IAHPC News

Update: IAHPC is still seeking local experts from the following countries to present key concepts and information about palliative care on video: Austria, Costa Rica, Finland, Hong Kong (SAR), Hungary, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. Each selected expert will receive a $1,000 USD honorarium.  Find out more. 

Standards for Paediatric Palliative Care in India, field-tested and grounded in practice, was published in February by the Indian Association of Palliative Care. The 52-page document, available for free, provides guidance in 10 domains: symptoms assessment & management, drug availability, care of the dying, transition of care, perinatal & neonatal care, community-based care, education & training, ethics & law, policy & governance, and research & quality improvement.

The International Children’s Palliative Care Network has released an upgraded version of its basic online course, Introduction to Children’s Palliative Care, now accessible through ICPCN´s Education and Membership Hub.

Palliative Care in the ICU, a free, hour-long webinar by the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network, takes place on April 16 at 2:30 p.m. Singapore time. Also, you can view the 2026 Cynthia Goh Distinguished Lectureship, Dr. Rosalie Shaw speaking on “The Power of Presence: Bringing the person back into focus.”   

IAHPC Resources

Free for everyone
Aspectos Prácticos en el Control del Dolor Crónico Severo (Practical Aspects in Chronic Pain Treatment) is a 2-module course, given in Spanish, by Dr. Roberto Wenk, a Latin American pioneer from Argentina.

Free for members
Palliative Care in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis is part of the IAHPC–International Neuropalliative Care Society course Palliative Care in Neurological Conditions. This module is with expert Dr. Simone Veronese and a patient-advocate.