Dear readers:
As you know, Eduardo is completing his term as Chair of IAHPC by the end of 2004 and his farewell message is included above in this Newsletter.
It has been a wonderful experience to work under his leadership and I am very grateful for all his support and encouragement. With Eduardo’s vision, we were able to grow, become a global organization
and a resource for individuals and programs around the world. I will always be grateful for his encouragement and mentorship during these last years.
Eduardo has also announced that several of our Board members will be retiring at the end of the year after completing their terms. Many thanks
to Debbie Norval in South Africa; Elina Clemens in Germany; Young Hong in Korea; Alan Nixon in Canada; and Odette Spruyt in Australia, for their contribution and help with our programs. I look forward
to keeping in touch with them in the future.
Please remember that we are accepting applications for the IAHPC Awards until December 31st, 2004 for Individuals (the Vittorio Ventafridda
Award); Institutions and Universities. If you are interested in nominating an individual, institution or university, there are still some days left. Additional information on how to apply is available
in our website at http://www.hospicecare.com/Awards/awardsindex.htm or go to www.hospicecare.com
click on Resources and then on IAHPC Recognition Awards. The IAHPC Awards program is a great tool to give recognition to those who are doing things right around the world.
I would like to thank those of you who have sent donations to the IAHPC Clearing House program. Your journals and books have proved to be very
valuable in 54 countries across all continents and our last shipment of 1,000 lbs is now reaching individuals and programs in developing countries. Some of their testimonials are included in this
Newsletter. Our next shipment will be in February 2005, so if you plan to send materials, ship them before January 15, 2005.
Many thanks to those who have renewed their membership using our online system - it has proved to be of great help for us here in Houston.
If you still have questions on how to use this new feature, please send Ana Restrepo an e-mail here
I am glad to announce that we have a new category for institutional membership. Programs and institutions in developed countries that join
IAHPC will automatically be sponsoring the institutional membership for a program in a developing country. Membership for institutions in rich countries is now set at US $150 per year; while for
developing countries remains at US $40 per year. If your institution is interested in helping the development of hospices and palliative care programs around the world, we invite you to join us
in this effort.
We are announcing a special promotion to all: If you renew or join IAHPC as a member on or before January 30th, 2005, you
can buy the IAHPC Publication “Palliative Care in the Developing World: Principles and Practice” for an additional $10.00 plus $4.00 for shipping and handling. To join or renew, go to
www.hospicecare.com, click on Quick Links and then on IAHPC Membership.
Applications for membership can be found in http://www.hospicecare.com/join.htm
Renew your membership online at http://www.hospicecare.com/amember/login.php
Our International Directory of hospices and palliative care programs around the world has recently been renovated and every entry has been
updated. Many thanks to our webmaster Anne Laidlaw and her team at Alou Web Design for the effort and hard work in completing this task. If your organization is not listed in our directory, please
fill out the online form and send it to us.
The link to the IAHPC International Directory can be found in http://www.hospicecare.com/directory/index.htm
The Health on the Net (HON) Foundation has launched a survey on medical Internet usage. We invite you to complete this survey and help HON
gather information on this important topic. To access the survey, click on http://www.hon.ch/Survey/quest_internet.html
Best wishes to all of you, your friends and family members for these coming holidays and hope that next year will be a happy one.
Until next month,
Liliana De Lima, MHA. Executive Director
