January 15, 2026
New board, new partnerships & a reflection
Partnerships Widen Palliative Care's Reach
This month's column by IAHPC Senior Director of Advocacy and Partnerships Katherine Pettus.
Building on Strength
IAHPC's incoming chair shares strategic goals.
IAHPC Unveils Its New Board
Diverse IAHPC board of directors reflects its mandate.
A Steady Force in an Unstable World
Dr. Hibah Osman's parting words as an outgoing IAHPC board member.
IAHPC News
Pallimedicines proved its use to practitioners by logging 3,165 visits between November 10, when it was launched, and November 30, 2025. The app's rapid guidance for bedside treatment is based on IAHPC's 2025 Manual on the Use of Essential Palliative Care Medicines for Adults .
IAHPC's December webinar "Management Strategies for Dementia Patients," which 695 people registered for, is now available free to members. It can be viewed with subtitles in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Greek, Portuguese, Russian, are Spanish by activating "CC" then clicking on the settings wheel to select your preferred language.
Plus
A Pair of Resources St. Christopher's Hospice has six free, online on-demand modules: Nurse Verification of Expected Adult Death, Palliative Care Emergencies, Sensitive Conversations, Holistic Palliative Care Assessment, Introduction to the Principles of Palliative Care, and Nurse Development Programme. The Global Palliative Doctor's Network was launched to build a strong, international community to "connect and exchange knowledge"; it numbers more than 625 doctors working in more than 60 countries. Add your listing for free.
IAHPC Resources
Free for everyone
Worth repeating:
A well-read column on Palliative Care & Frailty by then-Board Member Claudia Burlá.
Free for members
"Final Hours," module 6 of IAHPC's
Palliative Care Basics
course by newly elected Board Member Judith Paice and moderated by newly elected Board Member Russell Portenoy.
Upcoming Events in the Calendar
Explore the IAHPC calendar of events to find educational events, conferences, and congresses to expand and improve your palliative care skills and knowledge.