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Meetings and Seminars
The Consortium of Palliative Care Units of Kochi invites you to
KOCHIPALLCON
The XVth International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC)
on 8 - 10 February 2008
at Sree Gokulam Convention Center, Kaloor, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India
and to
Pre-conference CME on 7 February 2008
at Rajagiri College Auditorium, Kalamassery, Kochi.
The theme of the conference is: Quality and Coverage.
For details please visit www.palliumindia.org and
follow the link to Kochipallcon in the home page
or contact
Dr Biju Raghavan, organizing secretary
34 / 1243 – D, Vyshakh, Anjumana, Edappally,
Kochi – 682024, Kerala, India
Phone: +91 484 2349764, Mobile: +91 9349292094
Email: kochipallcon@rediffmail.com
Pallium India
Announces
Refresher course in Palliative Care 2008
at
Trivandrum, 15-17 February 2008.
This refresher course is meant for doctors and nurses who have already had their basic education in palliative care and particularly those who are practicing palliative care.
The refresher course will be held on the weekend following the annual conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (Kochipallcon) at Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, 200 kilometers south of Kochi – about 4-5 hours by road or by rail. There are also several daily flights between Kochi and Trivandrum.
The course will be mostly comprised of interactive discussions with very few short didactic sessions. They will cover the following areas:
- Defining palliative care: When does it start – what disease spectrum will it cover?
- Management of difficult pain.
- Difficult areas in symptom control.
- Collusion, and interacting with family.
- Difficult areas in psycho-spiritual support.
- Children and palliative care.
- Palliative care and the elderly.
- Social support and rehabilitation.
- Advancing palliative care in India.
To facilitate interaction, participation will be restricted to 30, on a first-come-first served basis.
Please contact:
The course coordinator
Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences
TC 2/2504, Vrindavan Housing Colony
Near S U T Hospital
Pattom, Trivandrum 695004
Kerala, India.
Tel: 91 471- 3202468; 91 93872 96889
Email: pallium.india@gmail.com
www.palliumindia.org
Medicine and Nursing Need Leaders in Palliative Care Education
An intensive course for physician- and nurse-educators,
given in two one-week blocks (Spring and Fall).
April 29-May 6, 2008
and
November 11-18, 2008
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Boston, MA
Dear Colleague,
The Harvard Medical School Program in Palliative Care Education and Practice course offers intensive learning experiences for physician- and nurse-educators who wish to become expert in the clinical practice and teaching of comprehensive, interdisciplinary palliative care, as well as to gain expertise in leading and managing improvements in palliative care education and practice at their own institutions.
The Curriculum Features:
- Teaching the fundamentals of palliative care (assessment of physical causes of distress, psychosocial and spiritual assessment, ethical and cultural issues, palliative care in geriatrics and pediatric populations, depression, bereavement)
- Teaching about communication at the end of life (understanding the experience of life-threatening illness, breaking bad news, communicating across cultural barriers, family meetings, providing feedback to learners)
- Managing challenges in palliative care education (principles of adult learning, understanding learning styles, new teaching methodologies)
- Developing and promoting clinical and educational programs in palliative care (assessing institutional structure and culture; evaluating readiness to change, dealing with resistance; developing and financing palliative care programs; fund-raising strategies)
- New! Pediatric Track will highlight the unique aspects of pediatric palliative care.
Please visit our course page at hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare for additional details, course descriptions, program schedule, and registration information.
We hope you will join us. Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues.
Sincerely,
J. Andrew Billings, MD
Susan D. Block, MD
Course Directors
If you would like to contact us, please send an e-mail to pallcare@partners.org or call 617-582-7859.
HMS Center for Palliative Care
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, SW 411
44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115
Telephone: 617-582-7859
Fax: 617-632-6180
Offered by
Harvard Medical School
Center for Palliative Care
Major news from 2008 World Cancer Congress
1. Preliminary programme unveiled 
2. Now accepting abstracts
3. Registration opens with very special conditions
4. Avoid disappointment: book your hotel now
In just under a year, the UICC 2008 World Cancer Congress, will bring together people like yourself, cancer professionals from all fields who will review, discuss and learn about the latest cutting-edge developments in the global fight against cancer. In this e-update, we would like to bring you the latest news in the planning of this event as well as inform you about some interesting money saving tips.
1. Preliminary Programme unveiled
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Thank you for your continued interest and support in our activities. Please contact us with any questions or comments about the congress (secretariat08@uicc.org) or go now to the website to browse the latest information (www.uicc-congress08.org).
We look forward to being in touch soon!
Best regards,
Franco Cavalli (UICC President)
Matti Aapro (Chair – Scientific Committee)
Isabel Mortara (UICC Executive Director)
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