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IAHPC Hospice Palliative Care News Digest, March 2022
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Message from the Chair and Executive Director Lukas and Liliana on the impact of armed conflicts on health care, and a study whose results undercut arguments for euthanasia and PAS.
Some of the IAPCON IAHPC Scholars
Tribute to Cynthia Goh, 1949-2022 A tribute to Dr. Goh: a tireless advocate instrumental in establishing palliative care in Singapore and beyond.
Policy & Advocacy Advocacy advances in a nutshell: much happened in February!
Grants in Action IAHPC Scholars report on their experiences at IAPCON 2022.
Free Webinar series to advance LancetCommission recommendations on PC.
Module 4 of IAHPC Advocacy Course online in March.
Getting Started has been translated into Greek.
Reminder: April deadline looms for scholarship applicants to Bruges conference.
Top 10 Pallipedia searches
What’s New in the IAHPC Calendar
New Listings in the IAHPC Global Directories
Member & other news Roadmaps for PC in Kazakhstan are underway; UHC is theme of World Health Day; videos for PC trainers; a virtual health symposium on PC; ICPCN short courses on pediatric care; CAPC calculator updated; APHN book combines art and self-care; To the Unknown God reaps multiple film awards.
Featured Story Latin America, this is your opportunity! Spain’s palliative care provider, CUDECA [short for cuidados del cancer], expands in a big way into palliative care training.
Book ReviewsPalliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants, reviewed by Madonna R. Bacorro. Also, a new edition of Palliative Care Perspectives is released, plus Roger Woodruff’s review of the original.
Under My Microscope Continuous deep sedation: does it shorten life? IAHPC Research Advisor Dr. Tania Pastrana’s selected article begins to answer the question.
Winifred Otoo
Media Watch Barry Ashpole selects articles from his weekly report, Media Watch.
Some of the IAPCON IAHPC Scholars
