International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care

01/13/2023

Is there a place for miracles in palliative care? One happened in Kazakhstan, to Gulnara Kunirova. See the featured story in the IAHPC January Newsletter. https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2023/01/featured-story/

01/12/2023

Very important new report on Ageing from the UN mentions "urgent need for end of life care policies" .... "For people who grow older with chronic or disabling conditions, the focus may shift from finding a cure to providing quality of life and relief for disease-related symptoms as well as ensuring dignity and comfort during an individual’s final days. End-of-life care, which includes palliative and hospice care, is expected to see a surge in demand yet countries remain largely unprepared for it....With people dying further into old age, when dementia, multimorbidity and frailty are more common, and spousal, social and other forms of support are less available, end-of-life care provision requires urgent policy attention." https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/world-social-report/2023-2.html

01/10/2023

[P]alliative care taught me that there is a limit to treatment and cure, but not to care… It took me years of practice and maturity to come to this understanding. —From the letters section of IAHPC's January Newsletter, just released: https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2023/01/

01/07/2023

IAHPC wishes all our members, friends and supporters who celebrate a very happy and peaceful Orthodox Christmas!

01/02/2023

Happy New Year from the IAHPC! With the start of the year, we are launching our new logo! Our new logo works better and in many more settings. But most importantly it still represents us and our vision of a world free from health related suffering. We hope you like it too!

More information
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01/01/2023

The IAHPC wishes all our members, friends, and supporters a joyful, healthy, and prosperous 2023 as together we continue to build a world free from health related suffering!

12/30/2022

Assisted dying, MAiD, & PAD are among terms recently added to Pallipedia, the free online palliative care dictionary. https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/12/iahpc-news/

Caring Village app “can reduce miscommunications and share the load of caregiving.” The full review: https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/12/iahpc-app-review/

12/23/2022

“New or revised National Cancer Control Plans in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana all cite the need for access to quality palliative care services, including essential medicines—particularly opioids.” More on PC advances in the Caribbean: https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/12/featured-story/

12/19/2022

IAHPC wishes all our members and friends who celebrate a joyful Festival of Lights. Your support of palliative care is light in the darkness for patients and families all over the world.

12/18/2022

The IAHPC wishes all who celebrate a Happy Hanukkah! In this festival of lights brings light into the worlds of those experiencing serious health related suffering.

12/17/2022

Thanks to our fans, we have won a 2022 Top-Rated Award from GreatNonprofits! Read inspiring stories about us and add your own! https://greatnonprofits.org/org/international-association-for-hospice-and-palliative-care-inc

12/17/2022

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12/16/2022

“Treating people with dignity & respecting their human rights is essential even at the last moments of life or while living in refugee camps…where young workers are often unprepared for contemporary practice and lack training in palliative care & geriatrics.” A report from Bangladesh: https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/12/special-advocacy-report/

12/16/2022

Hospice care needs saving

https://www.statnews.com/2022/12/14/hospice-care-needs-saving/

The founder of hospice observed, "How people die remains in the memory of those who live on." That statement now reads as a warning about the hazards of commodified hospice care.

12/10/2022

"Though the changes we want to see in health systems are happening more slowly than we would like, and though we are still far from achieving IAHPC’s vision of a world free from health-related suffering, we are on our way, and our relentless advocacy and partnership building will continue until it is so.” -Advocacy column, December IAHPC Newsletter. https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/12/

12/10/2022

Happy ! This year's theme of "Dignity, Freedom &Justice for All" theme sums up global practice & advocacy, which supports equitable rights to highest standard of physical & mental health; political participation,life,education,housing,employment

12/05/2022

As we enter the 2022 festive season, IAHPC wishes peace to everyone and a fulfilling new year. We greet Christian friends around the world celebrating Advent and the birth of Jesus.

11/25/2022

“For clinicians in palliative care who are drawn to reflection on the deeply philosophical dimensions of the type of work we do, this volume is a wonderfully useful contribution. It seeks to unpack what it truly means to ‘care’ for others, and translate this meaning not only to our own practice, but to the world we inhabit.” Philosophy of Care book review, IAHPC Newsletter. https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/11/book-and-movie-reviews/

11/21/2022

IAHPC members: Submit your favorite recipe and we’ll share it with readers around the world!

https://bit.ly/3EPx3RU

Food can heal and self-care supports the well-being of the palliative care workforce and prevents burnout. Preparing and enjoying delicious, nutritious food can reduce stress and help strengthen bodies, minds, and spirits.

IAHPC newsletter readers can now enjoy them too; check out one for Colombian ajiaco.

11/18/2022

Palliative care advocacy news from India, Peru, Italy, Germany, the Western Pacific, and Eastern Mediterranean in the IAHPC November Newsletter: Building a world free from health-related suffering one lecture at a time.
https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/11/policy-and-advocacy/

11/16/2022

It’s time to apply for an IAHPC member recognition award! Cash prizes & one-year membership! Open to our member individuals & institutions in low, middle, & high-income countries. The program recognizes individuals and institutions dedicated to alleviating serious health related suffering of patients and their families.

Deadline 12/31/22

Find out more and apply
https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/programs/recognition-awards/

11/14/2022

Tomorrow is Module 8 of the members only IAHPC Comprehensive Symptom Assessment & Management course. Learn how to appropriately assess and manage Psychological Distress taught by Professor Chitra Venkateswaran, Founder and Clinical Director of the Mental Health Care and Research Foundation, in India.

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Join/renew IAHPC now to participate
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11/11/2022

“We disagree with assisted dying practices becoming the means to end the lives of persons facing social and economic challenges. Nor do we believe that it is up to governments to solve social problems single-handedly...
"Have we lost the sense of caring? Governments do not have the human or financial resources—nor do they provide the compassion and care—that comes from loved ones. We need to build strong, compassionate communities where persons are not left alone in their suffering and support each other in difficult times. This is the ethos of palliative care.”
In the IAHPC November Newsletter: https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/11/dear-readers/

11/10/2022

Why does the IAHPC need donations? Where, exactly, does the money go? Questions answered.
https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/11/iahpc-news/

Survey says: IAHPC pain course is excellent. https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/11/iahpc-news/ Members have free access.

11/07/2022

Tomorrow is Module 7 of the members only IAHPC Comprehensive Symptom Assessment & Management course.

Learn how to appropriately assess and manage Insomnia taught by Assistant Professor Aimee Christie and Professor Donna S. Zhukovsky, from the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine of Cancer Medicine at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA.

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11/04/2022

"Entering the domain of palliative care for the first time can be challenging. We may be confronted into silence by suffering, sorrow, and dying. Little truly prepares us for that moment… Deliberately, [Dr. Eduardo Bruera] steps beyond the usual educational topics in palliative medicine into the territory of wisdom… This unique book—part self-reflection, part wise counsel, part sage advice—is worthy of close reading not only by its target audience, but all clinicians, irrespective of their seniority, working in palliative care."
An 84-page book reviewed, IAHPC October Newsletter. https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/10/book-review/

11/03/2022

"Strong referral pathways are important to ensure rapid
access to acute care in the case of unforeseen events
such as falls, and to palliative and end-of-life care or after
discharge from hospital." Many references to palliative care in this important new document from WHO https://t.co/f3A6giNY9J

10/31/2022

Tomorrow is Module of the members only IAHPC Comprehensive Symptom Assessment & Management course. Learn how to appropriately assess and manage Dyspnea, Cough and Death Rattle taught by Associate Professor David Hui, from the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine of Cancer Medicine at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA.

Register
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Join/renew IAHPC now to participate
https://hospicecare.com/join-iahpc/

10/28/2022

It’s time to apply for an IAHPC member recognition award! Cash prizes & one-year membership! Open to our member individuals & institutions in low, middle, & high-income countries. The program recognizes individuals and institutions dedicated to alleviating serious health related suffering of patients and their families.

Deadline
12/31/22

Find out more and apply
https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/programs/recognition-awards/

10/28/2022

“I was shocked to learn that human rights command only 3% of the UN budget: the other 97% goes to development and security… Much of the work to advance human rights falls to NGOs, such as IAHPC.” Dr. Katherine Pettus, IAHPC October Newsletter https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/10/policy-and-advocacy/

10/24/2022

Thank you Mae Alparaque Corvera and our other RC73 delegates putting on new hats for Palliative Care Advocacy this week, as the delegation of the International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care to the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Western Pacific Region (WPR). Please join me in sharing our statements and shout outs to all WPR country members, including our dear DOH to .... 1.Adopt the WHO Essential Package of Palliative Care: Interventions, Medicines, Equipment, Human Resources, and Intersectoral Supports 2. Ensure availability, accessibility, and affordability of essential medicines on the WHO Model List2, including the palliative care medicines 3. Adopt the Essential Package of Palliative Care for Cervical Cancer. 4.Avail of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Learning Project. 5.Introduce palliative care into the undergraduate curricula of medical, nursing, pharmacy, and social work schools . 6. Partner with national palliative care associations and regional palliative care alliances such as the Asia Pacific Hospice and Palliative Care Network.
You may check out this link for more information. https://hospicecare.com/.../programs/advocacy-program/2022/ and watch our video statements here https://youtu.be/Yage0TKCDro

10/24/2022

Tomorrow is Module 5 of the members only IAHPC Comprehensive Symptom Assessment & Management course. Learn how to appropriately assess and treat Malignant Bowel Obstruction and Oral Symptoms taught by Professor Donna Zhukovsky, from the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine of Cancer Medicine at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA.

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Join/renew IAHPC now to participate https://hospicecare.com/join-iahpc/

10/21/2022

Advocacy & Argentina: Special Reports
Lessons learned by an IAHPC palliative care advocacy delegate: #1: Learn how to make official written responses. #2: Connect to the audience. #3: The breadth of palliative care. Bonus lesson: Be bold! https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/10/special-report-1/

How a palliative care bill became law in Argentina. https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/10/special-report-2/

10/18/2022

Early morning walk Bonita

10/14/2022

“Patients and caregivers particularly noted a need to know how the research findings can improve their lives.” African Perspectives on Achieving Patient-Public Involvement & Engagement, in the IAHPC October Newsletter. https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/10/featured-story/

10/10/2022

It's tomorrow! October 11 17:30pm (GMT +2) in the Eastern Mediterranean event with IAHPC Board members & expert network from Meeting ID: 947 8115 7622
Passcode: 472047

10/10/2022

Tomorrow is Module 3 of the members only IAHPC Comprehensive Symptom Assessment & Management course.

Learn how to appropriately assess and treat Delirium taught by Associate Professor David Hui, from the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine of Cancer Medicine at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA.

Register
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Join/renew IAHPC now to participate
https://hospicecare.com/join-iahpc/

10/10/2022

Happening now! Chair's event on improving access to and availability of controlled medicines for pain, palliative care, treatment of substance use disorder and much else! Join https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3Ameeting_NDc4ZGIzMTItYTQyNy00ZGI1LThkODQtYmVmYzFkNWUyZjQ2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%220f9e35db-544f-4f60-bdcc-5ea416e6dc70%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%22c823dc6f-8b7c-4fe3-a5fc-148a3e023547%22%2C%22MessageId%22%3A%220%22%7D

10/08/2022

Get refreshed: see the many palliative care advocacy advances (& more!) reported in October's IAHPC Newsletter released yesterday.
https://hospicecare.com/what-we-do/publications/newsletter/2022/10/