To join / renew

IAHPC offers many benefits to our members, including the following

• Membership fees based on the countries’ income level as reported by the World Bank with significant discounts for memberships over one year.

• Access to the CINAHL database with unlimited on-line access / downloads of full text articles from leading journals, including the following palliative care journals:

  • Palliative Medicine
  • Journal of Palliative Medicine
  • Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
  • Progress in Palliative Care
  • Indian Journal of Palliative Care

  And many others, including:

  • Addiction*
  • American Journal of Bioethics*
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • BMC Nursing
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • European Journal of Public Health*
  • Wounds International

  (*Delay to full access by publisher)

  To see the list of journals that your IAHPC Membership will enable you to access click here.

  Access the CINAHL database

• Access to selected publications and resources.
  - Select one - Palliative Care in the Developing World: Principles and Practice Palliative Care Reference Cards - The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice
  
  
  
• Eligibility for a travel grant to learn or teach:
  • Traveling fellowships
  • Traveling scholarship

  Learn more about our programs, and how to apply for a grant

• Support & participate in IAHPC’s global activities:
  • Global opioid availability with the WHO, INCB, and other UN organizations
  • Pain treatment as a human right with Human Rights Watch, UICC and other organizations
  • Essential Medicines & Essential Palliative Care Practices projects

  Learn more about these projects

• Ability to nominate candidates to our Board
  Read more about the IAHPC board
  
  
• Free downloads of IAHPC Press publications
  
  
• Free copy(ies) of the following books (pay only for shipping and handling):
  • Building Integrated Palliative Care Programs and Services
  • Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report
  • Stay, Breathe with Me: The Gift of Compassionate Medicine

We invite you to join our organization and help support Hospice and Palliative Care development around the world.

Membership options: The IAHPC has 3 different membership categories: Individuals, Undergraduate students and Organizations / Institutions.

Membership Fees: IAHPC dues are based on the socio economic level of the country you live in. These dues cover 12 months from the date you join IAHPC. To see the income categories and the countries in each, click here. You must renew your membership before that period lapses to maintain your membership status.

All dues are payable in U.S. dollars.

Note: Membership benefits will be given to three specified institutional representatives/staff members. Membership benefits will be given to five institutional representatives/staff members for lifetime affiliations.

IAHPC Membership Cancellation Policy

The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) reserves the right to refuse/cancel a membership with the IAHPC.

If IAHPC refuses a new or renewing membership, registrants will be offered a refund.

Membership cancellations received within 14 days of registration may be eligible to receive a full refund less $30 service and processing fee.

Cancellations received after the stated deadline will not be eligible for a refund.

Cancellations will be accepted via phone, fax or e-mail, and must be received by the stated cancellation deadline.

All benefits received by participant will be cancelled by the IAHPC.

All refund requests must be made by the member or the credit card holder. Refund requests must include the name of the member or the credit card holder. Refunds will be credited back to the original credit card used for payment.

These above policies apply to all IAHPC memberships unless otherwise noted in the IAHPC Membership Program Guidelines. Please read the Membership program information thoroughly.

If you need help or more information, please contact Genevieve Napier, Manager Programs and Projects, or call us: Toll free +1 (866) 374 2472 (for USA and Canada) or at +1 (346) 571-5919.