Each month, we publish a limited selection of items that we feel will be of interest to our global readership. Content is welcomed but please observe the criteria for inclusion:
Content should describe opportunities to advance palliative care and improve knowledge and skills and networking, e.g. education and travel grants, access to online resources, etc.
150 words maximum.
Content must be relevant to a global audience.
Copy deadline: 21st of each month.
With more than 8,000 readers from across the world, the IAHPC Newsletter is a great place to share information. To submit information, please email the editor. We reserve the right to edit content.
AACN journal offers strategies to integrate palliative care consultations into critical care
An article in Critical Care Nurse (CCN), a clinical practice journal published by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), offers tactics to help hospitals integrate palliative care into everyday critical care.
The article recommends strategies nurses can use to overcome common barriers to palliative care consultations, including:
educating other healthcare providers about the purpose and benefits of palliative care to increase understanding and support
emphasizing to other healthcare providers and patients’ families that symptom management can improve patient outcomes
emphasizing to other healthcare providers that palliative care providers have more time and more options for symptom management, which improves the quality of care
advocating for development and use of specific criteria or trigger situations that require a palliative care consultation.
AACN offers resources and tools related to palliative care, including an e-learning course and a free, online self-assessment tool. For more information, visit our website.
International Palliative Care Network Conference 2015 – two new lectures to download
All That Glitters presented by Dr Jessica Nutik Zitter (in association with the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine).
Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD, MPH is a Pulmonary and Critical Care trained physician who also attends on the Palliative Care consultation service at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, US. Download her presentation here.
Emergency Department and Palliative Care – presented by Dr Sangeeta Lamba (in association with the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
Sangeete Lamba MD, MS HPEd is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Dean of Education at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Download the presentation here.
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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.
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