Table of Contents
- In Memoriam—Dr. Roger Woodruff Lukas and Liliana dedicate their usual message to a memorial for IAHPC’s cofounder, first president, and prolific book reviewer, Dr. Woodruff, who died on July 18. A short biography is accompanied by remembrances from cofounders as well as former and current IAHPC Board members.
- Policy & Advocacy IAHPC participates in the CICAD (Inter-American Drug Abuse Control) meeting. Dr. Katherine Pettus asks readers to help IAHPC advocate for solutions to the failed “supply control” method.
- Guest Advocacy Column Palliative care development in Burkina Faso: a mid-term report by Hospice Burkina.
- News
- The first published results from the fledgling Global Palliative Care Database on first consults.
- Last chance to send your snapshots! The IAHPC Photo Contest deadline is August 31.
- Top 10 Pallipedia terms
- What’s New in the IAHPC Calendar
- New listings for the IAHPC Global Directories: educational programs and institutions/organizations.
- Grants in Action Two attendees from Ghana report on a Palliative Care Initiators Course held in Uganda in May.
- Featured Story Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar, chair of India’s COVID Care Centre, describes the terrifying difference between the two surges.
- IAHPC Book Reviews are on hiatus after the loss of reviewer Dr. Roger Woodruff, who wrote 979 reviews for this newsletter during his decades of service.
- Lessons from the Literature
Under My Microscope IAHPC Research Advisor Dr. Tania Pastrana selects an article on management of depression in palliative care.
Media Watch: Lessons learned from COVID-19 Research that helps us move forward—from North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific—in Barry Ashpole’s monthly roundup.
- Meet Some of Our Lifetime Members Dr. Esther Munyoro in Kenya, and Hospice Africa Uganda.
- Membership Matters
- A Deeper Dive... into the geographical breakdown of IAHPC’s membership in Europe.
- Members’ Impact
- Members in this month’s newsletter
- New & Renewing Members’ List
- List of Donors
Alison Ramsey
Senior Editor
Katherine Pettus
PhD, Advisor
Liliana de Lima
MHA, Executive Director
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