October is IAHPC Members' Recognition Month – win an IAHPC Traveling Scholarship or Fellowship!
IAHPC benefits every day from the hard work of our members who are devoted to the advancement of hospice and palliative care worldwide. Members exemplify a continuing commitment to patient care, improved education and favorable policies, consistent with our mission.
October is our Members’ Recognition Month when we highlight the vital function that our members play in the advancement of our mission and formally acknowledge their support.
Remember to renew your membership, if you haven’t already, and be eligible to participate.
You can read about the winners of the 2016 IAHPC Membership Recognition Awards here. And below we are delighted to feature one of our loyal members …
A loyal Member – Dr. Priyadarshini Kulkarni
In line with the celebration of Members’ month, we wish to highlight a few loyal members: Dr. Priyadarshini Kulkarni (pictured) has been an IAHPC member since 2008. Dr. Kulkarni is a palliative care physician and Medical Director of Simpatico Palliative Connect in Pune, India. Read more.
Dr Kulkarni writes:
When I was in Singapore for my palliative care training in 2007, I met a few members of the IAHPC Board. I felt a strong need to be in touch with them, understand more about this field and get regular updates. I have been religiously following the IAHPC website for the last eight years. I read the newsletter and visit the links. I have been sharing good articles from IAHPC with my colleagues, who are yet to become members. I continue to share the Getting Started publication with those who intend to start palliative care services so that it can serve as their guide. My IAHPC membership has made it possible for me to read many articles from palliative care journals, not otherwise easy to access.
My continuing association with IAHPC keeps me connected to the palliative care world and abreast of the latest developments.
Look out in the next issue of the IAHPC Newsletter for the winners of the October Members’ Recognition awards.
New and Renewing Members' List
Read the list of individuals who joined/renewed their membership with IAHPC during the past month.
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How your gift supports the IAHPC mission
Achieved: $24,941
Goal: $30,000
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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:
Documents on Human Rights and Access to Medicines and Care
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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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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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