favorite recipe, the story behind it (if there is one!), and what makes it meaningful to them. Self-care is important, and eating well is a great foundation. These recipes are for the enjoyment and good health of caregivers and palliative care professionals themselves. This issue kicks it off with Liliana’s recipe for Ajiaco Santafereño Soup, one of her favorite dishes from her home country, Colombia. Please try it and let Liliana know how much you liked it!!
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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.
Your membership enables you to participate in IAHPC projects such as the:
Your gift enables us to continue our in-depth reporting and book reviews in Pallinews, as well as media campaigns that raise awareness about the need to increase access to care and support for patients and families.
We are a small organization that allocates over 80% of our budget to mission driven programs and to the maintenance of our free website. We need operational funding to continue the work.
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