Singapore Palliative Care Conference 2012 – Bursary is available

The Organising Committee is pleased to announce that a limited number of bursaries is available to assist delegates who require financial assistance to attend the Singapore Palliative Care Conference (SPCC) 2012 from Singapore and selected countries.

For more information and application, please click here.

Walk for Life – A CanSupport Initiative

5 February 2012 @ New Delhi, India

Join CanSupport’s Walk for Life, Stride against Cancer on Rajpath on 5 February 2012 at 8.30 am.  Experience the excitement of walking and running together for a common cause!

Purpose of the Walk:
◊ to raise awarness about cancer
◊ to show solidarity with those affected by it
◊ to raise funds for CanSupport’s free of charge and much needed services

Starting point: Man Singh Road on Rajpath; Distance is approximately 3 kilometers…more

Palliative Care Workshop on Nursing Care

28 – 29 January 2012 @ Hospis Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ms Jan Phillips, Palliative Care Nurse Consultant from Sydney, will be facilitating this workshop. Topics include importance of communication in nursing assessment, care of the paraplegic patient, hydration and nutrition, ethics, and many more.  For more information, click here.

Gifts and giving

There is joy in giving and receiving.  But gifts come in many forms.  The gift of forgiveness, to forgive and to be forgiven, is priceless because it finally brings together that which is separated…more

Wolfson International Bursaries: Open for application

This bursary programme had been made available through Help the Hospices, which eligible individuals can apply for bursaries of up to £1,500 to support them in their palliative care studies.

The Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care course of Flinders University is one of the eligible course among others.

There is no deadline but applications for funding must be sent to Help the Hospices before the start of any academic year to be eligible.  Applicants can apply to attend multi-year courses, such as a degree course, and can apply for up to £1,500 every 12 months.

Full details of this bursary can be found here.

19th Internationl Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care

Date: 10 – 12 February 2012
Theme: Education, Training and Research in Palliative Care
Venue: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Suresh Neotia Centre of Excellence for Leadership, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Registration is still open. Please visit the conference website here for more information.

Early Researcher Award deadline extended – 7th Research Congress of EAPC

Each year the Early Researcher Award (previously called Young Investigator Award) is given to a researcher that is at an early stage in his or hers career. The winner will be invited to give a plenary lecture. The candidate should hold a PhD (or equivalent). Candidates can apply for the award themselves, or they can be nominated by a supervisor or others. The application deadline has been extended to 15 December 2011, and criteria and application form can be found at the congress website here.

Accept my pain…

She was 54 and suffering from cervical cancer. One morning she turned up at our hospice. Dressed in her night-clothes, she was frail, dirty and in a lot of physical pain. She told me that earlier that night, an anonymous caller had given her an address – the address of our hospice…more

Professional Development in Palliative Care 2012

The Centre for Palliative Care (CPC) at St Vincent’s Melbourne, in partnership with Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs at the University of Melbourne is pleased to offer the Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care (Adult or Paediatric) in 2012. These postgraduate award programs consist of two 12.5 credit point subjects and have been developed for health professionals (all disciplines) who are required to provide palliative care in the course of their work…more

Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Short Courses 2012

The Centre for Palliative Care at St Vincent’s Hospital, in partnership with The University of Melbourne, has developed a range of short courses that focus on preparing all health professionals for the core aspects of palliative care…more