IAHPC Hospice and Palliative Care Newsletter

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PROGRESS IN PALLIATIVE CARE & THE IAHPC

We are delighted to announce that, from 2004, Progress in Palliative Care will be including a regular column from the IAHPC.

Progress in Palliative Care has recently appointed a new Editor-in-Chief (Professor David Currow at the Flinders University of South Australia) and international editorial board.

Journal mission

Progress in Palliative Care is a multidisciplinary journal with an international perspective. It is published six times a year by Maney Publishing (www.maney.co.uk) on behalf of Leeds Medical Information. It provides a central point of reference for all members of the multi-disciplinary palliative care community: medical consultants, nurses, hospital support teams, home care teams, hospice directors and administrators, pain centre staff, social workers, chaplains, counsellors, information staff, paramedical staff and self-help groups. The emphasis of the journal is on the rapid exchange of information amongst those working in palliative care.

Progress in Palliative Care is a journal that embraces all aspects of the management of the problems of end-stage disease. It provides a single forum for current trends and controversies, and a major listing of the international research literature, including that which is novel and pertinent though not widely available. Material for the whole multi-disciplinary palliative care community is brought together in one journal. It is published on the premise that the field is expanding so fast and that published information is so widely scattered that a single, easily digestible source, with a strong research orientation, is essential to enable colleagues to keep abreast of new developments.

Contents include:

Invited critical reviews of the relevant field by experts in all aspects of palliative care

Comprehensive bibliography of recent research based articles published in the international journal literature. Compiled by an experienced team of indexers at Leeds Medical Information the bibliography is drawn from over 1000 journals and references are published within 1-8 weeks of original publication.

International perspectives including profiles of palliative care initiatives and issues from across the globe, and a regular feature from the International Observatory on End of Life Care

During 2004 a new section looking at the literary, ethical and holistic aspects of palliative care from both patient and professional perspectives is being developed.

Online publication

Since 2003 the review-based content has been available free of charge to subscribers via the Ingenta Journals Service at www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/maney
The first online issue of 2004 is available as a free sample issue.

More information

Special subscription offer to members of the IAHPC

Progress in Palliative Care is available to members of the IAHPC at a specially reduced rate for 2004. A subscription includes access to the online content. The 2004 rates are as follows (six issues):

Europe: £75.00 USA: $120.00 Rest of World: £75.00

To arrange your subscription, please contact: Publications Sales Department, Maney Publishing, Hudson Road, Leeds LS9 7DL, UK
Email: [email protected]; Fax: +44 (0113 2486983) and quote your IAHPC membership details.

NEW COURSE on END OF LIFE CARE
for Social Workers

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is offering a new continuing education course, "Understanding End of Life Care: The Social Worker's Role," through the association's NASW WebED online training Web site, www.naswwebed.org

The course, which launched in June, is free and provides 2.0 continuing education unit hours for social workers who complete the content and take the exam.

The course was developed as part of a Open Society Institute's Project on Death in America grant to advance social work practice in end of life care.

The course targets social workers working with individuals and their loved ones who are coping with issues surrounding death and dying. Social workers addressing these concerns work in a range of practice settings, including healthy and mental health agencies, hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, day care and senior centers, correctional systems, substance abuse programs and others. The course is designed to increase social wokers' knowledge about the complexities of end of life care in the United States and to help them gain information, skills and resources that will enhance their practice in end of life practice.

Meetings

8th Annual Interdisciplinary Approach to Palliative Medicine in Cancer Care
Sponsored by the Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
October 29-31, 2004
Intercontinental Hotel
2222 West Loop South
Houston, Texas USA
Information and Registration Click Here for more info

Developing and Managing Human Resources in Palliative Care
September 13-19, 2004
Sponsored by the University of Southampton
Information and registration:
Bridget Wilde
Division of Social Work Studies
University of Southampton
Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ UK
Email: [email protected]
Tel 023 8059 5780
Fax 023 8059 4800

The Development and Philosophies of Palliative Care
September 20 -24, 2004
Sponsored by the University of Southampton
Information and registration:
Bridget Wilde
Division of Social Work Studies
University of Southampton
Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ UK
Email: [email protected]
Tel 023 8059 5780
Fax 023 8059 4800

African Psycho Oncology Society
11th International Conference
15 to 17 October 2004
Sponsored by The Pan African Psycho Oncology Society (PAPOS )
Gallagher Estate, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Registration and Information:
Mr. M.S. du Toit
PAPOS Conference Organiser
E-mail: [email protected]
PAPOS Website: www.papos.co.za

The American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS)
APOS is now accepting abstracts for its 2nd Annual Conference, 27 - 29 January 2005, at the Wyndham Phoenix, in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona. The meeting is dedicated to Translating Psychosocial Oncology Research into Interdisciplinary Practice and will bring together the top leaders in the field.
Please visit www.apos-society.org for abstract submission and more information on the meeting.
The deadline to submit an abstract HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 20 AUGUST 2004. Submit now!

Hospice and Palliative Care: Current Issues
September 9 and 10, 2004
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College, Pennsylvania
Additional information and registration:
Find out more by visiting http://www.outreach.psu.edu/pst/HospiceCare/

IAHPC Clearing House Project

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	International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care
	Promoting Hospice & Palliative Care Worldwide

PROGRESS IN PALLIATIVE CARE & THE IAHPC

NEW COURSE on END OF LIFE CARE for Social Workers

Meetings

There are at least 6 Ways to Help IAHPC Financially

NEW COURSE on END OF LIFE CARE
for Social Workers