IAHPC Pallinews

Katherine Pettus reports on actions on controlled medicines taken at the Commission on Narcotics Drugs.

From Us to You Messages from IAHPC female board members & staffers on the occasion of International Women's Day.

Who's the Best? Family doctors' skills contest in Mongolia raises palliative care awareness & requires training for those who failed. Nurses will be next!

2 Book Reviews Frank Brennan weighs in on Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss & Reading By Moonlight: How books saved a life

Empowering pharmaceutical expertise in palliative care in India was the goal of Ebtesam Ahmed's Fulbright-funded mentorship. It turned out to be just the beginning., IAHPC Senior Director of Advocacy and Partnerships, includes a slew of webinars.

Belize national palliative care association fundraiser raises $8,620 USD, and community awareness, on the back of a motorcycle.

Helping to Disrupt Fear Photos & a short report from Barbados on World Cancer Day.

This monthly advocacy report by Katherine Pettus, IAHPC Senior Director of Advocacy and Partnerships, includes a slew of webinars.

Spotlight on North Macedonia How a team of experts has been working to implement a plan to extend & expand palliative care services.

The Handbook of LGBTQIA-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care Reviewed by Anna Keedwell.

Talk about Death & Dying These conversations, though uncomfortable or even taboo, can help patients appreci ate the days that remain & die with dignity.

Doctor, Will You Pray for Me? The essential relationship between spirituality & medicine is beautifully addressed in this book, reviewed by Nigel Hartley.

The Power of Procrastination Maintaining hope could be why patients delay their decision to end futile treatments.

Advocacy Roundup IAHPC's open access webinars, high-level submissions & more.

IAHPC transitions to focus more on supporting the development of palliative care nationally.

Book Reviews On achieving a good death, and essays by a palliative care leader.

Remembrances of Dr. Robert Twycross.

Monthly advocacy report by Katherine Pettus

Improved access to morphine in Sierra Leone

Our new website: Why it was necessary

$16,000 donation from Australian surgeon

Palliative Care for Professionals Report on effective distance education for health care professionals in Chile.

Book Review Intentionally Interprofessional Palliative Care is both a comprehensive textbook and practical guide.

A Regional Powerhouse PACED's projects to extend PC knowledge among health care professionals.

October's Rich Harvest Katherine Pettus' monthly advocacy roundup.

Showing LEADership IAHPC grant helped train 33 in basic palliative care in Burkina Faso.

In Practice Two useful phrases from an IAHPC member.

Stories Underpin PC IAHPC members' contributions to the McGill congress, plus 6 great ideas.

An Urgent Issue Q&A on Palliative Medicine's recent thematic issue on primary palliative care.

"World's Largest ECHO Session" began with a caregiver's story to "anchor our discussions in real-world experiences."

Impediments to Rational Use of Essential Medicines Tackled in a Wide-Ranging UNODC Consultation

PAHO Meeting was an opportunity to stress regional palliative care caregiver burden and equity.

Divinity Within & In The Moment A report on IAHPC/PallCHASE World Peace Day webinar.

Threats to Global Health Sepsis, antimicrobial resistance & their impact on the most vulnerable palliative care advocates can be part of the solution.

Report from a Palliative Care Nurse in Lebanon

The New Normal: Taking into account the voices of carers and those they care for: how the IAHPC/INPCS palliative care/neurological conditions course broke new ground.

IAHPC Membership Surges: Members help palliative care provision more than they may know!

Years of Advocacy Pay Off with 2 mentions of PC in United Nations decisions. A report by Katherine Pettus.

Movie Review: When You Die trilogy of films encourage conversations around death and dying.

Plus Government decision nourishes hope for action to establish palliative care in Cameroon's hospitals.

Recommitting to Advocating for Safe Availability of Medical Morphine A report by Katherine Pettus.

'We like being members of IAHPC, but don't know the many benefits we are entitled to': Our membership survey.

Plus Sharing Clinical Pharmacy Expertise in India

A Framework & Guide to measure the burden of serious health-related suffering to aid researchers, policymakers, & practitioners: a follow-up to the Lancet Commission on PC.

Grants in Action EAPC Scholars share tips on research & more.

Up Close & Personal Circumstances align caregiving for my sister with glioblastoma. A report by Katherine Pettus.

Volunteers at the Helm India's largest home care service successfully fosters centers run by volunteers.

On Being an IAHPC Delegate IAHPC member's enriching experience helping to propel PC to the fore.

If You Love to Talk about Palliative Care, becoming known on social media could change hearts & minds. A chat with 2 TikTok nurses.

The Africa Palliative Care Association shares successful steps to move PC forward.

IAHPC Statements at the World Health Assembly Reports by Katherine Pettus, Megan Doherty, & Richard Bauer.

Interfaith Symposium PC is "a genuine form of compassion," says Pope Francis.

Self-Perceived Burden What does it mean, for patients with advanced illness? Romayne Gallagher synthesizes articles.

1999 Until Now Kazakhstan's 25-year journey from no hospice care to today's very different landscape, including key factors to success.

IAHPC Scholars & Their Posters The ALCP congress through the eyes of diverse IAHPC Scholars.

Palliative Sedation is NOT Assisted Suicide A report by Katherine Pettus.

Great Ambitions: Palliative care enrichment in India at all levels How a $1,000 grant to India’s Cancer Aid Society blossomed.

Advice for Fellow Nurses from Stella Rithara, a PC nursing pioneer in Kenya.

Institutions That Inspire. IAHPC 2024 Recognition Award recipients in Malawi, India, and Spain.

Notable Research Editorial on the benefits of palliative care by Tania Pastrana.

Juntos Somos Más Fuertes (Together We Are Stronger) Info on IAHPC at the Latin American congress: poster winners, scholarship recipients, partners in global access project.

Encouraging advances Palliative care advocacy roundup for March on: the ALCP congress, advances at high-level meetings—a resolution on controlled medicines, pledges to improve availability—a model West African drug law, & more. A report by Katherine Pettus.

“Personhood,” Not “Patienthood” 6 tips on dignity-conserving practice in palliative care, from community palliative care physician and GP Kim Adzich.

Promoting Resilience & Preventing Burnout Originally published in the February 2020 issue of the IAHPC Newsletter.

What Is Ours to Carry? Book review by Frank Brennan on Wendy Lau’s “Inner Practice of Medicine”: why physicians respond as they do.

Plus 3 Well-Reviewed Books—not textbooks—from the past few years, on death with dignity, spirituality & more.

Advocacy update by Katherine Pettus Drug policy & human rights take center stage.

Plus Fast, Free, Useful, Accurate On-the-go resources & reference materials for palliative care workers.

Visit the IAHPC Booth at the ALCP and AAHPM Congresses Take advantage of your chance to bring your concerns, questions & comments directly to the IAHPC.

Plus An Angel by Her Side: Love & chocolate in Mexico One nurse’s surprising story about a patient on his last day.

Just try it! How IAHPC-inspired confidence netted a Zambia palliative care group $25,000

Inside a Malawi clinic & 2 key questions Dr. Maya Jane Bates on her 20 years at a clinic in Malawi, plus a few tips for fellow caregivers.

Book Review The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children, 3rd Edition

Plus Advocacy action. Join IAHPC online for a dialogue on availability of essential controlled medicines with the Special Rapporteur for Health and other experts.

Remembering Dr. William (Bill) Farr, 1941-2024. Tributes to a beloved founder of the IAHPC.

Plus Training Opportunity for Palliative Care Professionals in Africa

Busy Season for Advocacy Action Katherine Pettus reports on presentations, statements & side events that are just the beginning of the busiest months of the year for advocates working to improve hospice & palliative care.

Winners of the IAHPC Photo Contest 2023 See hospice care in India, Uganda, Mongolia & the Czech Republic as experienced by IAHPC members, and learn the messages that these amateur photographers hoped to convey.

How to measure suffering? What question helps caregivers learn what patients are feeling? This, plus pros and cons of traditional metrics are explored by IAHPC Chair Lukas Radbruch.