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 provide insight on how to advance palliative care and improve knowledge and skills.
Please also consider promoting your education and training events in the IAHPC Global Directory of Education in Palliative Care. It’s quick and easy – just submit your content online.
New benefit for IAHPC members
The Department of Palliative Care at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center has donated 80 copies of The MD Anderson Supportive and Palliative Care Handbook (5th Edition 2015) to distribute at no cost to our members. The handbook is a practical bedside book to assist clinicians in the daily care of their patients.
Get the handbook for free by joining/renewing your IAHPC membership (you only have to pay for shipping and handling fees). If your membership is current and you wish to receive one of the handbooks, you can renew and your membership will be extended for the corresponding term.
(Note: Only one copy per order. Offer is available only to paying members).
E-learning: Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (MORECare Statement)
This e-learning course explains the best methods of designing and conducting research, which evaluates palliative and end-of-life care services and treatments using the MORECare Statement. This is a self-paced online course including reading lists, audio video presentations and assessments. The time required to complete the six modules course is estimated at seven to ten hours.
This e-learning course is facilitated by leading experts from King’s College London, Lancaster University and Cambridge University. You can register at anytime. The course operates on an ongoing enrollment basis and cost only £200 (early bird).
Compassionate Care at End of Life in Hospitals: Leading by example – 27 April 2016 – Limerick, Ireland
A conference for all healthcare staff who care for dying patients and their families. Join delegates from the UK, Spain and Ireland at the national Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme Conference.
Click here to register online by 24 March. €60 per delegate.
Call for posters now open
This conference is an opportunity to showcase hospital projects and research that broadly address the theme of the conference.Click here to download the guide for submitting abstracts and email your submission by 24 March.
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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.
