Announcements

IAHPC has grants for travel to the 18th International Congress on Palliative Care

The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) will provide 10scholarships to palliative care workers from developing countries to attend the18th International Congressin Montréal on October 5-8, 2010. The congress organizers have put together a comprehensive program with sessions in English, French and Spanish. See the Congress program in http://www.palliativecare.ca/

Applications are accepted from individuals from all health professions and an effort will be made to have a balanced regional representation. Palliative care workers from Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa are welcome to apply.

Preference will be given to applicants who meet the following criteria:

• Are at least 50% dedicated to palliative care in their current work
• Have not received grants from IAHPC in the past 2 yrs
• Graduated less than 10 years ago from specialty or medical school
• Have an accepted abstract for poster / oral presentation

The deadline to submit posters to the congress was May 30th.

Deadline to apply for this traveling scholarship is July 15th .

The congress organizers will be giving a reduced registration fee to applicants from low and middle income countries.

Those interested in applying for a grant to attend this meeting, need to complete a Traveling Scholarship application through our website at http://www.hospicecare.com/Travellscholars/

To apply, individuals must be IAHPC members. If you are not a member, you can join IAHPC by clicking on www.hospicecare.com/join.htm  

Once you have completed your application, please submit a copy of your CV to [email protected]

We look forward to your submissions!

IAHPC
5535 Memorial Dr. Suite F - PMB 509
Houston TX 77007 USA
http://www.hospicecare.com

From National Health Service- supportive and palliative care

Dear all,

Each month there is a wide range of new items added to the NHS Evidence specialist collection on supportive and palliative care.  From last month’s list of entries, Dr Jason Boland has selected those which may be of particular interest (see below).  Jason is a clinical lecturer at the University of Sheffield, where he is currently undertaking a PhD.  He can be cont acted via: [email protected]

Users who cannot easily access the web links below should access the full list via the link near the top of the home page: http://www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/   or See the full lists of new records added each month

Best wishes,

Richard Stevens, Project Manager, NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care

NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care                   

May 2010 Bulletin             

National Library of Guidelines

European Association for Palliative Care:

• White Paper on standards and norms for hospice and palliative care in Europe: parts 1 and 2. Recommendations from the European Association for Palliative Care. Published 01 November 2009

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

• Aspirin with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine headaches in adults
• Triptans for acute cluster headache

  Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)

• Acupuncture for treating hot flashes in breast cancer patients: a systematic review
• Acupuncture for treating hot flushes in men with prostate cancer: a systematic review
• An evidence-based review of yoga as a complementary intervention for patients with cancer
• Arm exercise training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review
• Efficacy of clodronate, pamidronate, and zoledronate in reducing morbidity and mortality in cancer patients with bone metastasis: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
• Efficacy of low- molecular- weight- heparin versus vitamin K antagonists for long term treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism in adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
• Extended perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with cancer: a systematic review
• Impact of opioid rescue medication for breakthrough pain on the efficacy and tolerability of long-acting opioids in patients with chronic non-malignant pain
• Nonpharmacological intervention for agitation in dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Serotonin antagonists for the treatment of opioid-induced nausea and vomiting in non-surgical patients
• The effectiveness of cognitive and behavioural treatment of chronic pain in the elderly: a quantitative review
• What does a structured review of the effectiveness of exercise interventions for persons with multiple sclerosis tell us about the challenges of designing trials?

  Other

• The management of depression in palliative care. Draft European guidelines. European Palliative Care Research Collaborative

  Some of the items added to the 'Evidence in the News' RSS feed last month

• Pain in supportive and palliative care - 2010 Annual Evidence Update
• Near death experiences 'trick of the mind caused by high levels of CO2 in the blood'

See the full list of all new items added to the collection last month

Dr Richard Stevens,
Project Manager, NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care, University of Sheffield,
Academic Unit of Supportive Care, Sykes House, Little Common Lane,
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 9NE, UK Telephone: 0114 262 0174
Email: [email protected]

www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/

www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/supportive-and-palliative-care-evidence.html

www.shef.ac.uk/medicine/staff/rstevens.html

Australasian Palliative Link International (APLI)

The April issue of the APLI Newsletter is now on their site at:
http://www1.petermac.org/apli/newsletters.htm

International Palliative Care Network’s Poster Exhibition - 2010  

Palliative Care Network Community (PCNC) is pleased to announce the hosting of the International Palliative Care Network Poster Exhibition - 2010. This is an online poster exhibition open to all palliative care professionals from across the globe. Lead authors of all accepted posters will receive an e-certificate. The top 1st, 2nd and 3rd posters will receive US$500, US$300 and US$200 respectively. Participation is free. The poster is to be presented on a Power Point template that is provided.  

The last date of submission is August 31, 2010.  

For details, please visit: http://www.pcn-e.com/community/pg/profile/Posters2010  

International Palliative Care Family Carer Research Collaboration 

Dear Colleagues,

Please refer to the following link for the latest International Palliative Care Family Carer Research Collaboration Newsletter. 

  http://www.ipcfrc.unimelb.edu.au/documents/newsletter3.pdf

We would appreciate if you could pass this on to your colleagues via your networks. 

Thank you for your interest in this initiative.

Kind regards

Associate Professor Peter Hudson, RN; PhD
Director Centre for Palliative Care Education & Research 
St Vincent's Hospital & Collaborative Centre of The University of Melbourne
Email:  [email protected]
Web:  www.pallcare.unimelb.edu.au   &  www.ipcfrc.unimelb.edu.au

The Egyptian Society for the Management of Pain and The International Association for the Study of Pain announce 2010 Conference in Egypt

29th Annual Pain Conference of ESMP for the Management of Pain
Meet the Experts of Pain Relief Under the Sunshine of Egypt
October 28-30, 2010
National Training Institute (MOH), Cairo, Egypt

View brochure at:
http://www.hospicecare.com/news/10/06/docs/Pain_Congress_in_Egypt.pdf