April 24, 2025
Pallinews: 2 major advocacy wins & an Asia-Pacific Atlas of PC
2 Global Wins
Palliative care included in WHO Pandemic Agreement & rights for older persons being drafted by the UN. A column by Katherine Pettus.
The Atlas of Palliative Care in Asia-Pacific Regions
Is a persuasive tool to press for improved access to palliative care & essential medicines, particularly for pain relief.
Abraham Fuks' The Language of Medicine
Reviewed by Romayne Gallagher.
In Memoriam
Godspeed, Pope Francis Katherine Pettus thanks Pope Francis for his supportive stance toward palliative care.
IAHPC News
Snap To It! IAHPC's 2025 Photo Contest is underway, with cash prizes & membership extensions for the winners, plus a new twist: 5 runners-up for each region (as designated by the WHO). Send us your snaps—taken by camera or phone—by October 31, 2025, to give time for photos in different seasons & for you to check your cache of past photos for submissions (but not any you sent to our previous photo contests!).
Plus
Interactive Webinar Series Enhancing skills & knowledge of those working in palliative care is the goal of CODE-YAA@PC-EDU's series of free webinars led by IAHPC Research Adviser Tania Pastrana. Four webinars remain: the next one, "Disseminating research findings: Effective communication strategies for policy and practice" is on May 22. Preview the series, or register. FYI: CODE-YAA@PC-EDU stands for “Collaboratively Developed Culturally Appropriate and Inclusive Assessment tool for Palliative Care Education."
IAHPC Resources
Free for everyone
Literature Search, a regular series of articles from recent issues of healthcare journals, selected by Barry Ashpole, is intended as an advocacy, research, and teaching tool for those working in end-of-life care.
Free for members
IAHPC has a few books available to members, for the cost of shipping from our Houston, Texas, office. Sign in to arrange delivery! The titles available:
- Eduardo Bruera's 2021 Physicians Contemplating A Career in Palliative and Person-Centered Care
- MD Anderson's 2019 Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for Nurses
- The MD Anderson Supportive and Palliative Care Handbook, 6th edition, 2018
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