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Is a Dream Being Shattered?

August 22, 2012

A palliative care pioneer, the celebrated Dr Derek Doyle laments about the current status of integration of palliative care into medical practice. Please read his [...]
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IAHPC List of Essential Practices in Palliative Care

May 25, 2012

In a project which included the participation of individuals and representatives of pain and palliative care organizations, the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care [...]
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Weighing the Evidence on Morphine

March 31, 2012

Scientific evidence can be misleading if it’s not put into the proper perspective. A recent classic example: The fear generated when some animal studies showed [...]
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IAHPC Traveling Scholarship Program Taking Applications

March 15, 2012

The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) has announced it will grant ten scholarships from the IAHPC Traveling Scholarship Program. The money is [...]
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Nominations for IAHPC Board of Directors – DEADLINE EXTENDED

December 8, 2011

IAHPC has extended the deadline for nominations to Thursday December 15, 2011 Read more in our original post: Nominations for IAHPC Board of Directors…
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Nominations for IAHPC Board of Directors

November 8, 2011

A message from Liliana De Lima at IAHPC: The International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care (IAHPC) is proud to announce a public call for [...]
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Pallipedia and Pallium India

September 27, 2011

Pallipedia is an initiative of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) – a palliative care “dictionary” edited by IAHPC’s chairman Dr Roberto Wenk [...]
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Bursaries in Palliative Care for Africa

July 19, 2011

This is heartening. The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) calls for applications for a bursary scheme to support palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa. [...]
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Ecuador Takes Oral Morphine Another Step Forward

January 20, 2011

Liliana De Lima, executive director of International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care writes to notify us that oral morphine is now in the essential [...]
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IAHPC Needs YOU!

November 9, 2010

If you are not a member of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC), please consider becoming one. Membership gives you free access [...]