International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care IAHPC Newsroom 2005; Volume 6, No 9, September William Farr, PhD, MD International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) The September issue of the IAHPC newsletter is now on our website at URL: To send an email to one of the IAHPC Newsletter team members, Please click on the title of any article to view the full article.
Regards, Condolences to the Gulf Coast victims in the US The IAHPC Board of Directors, officers and staff members express their deepest condolences to all the victims of the Hurricane Katrina which has devastated a large portion of the Gulf Coast Region including the city of New Orleans in the USA . We are saddened at the devastation caused by the hurricane and send our sympathies to the residents of the area, the families of those who have lost their lives, the injured and to all who have been affected by this terrible disaster. Message from the Chair Kathleen M. Foley, MD (USA) Welcome back to our Newsletter. This month we have several important announcements: Last month IAHPC received a grant from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in the USA to continue the partnership of the two organizations' in the Faculty Development Program at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, in Kochi, Kerala, India. We are very grateful for NHPCO’s grant and especially with Dr. Stephen Connor, Vice President of the Division of Access to End-of-Life Care for his continued support and interest in this program. Amrita is the only medical school in India that is offering formal training in palliative care to postgraduate students. The program is under the coordination of Dr. Gayatri Palat with the supervision of Professor MR. Rajagopal. Until next month, Kathleen Foley, MD Liliana De Lima, MHA Call for Nominations to the The IAHPC is proud to announce a public call for nominations to the IAHPC Board of Directors. IAHPC Members are encouraged to send in nominations of palliative care and hospice care leaders with demonstrated interest in the development of international palliative care initiatives and issues. Candidates may be located in any country and have various professional backgrounds (medical, nursing, psychology, social work, administrative, policy, chaplaincy, etc) and must fulfill the following criteria: 1. Both nominee and nominator must be active members of the IAHPC. 2. Have demonstrated work and commitment in palliative/hospice care in his/her field 3. Be a recognized leader and currently holding a senior position within a hospice, hospital, palliative care/hospice organization or any other entity 4. Have demonstrated willingness to participate and work in the board activities 5. Have demonstrated interest in international palliative and hospice care issues 6. Be able to effectively communicate in English 7. Candidates must have access to the Internet and hold an active email account because most Board discussions, and votes, are carried out via email. The maximum number of candidates that can be nominated by each member is one. Deadline for nominations is October 30th, 2005. To submit a nomination, please send a copy of the CV of the candidate, plus a brief paragraph describing how the candidate meets the criteria via email to the office of the Executive Director at [email protected] The term of the new members will begin on January 1st, 2006 and will end December 31st, 2009. The new directors will be elected by a vote of the current Directors. New members will be announced early December 2005. A copy of the IAHPC bylaws may be requested via email at the same address. We look forward to your participation in this process and encourage you to nominate qualifying candidates. IAHPC Board of Directors Carla Ripamonti, MD Opioid purchases and expenditure in nine western European countries: “Are we killing off morphine?” Author(s): F. De Conno, C. Ripamonti, C. Brunelli The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the trend in the amount of sales of four opioid analgesics (codeine, tramadol, morphine, fentanyl) from wholesalers to community pharmacies as an indicator of opioid consumption during 2001, 2002 and 2003 in nine European countries (Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands (NL), Norway, Portugal, Spain and the UK). Particular attention was given to morphine compared to the others. The secondary aims of the study were to compare: a) the amount of each drug purchased by different countries in 2003; b) the average price for each drug in the different countries in 2003; c) and the total expenditure for each opioid from 2001 to 2003. Data from the Statistical Report on drugs purchased by pharmacies was supplied by IMS Health for our investigation. In the period 2001-2003, the percentage increase in the purchase of fentanyl and tramadol was considerable, that of morphine was the lowest in all of the countries and was 3 times lower than transdermal fentanyl. In all of the countries considered, there was an observed yearly increase of about 7% in the sales of morphine in both periods. The morphine purchases varied from the maximum increase in Norway (+ 15 % in 2002 vs 2001) to the maximum decrease in Ireland (-11% in 2002 vs 2001). Fentanyl purchases registered a global increases of +25% and +15% in the two periods (all countries together), and reached a maximum in Italy (+70% and +35%), followed by Spain (+37% and + 14%), and the UK (+ 29% and 19%). It could also be observed that the percentage increase of fentanyl purchases was lower in the second period in all countries except the NL. With regards to the percentage purchase variations of weak opioids in all the countries considered, codeine purchases showed a slight increase similar to morphine in 2003 vs 2002. However, there was a drop in codeine purchases in 2002 vs 2001 and an increase in 2003 vs 2002 in Belgium (-48% and + 7%), in Germany (-8% and + 9%), in Spain (-8% and + 17%). On the other hand, tramadol purchases showed a substantial increase in all the countries together (+11% and +16%) with a marked increase in Norway (+45% and +24%), and moderate increases (from + 15% to + 18%) in Italy , the NL, Spain , the UK . Portugal showed a substantial stability of all opioids purchase data. The largest consumer of codeine was the UK and for tramadol it was Belgium. There was a high variability in the costs of all the opioids among the different countries. In 2003 the cost of tramadol was highest in Italy (5.95 Euros/g) and lowest in Norway (2.54 Euros/g). Italy was also the country where codeine was the most expensive (14.9 Euros/g) and Norway the country in which the opioids considered were always among the cheapest. Morphine cost ranged from 32.33 Euros/g in Germany to 8.7 Euros/g in Norway ; fentanyl from 2909.00 Euros/g in Germany to 1701.30 Euros/g in Italy. The trend of expenditure (which depends on both the cost and the quantity consumed) showed a reverse in tendencies. In the year 2001 the highest expenditure was for codeine (69.9 million Euros) followed by fentanyl (55.13 million Euros) and tramadol (54.27 million Euros). In the year 2002, expenditure for codeine and fentanyl are almost equivalent (respectively 70.26 and 70.65 million Euros) whereas tramadol expenditure is about 58.49 million Euros. In the year 2003 expenditure for fentanyl reached the highest level (81.47 million Euros). The expenditure for morphine is the lowest in all the three years considered (from 24.9 to 25.78 million Euros) and corresponds to about 1/3 of expenditure of the other three opioids.Why I Chose this article The results of this study open up many questions:
……for you to find the answers Carla Ripamonti, MD Please visit the following link to read past Articles Of The Month: IAHPC Traveling Fellowship Report Visit to Kijabe Medical Center , Kenya This visit was my third to Kijabe Medical Centre. It is situated about an hour’s drive north from Nairobi , and is an acute general, district hospital which provides excellent care, both diagnostic and curative, to patients who travel from all parts of Kenya seeking help. It is well known and respected throughout Kenya . Kijabe Hospital is part of the network of hospitals and clinics owned, and operated, by the African Inland Church . It is expected to be self funding and is reliant on income received from patient care, consequently, there is a constant battle to keep the accounts in balance, and annually, there is a considerable deficit. Following the first visit in 2001, the Senior Administration made the decision to appoint a palliative care nurse in the next financial year and this happened in early 2002. At the same time, a palliative care committee was formed under the leadership of one of the senior medical staff, but this only continued to function for a year. I was asked to return to help with the development of the service, and I suggested that it might be time to do this in the form of a clinical audit. This was agreed. With the prevalence of HIV/AIDS there is certainly a need for palliative care to be provided in this hospital. Other terminal illnesses add to the high number of deaths which occur annually. Most of the senior medical staff are from the USA and one said to me, “I have never seen so many deaths - I just do not know what to do.” As stated in Primary Surgery 1993; Vol 1, OUP, King M et al. (Eds), p. 586, It is a task for every district hospital. And “ No patient should be sent home – they have come seeking help, and should be admitted until such care is provided.” It was obvious from the start of my visit, that there were many problems “There is no palliative care in this hospital” was a statement made to me, by doctors, nurses, chaplains, - what had been started, had not continued as planned. The fact that the need was great was obvious from the condition of the patients and from the concern of many staff. A letter written to the Accord staff by one of their terminally ill patients reads, “I have gone through a lot of stress since I got sick. My parents deserted me and told me to move out of their compound. Nobody else wanted to stay with me because they all thought I would infect them. Now I cannot provide for all my children’s needs. Most times they go to sleep hungry, never go to school, and sleep down on the floor. We are really suffering. Since I am not working and there is nobody to take care of my children, is there any possible way for the Kijabe mission to take them and help them? I also want to know if there is any way I can learn to help other people who are sick? I want to work for them because I know they are as desperate as I am. I have always wanted to work with sick people though it is unfortunate for me to be sick too.” One young girl , in the terminal phase of HIV/AIDS, not only had active T.B, but had Karposi’s sarcoma and lymphoma - she was in constant pain, was being put out of her rented home because of her condition, and simply, had no where to go. Cancer is fast becoming the forgotten disease in Kenya as the focus everywhere is on HIV. Two young men came to the hospital seeking help, Peter, 23 , orphaned some years ago and was being cared for by elderly grandparents. He presented with gross ascites which required paracentesis every 3-4 days to relieve symptoms and to help him to breathe. His grandparents could not pay his expenses and so simply did not visit. A diagnosis was made at laparotomy of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In the West this is curable, but for Peter, chemotherapy was not an option – his condition was too advanced, his family too poor to pay. Problems for palliative care – how to discharge home, how to arrange for paracentesis in a rural setting, how to help the grandparents meet the costs of his treatment and to understand that their grandson was to die? These needs were met, but only because a fund had been set up to help in such circumstances. Stephen, 21, had had a palliative amputation of a sarcoma of his femur two years previously. He had a supportive family, but they lived many miles from the hospital and could not afford to visit or to pay for his care. Stephen presented with multiple secondary tumours in his lungs and with acute dyspnoea needing continuous oxygen. He had severe pain and was wanting to go home. But, how?? His symptoms were eventually controlled, but his condition continued to deteriorate and he died in hospital. His death left his parents with bills they just could not pay and with a grief they could not share because they felt they had abandoned him. Much is being done for these patients. The Accord project was set up with the aim of giving registered HIV patients antiretroviral agents (ARVs). It has made a big difference to the condition of many patients, giving them improved health and the ability to work and to care for their families. This means that children will wait longer to be orphans! But still, there comes a time, a time to die. And then what?? In Kenya, the Nairobi Hospice is very active in encouraging the care of terminally ill patients through their palliative care educational program. There are 9 agencies in Kenya, now registered with the association – Kijabe being the only one to offer inpatient care. Not all people can be cared for at home, too often this assumption leads to ‘home based neglect’. At the end of my two months visit, many of the problems had been addressed and the hospital administration was ready to support more appropriately the development of palliative care in the hospital and to support the staff. The hospital mortuary gives an excellent service to the families of patients who die, both in the hospital, and in the community. In Kenya , there are no funeral directors, and the burials usually take place on family properties. The hospital mortuary gives ‘refuge’, sometimes for weeks, as arrangements, practical and financial take time. Internationally, the Declaration of the Seoul Conference, March 2005, stated, “1. That all governments should include hospice and palliative care as part of the government health policy 2. Access to this care should be seen as a human right. 3. Barriers of laws and of regulations and of cost, regarding the use of opioids, and specifically, morphine, should be eliminated. 4. This care should be available to all citizens in the place of their choice, be in home, hospice of acute hospital..” A very big problem in developing countries is the “How’!! The provision of palliative care is a challenge for this hospital, but it requires above all else, money!! For people in Kenya , dying is compounded by total suffering, the misery of poverty, the misery of not being able to get help, but most of all, the misery of not being able to afford analgesia – this is the pain of poverty, the pain of dying, which we seek to alleviate. Very few agencies are prepared to support the work of a district hospital, and so when there is no government assistance, and no health insurance system, it becomes impossible for the very poor to receive the care they need in a terminal illness. The Accord project has demonstrated the powerful influence of money! Hospitals can be willing, staff educated and available, in patient care offered, drugs subsidized, but without adequate funding the Palliative care services will be limited. The commitment of the International Association of Palliative and Hospice care through the Traveling Fellowship grants is one way of supporting the development of services in countries where funds and resources are limited. Education is only part of the problem, money remains the one component which it seems impossible to change .The poverty of the patients, and poverty of health care facilities simply prejudice against patients in these countries being able to die with some care, some compassion and with some alleviation of their suffering. It was very helpful for me, personally and professionally, to be supported by the IAHPC. I would like to express my thanks to all concerned. View photos of Kijabe Medical Centre in Kenya Beris M Bird, RN A Research “Summer School” on End of Life Care, International Observatory in End of Life Care, Lancaster University, UK Jorge Eisenchlas, MD No doubt, the “Summer School” as it was renamed by the attendants has constituted a magnificent resource to learn diverse issues about social research in Palliative Care. During the first week, a deep view about the diverse social research methodologies to be used when investigating end of life issues was approached. The lectures were exceptional and were under the leadership of Prof. David Clark. A second hard-working week followed and allowed me to prepare a research proposal under close supervision from experienced and skilled researchers. This “putting the hands-on” made me reflect about the wider world of qualitative research and how necessary it is to delve under the surface of common issues. The opportunity to share diverse points of view with colleagues from other parts of the world was most enriching. Having been immersed in the qualitative world during these weeks, made me realize the need to pay much more attention to issues often neglected by the quantitative view and gave me a basis upon which to develop more creative research models. Being part of the palliative care movement from a country with a long palliative care tradition, but with scarce palliative care research initiatives, the attendance at the Summer School provided me with the tools to try to advance the development of research in my country. There is a need to acquire a local base of knowledge, something most important in places like Argentina , where Palliative Care has not yet been fully recognized by the academic environment, the public, or other stakeholders. Skills and knowledge gained in Lancaster , UK , made me feel a duty to spread the “word” across our country. Currently, we are working towards a National Palliative Care Research Network, a project born one year ago and not yet very active. I trust, I will also be able to spread the “research commitment” in a newsletter column given to me to write in the Latin American Association of Palliative Care. Also in the local context, some specific research initiatives are now growing and we expect to be able to fully develop those in the very near future. I wish to express my infinite gratitude to the IAHPC for giving me a Traveling Scholarship. Without it, and the additional help from the Observatory on End of Life Care, it would had been impossible to participate in this brilliant initiative that the Summer School is - I talk in present tense, as those two weeks still remain with me. Jorge Eisenchlas, MD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conference: International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in London, UK Dr. Reena Mary George Participating in this Conference was a memorable opportunity to learn from the leading workers in the field of bereavement research and to become aware of new developments in this field. I was deeply moved to hear about simple community level bereavement interventions that have been applied in conflict affected areas in Africa and Asia that can be modified for use in our context. The setting up of the Asia Africa bereavement group will help us keep in professional contact and we were able to network with palliative care workers from around the world. We established a twinning relationship with St Ann ’s Hospice Weston and I had a very and useful visit to St Christopher’s Hospice, London . I have gained a better understanding of grief and bereavement, which can be applied both in our clinical work as an interdisciplinary team and in teaching of medical students and postgraduates. I am struck by the need to link bereavement support with social economic rehabilitation for the bereaved family in resource poor countries and would like to explore how this can better be acheived in our clinical services. We would like to develop training programmes for social workers and counselors that address both these domains. Our links with the Asia Africa group will help us share knowledge and experience in bereavement support in a non-Western context and to reflect on culturally sensitive research projects. The IAHPC Office was very helpful and efficient in processing my application. Thank you very much for your help and support. Dr. Reena Mary George Roger Woodruff SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR THE UROLOGY PATIENT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The small fraction of the book that deals with regulatory matters refers to the regulations in USA . However, given some minor adjustments for local culture and tradition, the rest of the material should be applicable anywhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSPICE INPATIENT UNITS IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES “Completing the Circle of Care” by Anne Merriman and J Jagwe. Note: Because of space limitations, this is a shortened version of the summary provided to us by Merriman and Jagwe. This was the second biennial conference for the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) and a fitting occasion for the conference with the sewing of the seeds for Hospice Jinja. Over 260 delegates attended this three day conference - all from Uganda. Dr Amandua, commissioner for Health Services, represented the Minister of Health (MOH). The speech reiterated the support for Palliative care services in Uganda and its incorporation into the five year plan commencing this year. The Keynote address, by Faith Mwangi Powell, Executive Director of African Palliative Care Association (APCA), on “Palliative Care in a Changing Environment” set the scene for the conference, relating how care had been set aside in favour of cure at the advent of antibiotics, and how that care could be pushed aside in the era of antiretroviral agents (ARVs) and reminding us that Palliative Care and ARVs must move side by side and hand in hand. Hospice Jinja is a new venture that is still in utero. It has trained personnel to give appropriate care and the finances to support them are not yet in place. However the premises have been supplied by the DDHS next to the DDHS’s office and we are extremely grateful for this – a ribbon cutting was held. At the opening of the conference the concept of palliative care was clearly defined. Definitions are now becoming more important as organisations seek a share in the cake being given by palliative care by donors. Our own Uganda experience, although recognised as a leader in Africa , is far from universal in our country. Many patients still live and die in pain. Our efforts need to be streamlined to reach the poorest, those who still cannot reach a health worker for whatever reason must be reached with this form of care. It was recognised that the extent of the demand for palliative care in Uganda is on the increase. Those who are trained to carry out palliative care may be constrained by lack of time and resources to give their patients and families the service they have been trained to give. Also many who are trained are still left to fulfill their fulltime posts in the health service and PC is seen as something that can be done in addition. The need for time for each patient, training of others in the Districts and advocacy, is asked of our trainees and was brought to the fore. The increased recognition of the need for pain and symptom control to complete the circle of care, from the HIV/AIDS sector and the AIDS commission in particular, gives great hope for the increased grafting of palliative care, onto support groups for HIV/AIDS. The effective delivery of a palliative care programme cannot be achieved without support from the Government and other interested partners. However, a review of the Government health care system in Uganda which started with a statement of the size of the budget (set at $13.4 per person per year), the cost per week for the care of a patient being cared for by the HAU (Hospice Africa Uganda) team, together with the telling statistic that over 50% of the population never see a health professional, gave a stark indication of the severe financial limitations which are imposed on any new initiative. The most urgent priority of the Health Ministry is the burden of infections diseases including TB and Malaria, often linked to HIV. Nevertheless the importance of government support for palliative care was stressed. This has been taken up by the Government of Uganda particularly be increasing prescribers and by allowing the nurses and clinical officers trained in palliative care to prescribe morphine as well as carry the torch for PC in their Districts. The importance of training through the centres of excellence in Uganda such as HAU and Mildmay was again stressed, and the responsibility of these institutions to increase capacity for training and adapt training to country needs was again stressed. The use of specially trained and qualified palliative care nurses can be seen as an important step in broadening provision of pain and symptom control. HAU and other lobbyists can take considerable satisfaction with knowing that palliative care is now formally recognised by government and is part of the current and next 5 year health plan. The role of oral morphine as a key factor in pain relief was emphasised many times. It was stressed that oral morphine is not addictive, despite the opinion of some senior figures in the medical profession and elsewhere and the importance of establishing sound clinical practice based on evidence was reiterated. The advantages of oral morphine - low cost and easy availability, ease of formulation and dispensing, simplicity of use (including the ability to supply sufficient for a reasonable period time thus allowing home care) - were all described and the process of sensitisation of the key decision makers to its benefits was also discussed. In Uganda 21 of the 56 districts have now received sensitisation, and are subject to the vagaries of supply - oral morphine is available in each of them. The role of ARVs in changing the life expectancy for individuals and in the country was discussed. However there are many other problems arising which may need palliative care during the course of ARV therapy. The problem arose that the supply of affordable ARVs might stop after the BIG donors withdraw their funding. Dr Amandua assured us that the Government was making provision for this. Meanwhile PC providers need to be aware of the different presentations to PC and the interactions of drugs that can occur when a patient is on ARVs. As the need for palliative care is more recognised, the need for education and training of the providers in PC is recognised. Yet the places for training are few. The training incorporates clinical skills, special forms of caring, training of others and advocacy. A plea to the MOH was made that at least one person in each District would be dedicated full time to PC while training continues and that later generic carers can incorporate PC into their programmes reaching all. Looking forward As the conference drew to a close, its success could easily be recognised. Delegates from Districts all over Uganda came to show that PC is alive and well and moving slowly, but surely, through to Districts, through to community volunteers, and through to the poorest in the villages. The conference atmosphere was one of mutual support and the importance of sharing experiences was emphasized many times. The opportunity to exchange ideas and particularly to publicise what was happening through the Palliative Care Association of Uganda and the newly formed African Palliative Care Association were constantly reiterated. It rapidly became apparent that not only was there no competition between the various groups, but also there was a genuine wish to cooperate. Uganda is a wonderful country for beauty (Jinja) and love and caring!! by Anne Merriman and J Jagwe. Cancer Pain Release The importance of methadone as an analgesic for cancer pain management is the focus of the current issue of Cancer Pain Release, the publication of the WHO Pain and Palliative Care Communications Program. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Pain & Policy Studies Group The Pain & Policy Studies Group is pleased to announce publication of “Improving Cancer Pain Relief in the World: Report for 2004.” The report describes the work accomplished by the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Policy and Communications in Cancer Care (the Center), which is sponsored by the Pain & Policy Studies Group at the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center. Highlights of the report include: * Policy research and development projects in India with state governments and palliative care professionals to improve access to opioid analgesics for treating cancer pain. * Reform of narcotic control policies in Romania, which included visits to the country to study the Romanian health and regulatory system for making opioid analgesics available for pain relief, and a study visit to the Center by a team from the Romanian Ministry of Health to draft new national opioid regulations. A monograph is available here * Assistance to the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) sponsored by the United States National Cancer Institute. A presentation about improving access to opioid analgesics for pain relief in the Middle East was given at a workshop in Cyprus for the countries of Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Turkey. A monograph of opioid consumption trends for the Middle East, highlighting the participating countries, can be accessed here * A Spanish-language monograph was prepared for the 2nd Latin American Congress of Palliative Care in Montevideo, Uruguay and is a pdf version of the full report can be seen here. Ms. Jody P. Garthwaite ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quality of dying in the ICU Ratings by family members. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Request for collaboration / help from a new Psycho Oncology initiative in India In the developing world, Psycho Oncology initiatives are extremely rare. There are only a few individuals involved in Psycho oncology work in India. Even these isolated ventures are still in their infancy. A group of Oncologists, Palliative Care physicians, Psychiatrists and Psychologists in Kerala ( India ) met recently to discuss psycho social issues in cancer patients. It was felt that there is an urgent need to develop a resource center in Psycho Oncology to learn, research and document issues relevant to Indian situation. There is also a need to develop programs to train professionals and community volunteers in handling psycho social issues in cancer patients in a culturally appropriate way. A professional group by name Kerala Initiative in Psycho Oncology (KIPO) was formed to work towards this aim. Alpha Pain Clinic in Trichur (a charitable institution engaged in Palliative Care and Long Term Care activities in the region) has offered to provide the necessary infra structure for KIPO to work. If you are interested in collaborating with this initiative, please contact KIPO. We will also benefit from any piece of literature / old issues of journals / books covering this topic. Kerala Initiative in Psycho Oncology ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cicely Saunders - the founder of the modern hospice movement. Author: Du Boulay, Shirley This is the definitive biography of Cicely Saunders, founder of St Christopher's Hospice ( London, England ) and of the modern hospice movement. It was first published in 1984 and provides a comprehensive account of her life until then. It also provides a history of the hospice movement. In 1994, a new edition was published with an added chapter on euthanasia by Cicely Saunders herself. The book is available from the St Christopher's Hospice Bookshop. A comprehensive list of items available from the Bookshop, with annotations, can be seen here Kind regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UK Lottery supports hospice and palliative care The Big Lottery Fund, UK, is supporting UK charities that are funding many health related programs in developing countries. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHO Publications in French Dear Colleagues, We would like to inform you that the following publications in French are now available to you FREE OF CHARGE: 1. Traitement de la douleur cancéreuse 2. Traitement de la douleur cancéreuse et soins palliatifs chez l'enfant As we would like to redistribute these publications in the near future, please let us know how many copies of each you will need for your purposes and what address to send them to. Thanking you in advance for your fast reply ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Multilingual Core Curriculum in Psychosocial Oncology “Dear Colleague, This work has been accomplished based on a generous grant from the European School of Oncology and by hard-working experts who volunteered to produce this Curriculum. We thank each of you. Yours Sincerely, For access to the International Multilingual Core Curriculum visit click here "Mechanisms and Treatment of Cancer-Related Symptoms" Sponsored by the Department of Symptom Research, at MD Anderson Cancer Center September 10-12, 2005 For registration and information, contact Department of CME/Conference Services Unit 1381 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Concepts in Cancer Pain Management: A Multidisciplinary Case-Based Symposium Sponsored by the Center for Cancer Pain Research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine November 3-4, 2005 Registration and information: Johns Hopkins University ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Second African Congress on Pain Sponsored by the African Federation for the Study of Pain November 16-19, 2006 For registration and information: Dr. Husni R. Ajaj ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Australia and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) Conference 4 - 6th October 2006 For information and registration: Contact the conference Secretariat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Common Thread: The Evolving Role of Social Work in Palliative and End of Life Care Sponsored by the Texas Partnership for the End of Life Care and the American Cancer Society Sept 12-14, 2005 For information and registration Anne Laidlaw Welcome to the Webmaster's Corner! Bookmark the following link to always view the current newsletter If you wish to receive our free e-news at your email address. Just fill in your email address on the top of any of our web sites web pages & click submit. Featured IAHPC Section: Did You Know! We are currently redesigning the entire hospicecare.com website! Do you have a website? Help us by adding our link to your website Coming Events! Please visit our Future Events section to view events and add your event to our website. 22 new listings added this month! Looking for an article or section on our website? Visit our Book & Video Shop for your hospice & Palliative care needs. Drop by often & don't miss out Until next month! Anne Laidlaw William Farr, PhD, MD Clearing House Program - Thank You Notes Details about our Clearing House Program Message: It was so thoughtful of you and IAHPC to send The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. The Institution, our Staff, and above all, our patients, will benefit greatly from this benevolent gesture. Dr. Cherian Koshy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message: Many thanks for your kind donation of the Second Edition of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. Our institute will greatly benefit from it. I have introduced palliative medicine to the second year through to the sixth year medical students. These students come to the Chatsworth Hospice 2-3 days a year to listen to lectures and interact with patients and go on home-based care. Yours sincerely ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message: I want to express our gratitude for donating us the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. Our institution, Angel Roffo Cancer Institute, is opening this month a new library. This book represent a recognized source of knowledge in Palliative Care and now is available for every member of our institution. Thanks again for this great contribution. Mónica Castro MD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message: We would like to thank you very much for the second edition of Palliative Medicine Textbook sent to our hospice. We were very glad to receive it yesterday. I am sure that our team will benefit a lot using it as a tool to improve our knowledge in palliative care field. Thanks a lot. Kind regards, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message: I have received the second edition of the Oxford Palliative Medicine book. Thank you very much because it will be of much utility to us. Dr. Diego Martinez ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message: Dear IAHPC, I just received the box containing “Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine” second edition this afternoon. Thank you. It is a BIG donation to our palliative care library. Robert ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message: Thank you very much for considering us for the clearing House Programme. I have given out the books and believe me they are very helpful. In fact, some of the nurses who were pursuing Diploma in Paliative care really appreciated them. My desire is that we will have an adequate library for our training programmes at Kisumu Hospice. Philip Odiyo Ouma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message: I received the donated Oxford text book through the IAHPC Clearing House Program and we are very appreciate for this. We opened hospice ward at university hospital in Seoul 2yrs ago. The book will be very useful for our team (1doctor,5nurses,1sister). Thank you so much !!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message: On behalf of Unidad de Medicina del Dolor y Paliativa - Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, we would like to thank the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care for their kind donation (books and journals), that will form part of our library. Dr. Argelina Lara William Farr, PhD, MD Letters to the editor may be submitted at the following page Ways To Help The IAHPC © 2005 IAHPC Press
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