Announcements
From the UK: A new end of life care intelligence resource
“The National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN) aims to improve the collection and analysis of information related to the quality, volume and costs of care provided by the NHS, social services and the third sector, to adults approaching the end of life. This intelligence will help drive improvements in the quality and productivity of services. The Network is supported by the National End of Life Care Programme.”
http://www.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk/home.aspx
The first WHO Collaborating Center in Palliative Care in the developing world was established in India
Dear Friends,
I am happy to inform you that the Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM), at the Calicut Medical College in Kerala, India has been designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Center (WHOCC) in Palliative Care. IPM becomes the fifth WHOCC in Palliative Care in the world and the first in the developing world.
I thought I should share this exciting news with you!
Dr. Suresh Kumar, Director
From Hungary: ‘Fields of Hope’ – a program for active citizenship in the European Year of Volunteering 2011
In October 2007, the Hungarian Hospice Foundation launched the Fields of Hope Program with the intention of shaping public opinion regarding dying people. We successfully introduced our model program in Budapest and Debrecen. In 2010 we had 19 new towns join our program.
The objective of the “Fields of Hope” program is to attract attention to dying people and “transform attitudes towards suffering at the end of life.” It uses the daffodil as a symbol, a flower that blooms in the spring and represents one of hope and dignity. Our goal is to bring the hospice movement and what it does for people to our entire society. We address the issues of end-of-life suffering. We also seek strong moral as well as monetary support to finance and expand our services. Schools will be integrated into the framework of an international program that teaches children empathy towards the sick at an early age. This hopefully will also lead to the development of a more natural attitude towards death.
Last year hospice and teaching professionals developed a training program for teachers; this was accredited by the Hungarian Ministry of Education. This 30-hour course helps participants develop social skills based on the hospice philosophy.
"You're not alone" is the main message of this year's daffodil program. Another question we raise is how much strength and support is given to an incurable patient by professionals - is there someone to rely on who is capable of alleviating their suffering?
There are 21 towns in Hungary where daffodils have already been planted. This academic year, teachers including about 3000 children, will participate in this program.
2011 is the European Year of Volunteering. The ‘Fields of Hope’ program of the Hungarian Hospice Foundation has been chosen as a national program for active citizenship.
We consider it an honour to participate in the European Year of Volunteering.
Brigitta Sándor
Hungarian Hospice Foundation
From the Scientific Literature
NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care
Dear all,
Each month there is a wide range of new items added to the NHS Evidence specialist collection on supportive and palliative care. From last month’s list of entries, Dr Jason Boland has selected those which may be of particular interest (see below). Jason is a clinical lecturer at the University of Sheffield, where he is currently undertaking a PhD. He can be contacted via: [email protected]
Users who cannot easily access the web links below from their email software should access the full list via the link near the top of the home page: http://www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/ or See the full lists of new records added each month
Best wishes,
Richard Stevens, Project Manager, NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care
NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care
Guidelines
British Committee for Standards in Haematology:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS)
Some of the items added to the 'Evidence in the News' RSS feed last month
Full list of items added to the collection this month http://www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/ViewResource.aspx?resID=389446&tabID=290
Dr Richard Stevens, Research Associate,
University of Sheffield , Academic Unit of Supportive Care,
Sykes House, Little Common Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire,
S11 9NE, UK. Telephone: 0114 262 0174 Email: [email protected]
www.shef.ac.uk/medicine/oncology/staffprofiles/stevens.html www.library.nhs.uk/palliative/ www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/supportive-and-palliative-care-evidence.html
Propoxyphene is withdrawn from the US market due to a risk of cardiac toxicity
It is sold as Darvon, Darvocet, as well as generics
Read the report at the following link:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm234389.htm
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