UPCOMING EVENTS
Hospice Malaysia Paediatric Palliative Care Workshop : 12 - 14 September 2014
Paediatric Palliative Care is a specialty that helps both the patient and family to deal with the disease, symptoms and issues related to physical, psychological, social and spiritual distress as a result of the illness. This 3-day workshop will cover topics on communication, clinical decision-making, placement of care, ethical issues and organisational and personal care issues.
The facilitators for this workshop are Dr Joan Marston, Dr Rosalie Shaw and Dr Anthony Herbert.
UPDATES
New e-directory on APHN website
There is a new page on the APHN website which contains the directory of service providers and organisations for members and friends of APHN searching for contacts in the palliative care sector.
It has been organised by country. Each organisation will have details like website, telephone, fax, email, and contact person. The new page will be updated once every 6 months to provide accurate contact details of the organisations.
If you know of any service(s) on the directory that needs to be updated or any new addition, please contact Joyce Chee at aphn@aphn.org.
SHARE YOUR STORY
Written by Dr H.M. Iqbal Bahar MD; Head of Department; Dr.Elizabeth Viswanatham Centre of Palliative Sciences; Cachar Cancer hospital and Research Centre; Silchar, Assam, India.
 
"I have no words to express my gratitude to APHN for awarding me the APHN Rosalie Shaw Travelling scholarship. I would like to thank AHPN for the generous grant which helped me to attend the 10th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference held at Bangkok in October 2013, where I presented my scientific paper in palliative care.
I work as the head of the palliative care division at Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre located on the outskirts of Silchar town in the Barak Valley of Assam in India. This hospital was established in 1996 and is administered by the Cachar Cancer Hospital Society, a non-profit NGO. The much needed pain and palliative care department was established in 2009 with a generous grant from the Indo American Cancer Association.
APHN 2013 was an amazing conference. The hosts were very hospitable and I felt honored to meet with world famous leaders in hospice and palliative care. Meeting and talking to Dr Rosalie Shaw was a wonderful experience.
I had the rare opportunity to know the latest advancement in palliative care. The scientific topics presented enriched my existing knowledge in palliative care and also changed my day-to-day practice, enabling me to deliver palliative care services in a better way.
I look forward to attending such conferences in the future.
Long live AHPN !"
Dr H.M. Iqbal Bahar
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