January 30, 2025
What talking can accomplish & a review of Doctor, Will You Pray For Me?
Talk about Death & Dying
These conversations, though uncomfortable or even taboo, can help patients appreciate the days that remain & die with dignity. A column by Gulnara Kunirova.
Doctor, Will You Pray for Me?
The essential relationship between spirituality & medicine is beautifully addressed in this book, reviewed by Nigel Hartley.
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IAHPC Ends 2024 in good numbers
Thanks to a growing membership (aided by IAHPC's membership drive and having a booth at the ALCP congress), donations (including a couple of unexpected major ones), and a pair of grants for research projects, IAHPC slightly exceeded its financial expectations in 2024. That offset IAHPC's slightly higher-than-budgeted operating expenses for the year: $193,805 was budgeted, expenses totaled $197,295, and income reached $207,125, including memberships, books, donations, and donations in kind.
IAHPC is a nonprofit that does not accept corporate donations and is strictly apolitical and non-denominational. If you are not a member, please consider joining IAHPC as we embark on a new year working with governments, associations, agencies, and individuals to improve knowledge, increase access to resources, and foster opportunities in palliative care education, research, and training around the globe.
A reminder that IAHPC is hosting an international, interfaith webinar on February 11 in recognition of World Day of the Sick. Use this Zoom link to attend, or watch the recorded webinar after it is loaded onto our advocacy page.
Also, send us your photos from World Cancer Day activities on February 4 & we'll publish the best in an upcoming issue.
In Practice: Member stories & insights
New IAHPC member Marcela López, a palliative psychologist in Bolivia, on what building a community of life-minded people has accomplished. Read more.
Marcela López, nueva miembro de la IAHPC y psicóloga paliativista en Bolivia, nos habla de los logros de crear una comunidad de personas con mentalidad vital. Lea más.
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IAHPC resources
Free for everyone
You can listen anytime to Spiritual Care in Serious Illness: Cultivating a Culture of Peace, a webinar held in September for the World Day of Peace.
Free for members
Neuropalliative care and spiritual care in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in low resource settings is Module 4 of IAHPC's Palliative Care in Neurological Conditions Course.
Not a member of IAHPC yet? Join today!
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