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Three IAHPC-sponsored awards went to selected posters in the International Palliative Care Network Poster Exhibition 2018, part of the IPCN Conference that took place online in November. All award winners, each of whom won a cash prize, also received a one-year free membership to IAHPC.
First prize ($US300): Dr. Fadi Abu-Farsakh for ‘Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) as a prognostic tool in patients receiving care at home: Retrospective study’
Dr. Abu-Farsakh is a palliative care consultant who has been working at King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan, since 2014. He is board-certified in internal medicine and palliative care.
Dr. Abu-Farsakh is interested in the development of palliative and homecare services in Jordan, and has been actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and other health care providers. He is also interested in geriatrics, prognostication, and end-of-life care, and has presented many papers about these topics at national and international conferences.
Second prize ($US200): Dr. Iris Crespo for ‘Health-Related Quality of Life of Advanced Cancer Patients Who Express a Wish to Hasten Death’
A psychologist trained in research and who specialized in the field of comprehensive care for patients with advanced disease, Dr. Crespo joined the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in Barcelona as a post-doctoral researcher with WeCare: End of Life Care. Her research has focused on the psychological and spiritual aspects of cancer patients with advanced disease.
‘Throughout my professional career I have collaborated in various funded, competitive and non-competitive projects, always focused on looking at the psycho-emotional consequences of non-curable diseases of great clinical complexity and their impact on the quality of life.
‘I am very grateful for this award and would like to congratulate ICPN for this innovative initiative which contributes to make research and knowledge in palliative care visible to many people around the world.’
Third prize ($US100): Dr. Ryan Costantino for ‘A Survey of U.S. Hospice Professionals Regarding Medical Cannabis Practices’
Ryan Costantino is currently an Army Pharmacoeconomic/Outcomes Research Fellow located in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, where he is completing a Masters in Patient Health Service Research and a Pain/Palliative Care Pharmacy Residency (PGY2). He holds dual Board Certification as a Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP).
‘I greatly enjoyed participating in the International Palliative Care Network Poster Exhibition,’ he says. ‘It was an excellent platform to share updates on palliative care research being conducted, and is a cost-effective way to gain an international perspective on issues we are all working as a community to address.’
Honorable Mentions:
‘Ethical Issues Experienced by Healthcare Workers Providing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Mixed Methods Study,’ by Deborah Muldrew, UK
‘Olanzapine for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Nausea and Vomiting in Adults: A New Cochrane Systematic Review,’ by Anna Sutherland, UK
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The IAHPC is pleased to announce the winners of its annual membership awards.
Dr. Elizabeth Kiwuuwa Namukwaya — a palliative care physician and clinical head of the Makerere-Mulago Palliative Care Unit, an academic unit in the Department of Medicine Makerere University in Uganda — won the Members’ Recognition Award for recruiting the highest number of members throughout 2018.
The prize for her accomplishment of recruiting 33 new members is a full year’s membership plus an IAHPC Traveling Scholarship of $US2,000.
‘As a palliative care provider, IAHPC has been instrumental in my professional development. In 2011, early in my palliative care career, I received a traveling scholarship to attend the EAPC in Lisbon, which was a great learning experience and an eye opener. Information from the conference improved my clinical care, and it motivated me to do research in palliative care that led me to complete a PhD.’
‘I encourage other palliative care providers to join IAHPC by telling them that IAHPC’s resources are very useful in low-income countries where it is very expensive to access or subscribe to scientific journals. The journals and IAHPC resources have been central in improving my knowledge, helped me train students, perform research, and making evidence-based clinical decisions. I also recruit members by describing the Traveling Scholarships.
‘Because making the credit card payment for membership is problematic, I help facilitate people’s payments by using our team credit card.
Dr. Namukwaya plans to attend the 2019 EAPC conference; she has authored books and research articles related to internal medicine, including qualitative studies among patients with advanced heart failure and tuberculosis. Five of her video presentations, are available on the Mesau website, including: Burnout and Palliative Care, Palliative Care for Patients with HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma), Impact of Cachexia and Management of Cachexia, and Maintaining Hope.
Ms. Hana Rizmadewi Agustina, a registered nurse from Bandung, Indonesia, won the Loyalty Award, which is drawn at random from the pool of people who are now current members and have been a member for two or more consecutive years.
Ms. Agustina, who joined IAHPC in 2013, plans to use her prize — a $US2,000 Traveling Scholarship — to attend a world nursing conference this June in London, UK, and a palliative care conference being held in Perth, Australia, in September.
‘My involvement in palliative care started during my postgraduate study in Australia. Since becoming part of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Padjadjaran in 2007, I began introducing it to my students, then developed capacity-building programs for nursing students, practitioners, and educators by inviting palliative care experts from a partnership nongovernment organization and institutions, both domestic and overseas.’
‘I decided to join IAHPC to expand my knowledge and networking internationally, and have found many benefits, including Traveling Scholarships to attend international events, and learning about the latest updates about the global palliative care movement.
‘Apart from palliative care and currently studying to obtain my PhD in Nursing Studies [at the University of Nottingham, UK], I am a happy wife and the mother of lovely twin daughters. I enjoy fine arts, singing, cooking, and outdoor activities.
‘Thanks to IAHPC for being my great professional supporter!’
An interview with Liliana De Lima, IAHPC’s Executive-Director, published in the Lancet in January reveals the impetus for her involvement with palliative care.
Liliana founded the first standalone hospice in Latin America in 1988; La Viga, in Colombia, had 52 beds and a multidisciplinary team. ‘We were learning as we went,’ she says. “We were young and naive and very daring in many ways. I don't know if we would have done this at any other time, but we started that programme and it was incredible.’
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Read the list of individuals who joined/renewed their membership with IAHPC during the past month.
Membership renewals
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Asociacion Latinoamerica de Cuidados Paliativos-ALCP | Argentina |
| Andrew Allsop | Australia |
| Greg Mewett | Australia |
| Academia Nacional de Cuidados Paliativos | Brazil |
| Anelise Fonseca | Brazil |
| Carla Goncalves-dias | Brazil |
| Carla Romagnolli | Brazil |
| Claudia Burla | Brazil |
| Cledy Eliana Dos Santos | Brazil |
| Rosibeth del Carmen Munoz | Brazil |
| Sandra Dolores Becker | Brazil |
| Tiago Branco | Brazil |
| Zemilson Souza | Brazil |
| Martin Lankoade | Burkina Faso |
| Jonah Wefuan | Cameroon |
| Joshua Ngwang Menang | Cameroon |
| Kenfack Jiofack Fulbert | Cameroon |
| Njerim Esther Riyah | Cameroon |
| Cheryl Nekolaichuk | Canada |
| John Scott | Canada |
| Kevin Bezanson | Canada |
| Kim P Adzich | Canada |
| Sharon Baxter | Canada |
| Alfredo Rodriguez | Chile |
| Camilo Meneses Cortes | Chile |
| Maria Alejandra Palma | Chile |
| Pedro Emilio Perez-Cruz | Chile |
| Alberto Perez-Medina | Colombia |
| Alicia Krikorian | Colombia |
| Asociacion Cuidados Paliativos Colombia-ASOCUPAC | Colombia |
| Carlos Alfonso Chavarro | Colombia |
| Cesar Antonio Consuegra | Colombia |
| Edier Arias | Colombia |
| John Lidemberto Cardenas | Colombia |
| Maria Helena Restrepo | Colombia |
| Maria Lucia Samudio Brigard | Colombia |
| Maria Patricia Gomez | Colombia |
| Marta Ximena Leon | Colombia |
| Nora Saldarriaga | Colombia |
| Omar Gomezese | Colombia |
| Sandra Milena Cortes Garcia | Colombia |
| Sandra Silva | Colombia |
| Ximena Garcia | Colombia |
| Xiomara Carmona | Colombia |
| Andrea Medina | Costa Rica |
| Julio Rojas | Costa Rica |
| Maria Brenes | Costa Rica |
| Tita Kongolo Henri | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Wendy Gomez Garcia | Dominican Republic |
| Alexandra Tatiana Fernandez Davila | Ecuador |
| Maria Cristina Cervantes Velez | Ecuador |
| Nancy Lino Gutierrez | Ecuador |
| Sandra Veronica Rodriguez Soledispa | Ecuador |
| Ximena Pozo | Ecuador |
| Jose Mario Lopez Saca | El Salvador |
| Rebeca Salandra | El Salvador |
| Ruth Yanes | El Salvador |
| Ephrem Abathun | Ethiopia |
| Siun Sote Palliative Care Center | Finland |
| Ioseb Abesadze | Georgia |
| Pati Dzotsenidze | Georgia |
| Frank Elsner | Germany |
| Tania Pastrana | Germany |
| Anita Eseenam Agbeko | Ghana |
| Edwina Addo | Ghana |
| Alba Maricela Catillo | Guatemala |
| Alma Veronica Cardona | Guatemala |
| Ana Patricia Paiz de la Rosa | Guatemala |
| Anne Liere | Guatemala |
| Eva Duarte | Guatemala |
| Fundacion Ammar Ayudando | Guatemala |
| Linda Bustamante | Guatemala |
| Maria Elena Alcantara Godoy | Guatemala |
| Mayleen Alvarez | Guatemala |
| Victor Rolando Samayoa Morales | Guatemala |
| Mawuli Gyakobo | Guinea |
| Oldine Deshommes | Haiti |
| Ornela Sainterant | Haiti |
| Peter-Gens Desameau | Haiti |
| Regine Roche | Haiti |
| Maria delos à | Honduras |
| Mildred Tejada | Honduras |
| Aanchal Satija | India |
| Aditya Manna | India |
| Ann Thyle | India |
| Arnab Paul | India |
| Cansupport | India |
| Chitra Venkateswaran | India |
| Dinesh Goswami | India |
| Gayatri Palat | India |
| Harmala Gupta | India |
| Jeremy Johnson | India |
| Jeremy Pautu | India |
| Lalchhanhima Ralte | India |
| M.R. Rajagopal | India |
| Mallika Tiruvadanan | India |
| Manjula Bhagavatula | India |
| Mohd Yunus Khilji | India |
| Naveen Salins | India |
| Neha Tripahi | India |
| Pradnya Talawadekar | India |
| Rahul D. Arora | India |
| Reena Sharma | India |
| Sanghamitra Bora | India |
| Sanghamitra Iyengar | India |
| Sanjay Dhiraaj | India |
| Saurabh Joshi | India |
| Savita Butola | India |
| Seema Rao | India |
| Shalini AJ | India |
| Srinagesh Simha | India |
| Stanley C Macaden | India |
| Sushma Bhatnagar | India |
| Varghese Abraham | India |
| Erna Rochmawati | Indonesia |
| Hana Rizmadewi Agustina | Indonesia |
| Liliandahirmawati Anggraini | Indonesia |
| Martina Diah | Indonesia |
| Abdorahim Hazini | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| Mamak Tahmesebi | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| All Ireland Institute Of Hospice And Palliative Care | Ireland |
| Shulamit Bar-Zemer Magen | Israel |
| Yoram Singer | Israel |
| Carla Ida Ripamonti | Italy |
| Francesca Ricchini | Italy |
| Simone Cernesi | Italy |
| Aleiya Virgo-Herron | Jamaica |
| Dingle Spence | Jamaica |
| Mitsuru Sakitani | Japan |
| Yoshiyuki Kizawa | Japan |
| Fad Abu-Farsakh | Jordan |
| Rana Obeidat | Jordan |
| Asaph Kinyanjui | Kenya |
| Brigid Sirengo | Kenya |
| Catherine Waigwe Kiongi Nee-ruthi | Kenya |
| Dorcas Kabugo | Kenya |
| Ester Cege-Munyoro | Kenya |
| Esther Muinga | Kenya |
| Fatuma Aden Affey | Kenya |
| Hellen Kariuki | Kenya |
| Dalitso T Mzinganjira | Malawi |
| Assisi Palliative Care Berhad | Malaysia |
| Farah Khalid | Malaysia |
| Lee Ai Chong | Malaysia |
| Gadio Ndiaye Aliou | Mauritania |
| Folaju Olusegun Oyebola | Nigeria |
| Oluwatobiloba Omisore | Nigeria |
| Nicholaus Kiwanga | Tanzania |
| Bagasha Peace | Uganda |
| Catherine Nawangi | Uganda |
| Julia Downing | Uganda |
| Vicky Opia | Uganda |
| International Primary Palliative Care Network | United Kingdom |
| Ahsan Azhar | United States |
| Ira R Byock | United States |
| Patricia Bonilla | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of ) |
New members
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Mostofa Kamal Chowdhury | Bangladesh |
| Camila Monteiro | Brazil |
| Márcio Moreira | Brazil |
| Alejandra Barbosa Duque | Colombia |
| Daniela Suárez | Ecuador |
| Flor De Maria Cuellar Gonzalez | El Salvador |
| Sunaryadi Tejawinata | Indonesia |
| Hossein Shirazi | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| Aabid Ahmed | Kenya |
| Maggie Munthali | Malawi |
| Temitayo Adewole | Nigeria |
| Iris Crespo | Spain |
| Puangtip Chaiphibalsarisdi | Thailand |
| Geoffrey Mujisha | Uganda |
| Kim Kuebler | United States |
| Margaret Campbell | United States |
| Ryan Costantino | United States |
| Kamusisi Chinyundo | Zambia |
See the full list of IAHPC members
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