January 29, 2026
How to talk to teens in palliative care, plus Scholar reports
What Adolescents Need
A Q&A with an Australian psychologist working with young people in palliative care.
Grants in Action
IAHPC Scholar reports from conferences in Indonesia & Botswana.
IAHPC news briefs
Register now for IAHPC's free interfaith webinar, "Bearing the Pain of the Other: A Call to Compassion in Care," being broadcast live on the 34th World Day of the Sick, Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Six speakers representing Buddhist, Islamic, Roman Catholic, and Sikh approaches to palliative care are in the lineup. The 90-minute webinar begins at 3 p.m. UTC.
“How the International Normative Framework Supports Integration of Palliative Care into National Policy,” the plenary address given by IAHPC’s Senior Advocacy and Partnerships Director Dr. Katherine Pettus at the 1st National Congress of the Indonesian Palliative Physicians, can now be viewed.
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The Reach project, a series of freely available videos, show detailed steps of a wealth of skills needed for end-of-life care, including "Identifying swallowing difficulties," "Getting a wheelchair in and out of a car," and dozens more. They are grouped in drop-down lists on its website: Activities and engagement; Eating and drinking, Hearing, Mobility, and Sleep. Reach videos can also be viewed on YouTube.
Next Thursday, February 5, PACED is launching a free webinar series focused on spiritual support for children, beginning with "What is spiritual support for a child in palliative care? Meaning, values, and the language." The two-hour webinar, led by ICPCN cofounder and global leader in pediatric palliative care, Joan Marston, begins at 10 a.m. UTC. It will be in English with simultaneous translation into Russian.
IAHPC Resources
Free for everyone
IAHPC Global Directory of Institutions & Organizations is a searchable resource that gives details about hospices, palliative care units, and institutions around the world that offer palliative care. Free to consult it or to list your institution or organization. The directory was consulted XX times in 2025.
Free for members
Several facets of opioid therapy are covered in three modules of IAHPC's Comprehensive Basic Pain Assessment and Management Course. Module 3 is devoted to routes and application, and modes of administration. Module 4 instructs on opioid rotation and conversion ratios. Module 5 discusses management of side effects.
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.