New for You! Pallinews is launching a new feature, In Practice: Member Stories & Insights. We will be contacting members at random, asking for one anecdote or piece of advice to share with readers. It can be written or on video in your language of choice. We're not asking for an essay! Something short, even a few sentences, is ideal. If you can't wait to tell your anecdote or advice, don't wait for us to contact you! Simply send it along.
IAHPC Webinar on Caregiving On October 29, 2024, International Day of Care and Support, the IAHPC is presenting a free webinar reviewing the state of caregiving in Africa, India, Canada, and Europe with panelists Dr. Eve Namisango (Africa, APCA), Dr. Aneka Paul (India), Drs. Luc Deliens and Louise D'Eer (Belgium), and Ms. Laurel Gillespie (Canada, CHPCA). Register here.
Survey to Measure Suffering The Organization for the Prevention of Intense Suffering wants to hear from people who have experienced any sort of significant suffering—past or present—to participate in its global survey. The goal is to quantify suffering worldwide. Read more.
IAHPC resources
Always available to all:
Getting Started: the free guide to launching a hospice or palliative care service. Online & downloadable.
Join today! As always, students enrolled in professions and disciplines related to palliative care join for free.
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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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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.