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Miles for Millions is a fitness app launched by the International Children’s Palliative Care Network to activate and boost awareness of, and fundraising for, pediatric palliative care. It encourages individuals and organizations to “be a part of the movement” by taking on a personal fundraising challenge or organizing a group activity, such as a walk or fun run. “The app links seamlessly with social media platforms, so you can spread your message and raise awareness,” notes ICPCN.

Caregiver Resource: A pair of experience certified hospice and palliative care nurses in the United States have a wealth of freely available videos to help caregivers in basics and beyond. Browse them all on YouTube. Under their Odonata Care brand, they have also published a training guide for healthcare professionals, The Hospice Care Plan: A Path to Comfort in English and Spanish, starting at $17 USD.

A Key Revenue Stream: Data from Hospice UK reveals that legacy gifts—money left in wills—by people who receive palliative care and their loved ones pay the salaries of nearly 6,000 hospice nurses across the country annually. The organization estimates that 30,000 people per year would not receive hospice care without this stream of income.

IAHPC Resources

Free for everyone
A recording of IAHPC’s Faith in Palliative Care webinar held in early April is available. Get a taste of its highlights in Katherine Pettus’s column in this issue.

Free for members
Access a discussion of clinical cases  involving advanced pain assessment and management, the second part of a 2-module course given by Lukas Radbruch and Ebtesam Ahmed.