Mauri mate, the Māori framework for palliative care, is described by kaimahi Māori as Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action!
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Meet Your New Chair: A/Prof Ghauri Aggarwal
I’m honoured to take on this role as Chair of APHN. An organisation that has, great significance in the region by providing networking opportunities, education, training and advocacy; which has empowered and strengthened the regional development of Palliative Care.
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Introducing Our 24th Council
On 15 June 2024, the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kobe, Japan. During this significant event, we had the pleasure of forming our new 24th Council.
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Strengthening Bonds: APHN AGM and Meaningful Engagement at JSPM’s 29th Congress
The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) was honoured to have received an invitation from the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine (JSPM) to hold our Annual General Meeting (AGM) during its inaugural 29th Congress in Japan.
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Many dying people are missing out on hospice care
In May, Hospice Awareness Week and Hospice New Zealand launched a campaign to help raise awareness about the value of hospice care.
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World-first review system gives voice to the dying
Hospice asks for participation to support societal change. What is it like dying, while living in Aotearoa New Zealand? On May 20th a world-first online review system was introduced in New Zealand, with the aim of giving a voice to Kiwi’s dying from a terminal illness.
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A ‘hearty’ welcome to our new website, featuring our new logo and branding
The ‘orange heart’ has been seen and used universally as a symbol for care and friendship. It is seen as being ‘heart-warming and encouraging’ and used as a symbol of ‘always being there for me’ – values that connect with palliative care. It is now the new symbol of the palliative care sector, and our website has been updated to reflect that. The eight ‘sparks’ coming from the heart give it a sense of motion, a beating heart that points to the life palliative care supports; the sparks also represent Australia’s eight states and territories and the role we all
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Webinar: Integrating Palliative and Intensive Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network will be hosting a webinar on ‘Integrating Palliative and Intensive Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit‘ on 28 May 2024 (Tues), 1-2 pm (Singapore Time). We are honoured to have Dr. Kazuto Ueda as our speaker for this session! To check your local time for the webinar, click here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ Synopsis With the advancement of medical treatment, neonatal-perinatal palliative care is becoming very important in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). It is necessary to integrate palliative care with intensive care while considering the several characteristics of neonatology. In this webinar, we will provide an opportunity to discuss
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Webinar: Teaching Leaders and Adult Learners Effectively about Palliative Care
Come join us for the second session of our 2024 Quarterly Webinar Series! This time our topic will be on ‘Teaching Leaders and Adult Learners Effectively about Palliative Care: Methods, Tools and Tactics’ held on 8 May 2024, 2:30-4:00 pm (Singapore time). It will be a live 1.5 hour session with a Q&A segment at the end with the speakers. For this session, we are honoured to have Professor Bee Wee CBE from University of Oxford, UK and A/Prof Ghauri Aggarwal from Concord Centre for Palliative Care, Sydney as our speakers! Synopsis Effective learning and teaching require an understanding of basic educational principles as well as the subject matter.
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From Training to Transformation: Palliative Care Development in Sri Lanka – an APHN report
In 2014, we began collaborating with Sri Lanka’s National Cancer Institute and its National Cancer Control Programme to launch an in-country training programme. Since then, we have successfully completed our Train-the-Trainers programme, training over 50 institutions and more than 100 participants.
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