What Constitutes a Comprehensive Palliative Care Program and How Do We Get There
By Dr. Steven Radwany
The Palliative Care Network (PCN) has shared this free expert lecture. Dr. Radwany, MD, FAAHPM is the Medical Director of Palliative Care and Hospice Services in the Summa Health System and Program Director of the Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship in Summa Health System, USA.
ESMO Sponsored Palliative Care Fellowship on Trialect
It is a posting on Palliative Care Fellowship (1-3 months) on Trialect, inviting oncologists interested in additional experience to apply. Oncologists can opt to either do research or pursue electives at one of the ESMO Designated Centers of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care.
In addition, they will be paid a stipend of 2500 EURO - 5000 EURO depending on the duration. Oncologists from throughout the world can apply. This is an opportunity to junior faculty/ fellows who are interested in short term exposure to overseas programs.
Trialect Inc, is a global platform operated by Harvard & UCLA alumni for physicians/Scientists/ institutions to provide physician/ biomedical scientists career-related opportunities, including, but not limited to grants, courses, workshops, symposia, fellowships, clinical trial partnerships and medical tourism. If you have any questions or concerns, our support team will be more than glad to assist you at [email protected]
IAHPC Scholarships to International Congress on Palliative Care - Montreal
The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) is pleased to announce 10 (ten) scholarships from the IAHPC Traveling Scholarship Program, to help support the travel of palliative care workers in developing countries to the 20th International Congress on Palliative Care presented by McGill University.
The Congress will take place in Montreal, Canada, September 9-12, 2014. Additional information about the Congress can be found in the event website.
Applicants must be living in a developing country, be active members of IAHPC, and actively working in palliative care. Applications from physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other disciplines are welcome. If you wish to apply and are not an IAHPC member, you may join now.
Preference will be given to individuals who have not received an IAHPC grant in the past three years with accepted poster or oral presentations in the Congress.
Applications are available through the IAHPC website.
Please send proof of acceptance of the poster or oral presentation, along with a copy of your current CV. Selected individuals are also eligible to receive a discounted registration fee from the Congress.
Deadline to apply is June 30, 2014. Results will be announced by July 20th.
If you need information on how to apply or how to become a member, please contact Ana Restrepo.
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How your gift supports the IAHPC mission
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Education
Your gift funds the operational costs of our online courses taught by globally recognized experts who volunteer their time and provide educational resources relevant to palliative care topics. It also supports scholarships that enable palliative care workers to attend educational events and congresses, and allows us to maintain Pallipedia, the free, live, online dictionary.
The goal of this pillar is to implement strategies, resources and tools that will improve the competencies of the global workforce for appropriate palliative care delivery. We have two programs under this pillar plus many other resources for our members.
Your gift enables us to build and strengthen the partnerships that accelerate global, regional, and national advocacy for palliative care. We advocate for its integration into primary health care under universal health coverage and effective access to essential palliative care medicines and packages for people of all ages. Your gift supports our work to prepare delegates and participate in technical consultation meetings of the relevant UN organizations.
The goal this pillar is the integration of palliative care into primary health care within the spectrum of universal coverage to improve access to adequate care for patients in need. We offer the following to our members:
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Your gift enables us to continue doing research that provides guidance and recommendations for action, based on responses from the global palliative care community. Such research includes our recent evaluation of the impact of euthanasia and assisted dying practices on palliative care workers and the use of essential medicines for palliative care. It also supports the costs of publications focused on research relevant to palliative care.
The goal of this pillar is to design and implement projects that lead to the integration of palliative care into health policies, resolutions, and key documents. Our studies help us provide guidance and recommendations, and take action based on the responses from the global palliative care community.
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IAHPC members: When you gift a 2-year membership to a colleague in a low- or middle-income country, we extend your membership by 6 months.