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Note: This information will be valid for one year. Listing requires at least one staff member to be an IAHPC member.
Through TWINNING hospice/palliative care units can establish communication with another unit elsewhere in the world, to exchange information, reports, teaching materials and modules, research ideas, etc. which may lead to exchange visits by staff members.
Through HOSTING hospice/palliative care units can accept a colleague for training (from medicine, nursing, social work, education, pastoral care, etc) for a specified time period. In the case of Hosting units for visiting fellows, traveling arrangements are to be made between the individual and the units involved, and not by IAHPC.
Please ensure (where applicable) that approval for this application has been sought and granted by senior management.
This form has been prepared for use internationally and some terms may be unfamiliar to you. If in doubt, contact the IAHPC Executive Director here.
Completing this form constitutes an offer but it is not binding on either the applicant or the IAHPC.
Information supplied will be included in directories held by IAHPC and is free for members.
Please complete as fully and accurately as possible.
Mark which of the following categories you want to be listed in: Twinning Hosting Both:
If you DO NOT want this information to be available to other IAHPC members, please check here
DETAILS OF UNIT/SERVICE
SENIOR STAFF CONTACTS
Staff Members currently members of IAHPC (include membership number):
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND LINKS Educational links with Universities, Medical and Nursing Colleges
CLINICAL LINKS Links with local and specialist centers
DETAILS OF SERVICES OFFERED
In-patients: No. of Beds
Admissions per Year Mean stay Home Care Patients:
Does the unit operate a "Home Care Program"? Yes No
No. of referrals per year: Ambulatory/Out-patient care:
Does the unit operate an ambulatory/out-patient service? Yes No
No. seen per year:
Is there a Day Hospice/Center? Yes No
Hospital Palliative Care Service
Does the unit operate a hospital palliative care service? Yes No
No. of referrals per year? No. under care at any one time?
STAFFING OF UNIT
Type
Number Full-time
Number Part-time
Number Residents
Physicians
Registered Nurses
Occupational Therapists
Social Workers
Physiotherapists
Chaplains/Pastoral Care Workers
Volunteers
Other Staff
If you are listing as a TWINNING unit, please answer the following:
Do you know of a unit you want to TWIN with? Yes No
If Yes, Please provide the information for the Twinning Unit:
If No, IAHPC can provide you with several possible twinning institutions from which you may choose from.
If you are listing as a HOSTING unit please answer the following questions. If you want to be listed ONLY as a TWINNING unit this is the end of the application. Click here to go to the "Submit Information" button below.
ACCOMMODATION
Can the unit provide basic accommodation? Yes No
If not, is readily available nearby? Yes No
Please give an approximate "bed breakfast" tariff per day in US Dollars:$
LANGUAGES
If an overseas colleague was to come to you for experience or for teaching, what language(s) would you expect him/her to be fluent in?
EXPENSES
Would your unit expect the visitor to pay for any expenses different that traveling and living expenses? Yes No
If Yes, please list these:
LENGTH OF STAY IN YOUR UNIT/SERVICE
Is there a minimum period you would expect a visitor to stay? Yes No If yes, how long?
Is there a maximum period you would expect a visitor to stay? Yes No If yes, how long?
Reason for the Visit:
Objectives of the Fellow visit:
Program/Schedule
Please include a detailed budgeting of costs in the host country, including what accommodation and travel expenses can be borne by the host organization or individuals in the host country.
FELLOW INFORMATION
Have you identified the Fellow who you would like to visit your unit? Yes No
If Yes, please provide the following information:
You are now done click "Submit" below
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