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Heads of global associations We could do more to delve into the challenges that our colleagues face when forced to choose whether to participate in assisted dying, and better understand the longer-term impact of these decisions on family members. Stephen Connor Executive Director, World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA); clinical psychologist. The views of palliative care professionals…
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Volume 24, Number 4: April 2023 Master’s students at Bethlehem University gathered for a group photo. Photo used with permission. Palliative Care Inroads in Palestine: Continued efforts are needed By Hanan Saca-Hazboun, RN, PhDIAHPC Board Member; and Assistant Professor specializing in nursing education, Tarek Juffali Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem,…
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Dummy medicine vials filled with sweets and a brochure were created by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime to address the problem of access to pain-relieving medicines. Photo by Katherine Pettus. Used with permission. Coming in April Special IAHPC Newsletter on assisted dying practices The special issue on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia includes: results of our members’…
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Welcome to the IAHPC members’ section Members are the core supporters of IAHPC’s vision of a world free from health-related suffering. We work together for this shared vision of global palliative care. Resources for our members Global Palliative Care Database Palliative Care in the Developing World: Principles and Practice Palliative Care Reference Cards Access the online courses Advocacy…
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Volume 24, Number 4: April 2023 Coming in April Special IAHPC Newsletter on assisted dying practices The special issue on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia includes: results of our members’ survey in the fall of 2022, plus comments on the survey results by the heads of 6 international palliative care organizations and 21 key leaders in palliative care. IAHPC undertook the survey and…
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Relief of suffering is imperative so patients can move forward. Be self-motivating & build resilience. Be strong for what you believe in, & be prepared for opportunities. —Advice on improving palliative care from practitioners in Ghana, Myanmar, Brazil. https://t.co/9o5bHgIpXj https://t.co/4UaZ7SxN7V
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Members are the core supporters of IAHPC’s vision of a world free from health-related suffering. We work together for this shared vision of global palliative care. Undergraduate students of any discipline (free) Join now Post graduate students in palliative care programs (free) Join now IAHPC offers many benefits to our members, including the following: Benefits in Education Advocacy…
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On #WorldHealthDay2023 @IAHPC respectfully reminds all @UN member states that #PalliativeCare is a component of #RightToHealth for all. We continue to support practitioners alleviating serious health related suffering globally! Just at #OEWGA13 Join us https://t.co/xJ6YVnGt5K https://t.co/m8kLGpKhSu
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Volume 24, Number 3: March 2023 Editor’s note: All illustrations for this story are paintings by Canadian artist Robert Pope, who died of Hodgkins Disease after living with it for 10 years. He did a series informed by his illness and hospital experience, gathered in the book Illness & Healing: Images of Cancer. Permission to use these images is thanks to the generosity of the Robert Pope…
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Volume 24, Number 3: March 2023 Institutions to Celebrate: IAHPC Recognition Award winners Congratulations to IAHPC’s 2022 institutional Recognition Award winners: ORJEDEC, Bangalore Hospice, and Ryder Albania Association. “The IAHPC Recognition Awards Program recognizes individuals and institutions dedicated to alleviating serious health-related suffering of patients and their families in order…
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Congratulations to one of IAHPC’s Recognition Award winners: the Tirana team of Ryder Albania Association. Learn this team’s names, and find out about this and the other winners in the News section. Photo used with permission. Table of Contents Dear Readers Lukas and Liliana reveal the winners of the IAHPC Recognition Awards, urge governments to suggest adding palliative care to a WHO treaty…
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Volume 24, Number 3: March 2023 WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Needs Palliative Care! By Katherine I. Pettus, PhD IAHPC Senior Advocacy & Partnerships Director In December 2021, at its second-ever special session, the World Health Assembly established an intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement, or other international instrument under the…
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"Views of #palliativecare professionals on this issue very important & under researched...We could do more to delve into challenges our colleagues face when forced to choose whether to participate in #assisted dying" https://t.co/1ja6GbP9QM #euthanasia #MAiD #VAD @WHPCA @Srconnor https://t.co/pJWJXesrt5