Regional Reports

Global South
India
Switzerland
Romania
USA

From the Resource Alliance:

A Call for Case Studies: Fundraising in the Global South

…..“The first two booklets are tentatively titled “Raising Money from Organizations” and “Making Your Case for Support.” We are now actively seeking case studies from the Global South to show how smaller NGOs have successfully raised money from organizations (such as religious or social groups, embassies, and women’s funds) or have developed a powerful case for support that has helped them raise the funds they need to pursue their missions. We’re also interested in case studies that explore why efforts in these areas might have been unsuccessful and discussing the lessons from the experience.” …

Read the full story at:
http://www.resource-alliance.org/page.php?sectionid=15&subsectionid=118&pageid=838

India

The State Human Rights Commission in India ordered the Government to include palliative care education for nursing and medical students, to provide training in palliative care to all medical staffs in government and private hospitals, set up pain and palliative care hospitals in each region and provide enough medicines to relieve pain.

Read more in The Hindu, India ’s National Newspaper http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/06/20/stories/2006062009710500.htm

Switzerland

Awards for excellence in global cancer control 2006

The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) is pleased to announce the following awards for excellence in global cancer control:

1. Outstanding UICC volunteer: Lance Armstrong of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, USA

2. Outstanding UICC member organisation: Tata Memorial Centre, India

3. Outstanding government official: Dr Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay

The awards will be presented next month during the UICC General Assembly and World Cancer Congress in Washington DC .

International Union Against Cancer (UICC)
62 route de Frontenex
1207 Geneva , Switzerland

From The Pain & Policy Studies Group: Romania

“The June 24, 2006 issue of TheLancet includes an article co-authored by Dr. Daniela Mosoiu, director of Hospice Casa Sperantei in Romania , and members of the Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG). The article details a 3-year collaborative project to identify and remove regulatory barriers to pain relief by using the WHO guidelines to evaluate the Romanian anti-narcotics law that had been adopted in 1969 during the Ceausescu regime. A commission of Romanian pain and palliative care experts recommended changes to the law and prescribing regulations, with assistance from the PPSG. As a result, the Romanian Parliament has adopted a new law, and the Ministry of Health is currently finalizing new, simplified, regulations with approval expected later this year.

A PDF version of the article, as well as the international and U.S. press releases announcing its publication, can be accessed through the PPSG home page at www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy.

Jody P. Garthwaite, BA
Policy Specialist & Communications Coordinator
Pain & Policy Studies Group
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
World Health Organization Collaborating Center
406 Science Drive, Suite 202
Madison , WI 53711-1068
ph.: 608.263.5438 fax: 608.263.0259
website: www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicyemail: [email protected] ”

From the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine: USA

“Great News in the Advancement of the Field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

The American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine announced today that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) voted to approve an accreditation process for Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship training programs. Slightly over 10 years have passed since the onset of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Since that time, 2,145 physicians have become certified in hospice and palliative medicine. Out of an estimated 60 hospice and palliative medicine fellowship programs, 29 have become accredited by the current Palliative Medicine Residency Review Committee.

The next step in the process under the ACGME is their adoption of hospice and palliative medicine program requirements, the development of a hospice and palliative medicine Program Information Form (PIF), followed by development of their review process. It is expected that the ACGME requirements and PIF will be closely based on those used by the current Palliative Medicine Review Committee. Russell Portenoy, MD, chair of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, will chair the ACGME committee to oversee the development of these items.

The expected timeline is that ACGME will accept applications in the summer of 2007. A paper review (no site visit) would be conducted initially. Site visits would be conducted whenever the sponsoring department receives its review and site visit.

Further advancement of the field is expected this September when the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) votes on the recognition of hospice and palliative medicine as a subspecialty. It is expected that 8-10 primary boards will sponsor hospice and palliative medicine as a subspecialty, which is a first for ABMS.

Many thanks to all of those in the field who have worked to accomplish this goal. Thank you to all of the fellowship program directors who have been instrumental in the training of new fellows and in the early development of the field. A sincere thanks also to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Soros Foundation’s Project on Death in America for providing critical grants several years ago to foster the advancement of this field.

The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) is an organization of physicians and other medical professionals dedicated to excellence in and advancement of palliative medicine through prevention and relief of patient and family suffering by providing education and clinical practice standards, fostering research, facilitating personal and professional development, and by public policy advocacy.

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
4700 W. Lake Avenue Glenview , IL 60025-1485
847/375-4712       877/734-8671 Fax
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.aahpm.org