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.
Opioid overdose death epidemic sensationalised at the cost of pain patients by Willem Scholten, EAPC Blog, 2 March 2016. This relates to a longer article, Negative outcomes of unbalanced opioid policy supported by clinicians, politicians and the media, by Willem Scholten and Jack E. Henningfield that is described in more detail on the Media Watch page.
Look out for a series of articles by leading hospice and palliative care practitioners and advocates on the international edition of ehospice, discussing issues of access to essential pain relieving medications and the need for balance in global drug policy.
End-of-life care in the prison environment – online resources on the Palliative Care Network website
Barry R. Ashpole has developed a backgrounder that he updates quarterly on end-of-life care in the prison system. Download the documents from the website of the Palliative Care Network.
Editor’s note
Barry R. Ashpole is a regular contributor to the IAHPC Newsletter, compiling each month an informative digest of abstracts from the latest literature on palliative care and end-of-life issues for our Media Watch page.
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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.
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