A patient is all smiles after receiving her gift on Christmas Day direct from “Doctor Santa” at Sparsh Hospice in Hyderabad, India. Photo submitted by Sparsh Hospice. Used with permission.

Dear Readers Lukas and Liliana look back in gratitude, remind readers of the importance of their donations, and recap some 2022 highlights: IAHPC’s lauded online courses, scholarships & the APAD (now LEAD) program, and the in-person ALCP congress.
Policy & Advocacy Katherine Pettus on #NoPatientLeftBehind, palliative care & climate, a WHO draft that needs work, and helpful guidelines.
Special Advocacy Report Radical change is needed in Bangladesh: a report by Dr. Farzana Khan, IAHPC Advocacy Focal Point for Bangladesh.
IAHPC News
- APAD (now LEAD) grantees: IAHPC funding projects in Albania, Burkina Faso, Colombia, India, and Zambia.
- Additions to Pallipedia.
- IAHPC seeks examples of best practices manuals.
- Tidbits A roadmap for improved pediatric palliative care, Palliversations' 2nd video: Morphine!, and Reader recommended.
- What’s New in the IAHPC Calendar
Featured Story Dr. Dingle Spence describes palliative care advances in the Caribbean.
Comprehensive Symptom Assessment and Management Course Summary Its teachers describe modules of the IAHPC Comprehensive Symptom Assessment and Management Course, free online to members.
IAHPC App Review Caring Village A useful way for caregivers to share information, says Romayne Gallagher.
Lessons from the Literature On My Radar The last instalment of selected articles by Barry Ashpole.
Membership Matters

Delicious Frito Pie recipe. Send us one of your favorite comfort food recipes!
New & Renewing Members’ List

Last Month’s Donors

Editorial committee

Alison Ramsey
Senior Editor

Katherine Pettus
Advisor

Liliana de Lima
Advisor

Danilo Fritzler
Advisor

Previous issues of our Newsletter

Subscribe to our Newsletter

This Holiday Season

Help us to help others: IAHPC's annual fundraiser!

How your gift supports the IAHPC mission

Achieved: $24,941 Goal: $30,000

83%

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.

Support now Read more

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.

Scholarship Program

Your membership helps us produce, and enables access for those with fewer resources, to the following:

Palliative Care in Neurological Conditions
Comprehensive Basic Pain Assessment and Management
Advanced Pain Assessment and Management
Comprehensive Symptom Assessment and Management
Advocacy for global, regional, and national advocacy for palliative care
Pallipedia: Free, online palliative care dictionary
Special Issue on Assisted Dying Practices by several authors
Some Notes for Physicians Contemplating a Career in Palliative and Person-Centered Care by Eduardo Bruera, MD
Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide: Are they clinically necessary or desirable? by Dr. Roger Woodruff
How to Help our Patients in their Terminal Phase by Wilson Astudillo A. and Carmen Mendinueta A.
Cómo Ayudar a un Enfermo Terminal by Wilson Astudillo A. and Carmen Mendinueta A.
Palliative Care in the Developing World - Principles and Practice by Eduardo Bruera, Liliana De Lima, Roberto Wenk and William Farr

Advocacy

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.

Support now Read more

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:

Online Advocacy Course
Mentoring for advocacy to develop palliative care in your country
A chance to join IAHPC delegations to UN and WHO meetings
National association collaboration with IAHPC advocacy initiatives
A chance to apply for the Leadership Development Program (LEAD)

Your membership helps us produce and enables free access to the following resources:

IAHPC Advocacy Policy Briefs
Palliative Care Advocacy Why Does It Matter?
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.

Support now Read more

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:

Global Palliative Care Database
Consensus-based definition of palliative care
Clinical use of tramadol
Opioid Price Watch
IAHPC List of Essential Practices in Palliative Care in English and Spanish
IAHPC Opioid Essential Prescription Package
IAHPC List of Essential Medicines for Palliative Care (in multiple languages)

Information dissemination

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.

Support now Read more

The goal of this pillar is to create and publish positive stories and focused messaging, to support and advance the global palliative care movement.

Your membership allows us to make the following resources available free of charge to the palliative care community:

Support us now

Donate online using a credit card, PayPal, or walle

Donate Now

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.

Give a gift, get a gift

IAHPC members: When you gift a 2-year membership to a colleague in a low- or middle-income country, we extend your membership by 6 months.

Support a colleague now

Table of Contents

Editorial committee