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2007; Volume 8, No 9, September

 
IAHPC

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Main Index:

IAHPC's Homepage

News Table of Contents

Message from the Chair
and Executive Director

Kathy Foley, MD
Liliana De Lima, MHA

Article of the Month


Palliative Care Book of the Month and Book Reviews

Roger Woodruff, MD

Regional Reports:
India and Canada

Meetings

Announcements

Grants and Awards

Webmaster’s Corner

Thank you notes

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William Farr,
PhD, MD
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Meetings

Second International Workshop in Community Participation in Palliative Care

Sponsored by the Neighborhood Network in Palliative Care (NNPC)

February 5-6, 2008
Manjeri, Malappuran, Kerala India


For information and registration, please contact:
Congress Secretariat
Second International Workshop in Community Participation in Palliative Care
Institute of Palliative Medicine
Medical College, Calicut 673008
Kerala, India
Email: [email protected]


Advanced Course in Pain & Symptom Management 2008

Note the three different dates and two locations below:

Nottingham
, United Kingdom
Date of Event: June, 25-26, 2008

Or


Oxford
, United Kingdom
Date of Event: July, 2-3, 2008

Or

Oxford
, United Kingdom
Date of Event: July, 10-11, 2008
Event Description: This course aims to provide participants with:

1. An update on pain and symptom management topics, which are challenging and evidence-based and which defines ‘what’s proven and what’s not proven but may be emerging’
2. Stimulation, thinking time and ‘brain space’ for reflection – to stimulate ideas and thoughts for self-directed learning over the next year
3. A means of benchmarking against other colleagues
4. The opportunity for networking
5. A distillation of information which can be disseminated ‘back at the ranch’
6. A synopsis of the top 10 publications in the past year


Contact Information & Registration:
Contact: Sobell Study Centre,
Churchill Hospital,
Oxford,
OX3 7LJ, GB
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 225886
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 225599
Email: [email protected]
www.sobellhospiceoxford.org

Contact Name: Karen Allen
Event Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.sobellhospice.org


 

The European Leadership Summit on Chronic Care
Global best practices in implementing chronic care programmes

December 3-4, 2007
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Information and Registration:
http://www.worldcongress.com/events/HL07080/


 

General Medicine Update for Palliative Care Physicians

Oxford, United Kingdom
Date of Event: January, 24-25, 2008

Event Description:

This course aims to provide:

• A refresher on management of general medical problems in palliative care patients
• An update of advances and changes in management over the past 5 years
• An opportunity to discuss management of these problems within the palliative care setting and to share practical tips

Contact Information & Registration:
Contact: Sobell Study Centre,
Churchill Hospital,
Oxford,
OX3 7LJ, GB
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 225886
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 225599
Email: [email protected]
www.sobellhospiceoxford.org

Contact Name: Yvonne Roy
Event Email: [email protected]
Event Website: http://www.sobellhospiceoxford.org


 

IV Congreso Asociacion Latinoamericana de Cuidados Paliativos (Latin American Association for Palliative Care)

Hotel Los Delfines Lima, Peru
March 27-29, 2008
Pre-congress sessions: March 26

Registration and information: www.ivcongresoalcp.org


 

NHPCO’s 8th Clinical Team Conference

November 29 - December 1, 2007
Hilton Riverside New Orleans, LA USA

For Information and Registration visit the conference website:
http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=4586




NHPCO’s 23rd Management and Leadership Conference

April 10-12, 2008
Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, DC USA

For information and registration, visit the conference website:
http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=4585


 

7th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference: Nurturing Partnerships in Hospice Care

Asia Pacific Hospice and Palliative Care Network

September 27-29, 2007
The Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel Manilas, The Philippines

For registration and information:
http://www.aphc2007.com/


 

IPOS 9th World Congress on Psycho-Oncology

Join the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) for the 9th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology and Psychosocial Academy, to be held at the South Kensington Campus of the Imperial College in London, UK! The Psychosocial Academy will offer workshops conducted by leaders in the field, Sunday and Thursday, 16 & 20 September 2007. The Congress, held Monday - Wednesday, 17 - 19 September 2007, will include symposia, podium presentations and posters addressing a variety of disciplines within psychosocial oncology.

The full Congress Programme is available at

http://www.ipos-society.org/ipos2007/congress.asp
.

Registration is open, and special reduced registration rates are available for students, residents of low- and middle-income countries, and members of IPOS.

To register for the Congress, to view the preliminary programme and for many more Congress details, visit the Congress website at www.ipos-society.org/ipos2007 today!

International Psycho-Oncology Society
2365 Hunters Way
Charlottesville, VA 22911 USA
Voice: +1 434.293.5350
Fax: +1 434.977.1856
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ipos-society.org

Mark your calendar for the 9th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, 16 - 20 September 2007, in London, UK! The IPOS 2007 Psychosocial Academy training workshops will take place 16 and 20 September 2007.
Visit www.ipos-society.org/ipos2007 for more Congress details!


 

Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice.

April 29th through May 6th, 2008 and November 11th through November 18th, 2008
Cambridge, MA, USA.

Sponsored by the Center for Palliative Care, Harvard Medical School.
Category 1 credit offered. Scholarship opportunities available. International scholarships, (50% - 75% of tuition).

Information:
Venus Watson, Program Manager,
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/HMS Center for Palliative Care,
44 Binney Street, SW411, Boston MA 02115;
617-582-7859;
Fax:617-632-6180;
e-mail: [email protected];
to review course brochure, please visit http://www.hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare/


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