News, January 2013
The International Children’s Palliative Care Network hosts the only dedicated international children’s palliative care news centre
and events listing.
By becoming a member of ICPCN you can send your own local news to the ICPCN web
editor and we will share relevant children’s palliative care information and
news with our visitors. You will also
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through the ICPCN events calendar.
If you would like to submit your news story you can either fill out a
simple text form and send it to ICPCN or you can email ICPCN with the
following information:
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The ICPCN is looking to appoint a consultant who will be able to turn an initial investment amount into sustainable funding streams.
The ICPCN Finance and Fundraising Committee would welcome expressions of interest from ICPCN members to join this committee.
The Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care (EPEC) program announces its new EPEC-Pediatrics Curriculum, presented in affiliation with American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
A recently published report from the U.S. emphasises the need for children living with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families to access the expertise that hospice and palliative care professionals can provide throughout the course of a serious illness.
- The Scientific Committee of the 4th Conference of the International Society of Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care (ACPEL) invites the submission of abstracts for consideration as an oral or poster presentation in the conference programme. Only 5 days left to submit an abstract
Bayt Abdullah Children's Hospice is the first fully comprehensive children's palliative care service in the region. BACCH provides holistic, multidisciplinary care for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening diseases and their families.
