May 4-5, 2015, Arizona, US – two scholarships for clinicians from low-moderate income countries available!
Interested in teaching advanced pediatric palliative care and pain management? Become an Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) for Pediatrics Trainer.
EPEC – Pediatrics is a comprehensive curriculum designed to address the needs of children, their families, and pediatric oncology providers and other pediatric clinicians. The course is primarily designed for physicians and nurse practitioners taking care of children, but will be open to other clinicians and psycho-social-spiritual staff providing pediatric palliative care. It consists of 23 core and three elective topics in pain and symptom management in palliative care. These topics are taught as a combination of 20 distance learning modules and six in-person conference sessions. This in-person conference is currently offered annually.
Limited number of participants: Only a total of 50 participants will be trained (and we are usually oversubscribed) so register now!
International Palliative Care Network Conference – Join the 2015 Planning Committee
Deadline for applications extended to 15 February 2015
Palliative Care Network (PCN) is committed to providing you with the best virtual conference experience annually.To help us achieve this goal, we are reaching out to the global palliative care community by asking you to join the 2015 Planning Committee. Individuals from all disciplines of palliative care with an academic background are encouraged to join. Submit your CV by email. [email protected] Deadline: February 15, 2015.
About Palliative Care Network
PCN aims to alleviate patient suffering by providing open access educational materials for professionals from all disciplines of palliative care on a global scale. Our vision is to provide Palliative Care for Everyone, Everywhere. Visit our website.
Save the date: September 17-18, 2015
Pediatric Palliative Care Conference
This conference will continue the tradition of reaching around the globe to address the issues that challenge all of us caring for children faced with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses.
Keynote speaker: Brian Carter MD, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, US. Other invited speakers include:
Ann Armstrong Dailey, US; Ann Draper, UK; Issarang Nuchprayoon, Thailand;
Michael Spear US; Joanne Wolfe, US; Chan Mei Yoke, Singapore.
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How your gift supports the IAHPC mission
Achieved: $24,941
Goal: $30,000
83%
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:
Documents on Human Rights and Access to Medicines and Care
Research
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.
Your membership enables you to participate in IAHPC projects such as the:
Your gift enables us to continue our in-depth reporting and book reviews in Pallinews, as well as media campaigns that raise awareness about the need to increase access to care and support for patients and families.
We are a small organization that allocates over 80% of our budget to mission driven programs and to the maintenance of our free website. We need operational funding to continue the work.
Give a gift, get a gift
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.
