News, July 2012

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  • United Kingdom
31.07.12 | Now available: Second Edition of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children
  • This textbook is the first definitive textbook on the subject of paediatric palliative care. It identifies the medical, psychological, practical, and spiritual issues of caring for terminally ill children and their families and promotes a model of care that addresses the complex and multifaceted needs of children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.
  • Kuwait
19.07.12 | Medical Director and Head of Care sought for Children's Hospice in Kuwait
  • Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice, the first children’s hospice in the Middle East, is seeking a full time Medical Director and Head of Care. 

  • Uganda
19.07.12 | Presentations available for download from the June Post Graduate Education in Palliative Care Meetings in Uganda
  • Presentations from the June, Post-Graduate Education in Palliative Care Meetings that took place in Kampala have been posted on the Fund’s website.

  • United States of America
02.07.12 | Congratulations to the ten Fellows for the International Pain Policy Fellowship Program
  • The Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) / World Health Organization Collaborating Center is very pleased to announce the selection of ten Fellows for its Cohort III International Pain Policy Fellowship (IPPF) program. 

01.07.12 | A new way to access hospice, palliative and end of life care news
  • Launching in October, ehospice is a free website and app that will bring you real time international news and intelligence on hospice, palliative and end of life care – delivered by regional and national hospice and palliative care organisations worldwide. 

  • United States of America
01.07.12 | A Mother's Risk Of Early Death Skyrockets Following The Death Of A Child
  • In the first two years following the death of a child, there is a 133% increase in the risk of the mother dying, a new study from the University of Notre Dame shows. 

  • United Kingdom
01.07.12 | Young people with palliative care needs call on Government to do more to support them
  • Young people with palliative care needs from all over the country travelled to London to take part in two days of events at which they met with ministers and health and social care professionals to tell them how the system is failing them just when time is most precious to them.