Volume 24, Number 2: February 2023
IAHPC Scholarships to EAPC Congress:
February 20 is the deadline to apply
The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care is providing a limited number of scholarships to support the participation of palliative care workers to attend the 18th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 15-17, 2023. The deadline to apply is February 20. Results will be announced in March.
Applicants from all disciplines are welcome to apply [IAHPC Scholarship application]. Applicants must be current IAHPC members (join or renew here) both now and during the congress. Note that the funding is for travel and registration only.
Preference is given to applicants working full-time in palliative care who have not received an IAHPC grant or scholarship within the past three years, have an accepted poster or presentation, and are living in a lower-, lower-middle-, or upper-middle-income country.
Important note: Depending where you live, you may need a Schengen Visa. Residents of more than 60 countries can enter without one, but it can take months to acquire and may come with fees.
December fundraiser result
In December 2022, the IAHPC added a pop-up to the website, encouraging visitors to “be the seed of change.” Nearly $16,000 USD was donated, which was above the expected amount of $10,000. Every donation helps to achieve our mission of ending health-related suffering. Even small donations are important, as they represent the breadth of support that, in turn, solidifies IAHPC’s non-profit status.
You Like It!
We received congratulatory notes from IAHPC members in India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and the US after changing our logo. This one is our favorite:
“LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new logo, and the reasons that you delineated for the change. Brilliant way to start the new year!”
Tidbits
Fellowship for an African candidate
A three-year PhD training fellowship for an African candidate currently living in Africa is being offered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, King’s College London. The fellowship subject is palliative care and rehabilitation; the work can be clinical or non-clinical. The fellowship provides a stipend of around £16,000 per year, and fully covers international student fees. The deadline to apply is February 20, 2023. Go here for detailed information or to apply.
Free, concise training packages
End-of-Life Essentials, an organization based in Australia that promotes education for acute hospitals, is alerting palliative care trainers to its freely available, pre-packaged resources for concise training sessions on these topics:
- Death as a Normal Part of Life
- Recognising Dying
- Imminent Death
- Communication
- Team Work
- After a Death
Resources for the topics include seminar notes/activities, template, videos, toolkits, blogs, and quizzes.
French Resource for Research in Health Care
ggbds.org is a privately run, educational, French-language website devoted to health care workers who want to do research or become a published researcher. It offers advice as well as courses.
What’s New in the Calendar
Argentina
Decision Making in Palliative Care. Online course. April 19 to May 24, 2023.
Approach to Difficult-to-Manage Pain in Cancer Patients. Online course. May 17 to June 21, 2023.
Management of Complex Situations in Palliative Care. Online course. August 9 to November 9, 2023.
UK
Newly Qualified Nurses’ Community of Practice. Virtual course. February 14, 2023.
Children’s Palliative Care Webinar Series: "Outcome Measurement in Children's Palliative Care." February 16, 2023.
HELP Palliative Rehabilitation Virtual Workshops. February 22, 2023.
Sensitive Conversations at End-of-Life Skills Workshop. In person. February 28, 2023, London.
HELP Rehabilitation Webinar: Integrating Physical Exercise into Care. March 7, 2023.
Annual Palliative Outcome Scale (POS and IPOS) Training. In-person and virtual workshop. May 15-16, 2023, London.
Compassionate Cities: Igniting Community. In-person conference. July 10-11, 2023, Birmingham.
USA
12th Annual Symposium “The Collective Soul.” Virtual. March 31 to April 1, 2023.
Calendar of Events
Find a workshop, seminar, congress, or conference to interest you in the IAHPC Calendar of Events, updated monthly, that lists activities of special interest to those who work in palliative care. Or submit an event for consideration; it’s free!
Promote Your Courses
Promote your education and training events in the IAHPC Global Directory of Education in Palliative Care. It’s quick and easy — just submit your content online.
Do you have any questions regarding the IAHPC Calendar of Events and IAHPC Directories?
Each month, we publish items that may be of interest to our global readership. Contributions are welcomed.
- Content should describe opportunities to advance palliative care and improve knowledge, skills, and networking, e.g., education and training, travel grants, access to online resources, etc.
- 150 words maximum.
- Copy deadline: 20th of each month.
- Please submit your copy to the editor together with any JPEG images. We reserve the right to edit content.
Please also consider promoting your education and training events in the IAHPC Global Directory of Education in Palliative Care. It’s quick and easy — just submit your content online.