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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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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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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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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Come join us for the first session of our 2024 Quarterly Webinar Series! This time our topic will be on ‘Spiritual Care in Palliative Care‘ held on 18 March 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm (Singapore time) / 08:00 to 09:30 am (UK 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 Linda Ross from the University of South Wales, UK and Professor Wilfred McSherry from Staffordshire University, UK as our speakers! About This lecture will enable you to: Appraise the international research on preparing clinicians for spiritual care and identify gaps for
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The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network will be hosting a webinar on ‘Meeting our Global Paediatric Palliative Care Family’ on 27 February 2024 (Tues), 1-2 pm (Singapore Time). We are honoured to have Nurse Theresia Oktariana Sitorus (Indonesia), Dr Ng Su Fang (Malaysia) & Dr Nickson Tai Boon Khean as our speakers for this session! To check your local time for the webinar, click here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ Synopsis In September 2023, the St Jude Global team have successfully organised the 5th iteration of the St Jude Global Academy in Palliative Care at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. They brought together 35 multidisciplinary healthcare professionals from
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At the end of life, fulfilment can often be achieved when patients are accompanied by their family members. It brings comfort not only to the terminally ill but also to those that live on. “In my husband’s final moments, our entire family was gathered at his bedside. When his breathing eventually stopped, we felt only a sense of peace and comfort,” Ibe recalled with emotion. Ibe’s husband, Mr Chan, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer this past February. After some research, Mr Chan decided to transfer from private hospital to the Jockey Club Home for Hospice (JCHH), a facility that
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When Ngakwan was asked about her father’s imminent departure, the smile on her face quickly faded. “I just want my dad to stay,” said the eight-year-old, her eyes filled with sadness. Ngakwan’s father, Mr Lui, was the sole breadwinner of the household when he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Unable to maintain his job, Mr. Lui and his family fell into difficult times. To afford cancer treatment, Mr and Mrs Lui resorted to borrowing money from their friends and relatives. Yet, the procedures brought only more painful side effects for Mr Lui, making his life miserable. With each passing
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About Yoshi (Yoshiyuki Kizawa) is a Director of the Department of Palliative and Supportive Care at the University of Tsukuba Hospital and the Professor of Palliative Medicine at the University of Tsukuba, Institute of Medicine. He has been recently re-elected as President of the Japanese Society for palliative medicine in Japan, which has more than 12000 members. He has been a council Member of APHN and serves as the Research Committee Chair. Yoshi leads the education program that aims to acquire basic skills of palliative care for all health care professionals to improve the quality of life of patients and
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