Message from the Chair and Executive Director
Dear readers:
We hope that this New Year brings happiness, peace and health to you and your loved ones.
As many of you are aware, we recently completed the nominations of six candidates for seats in our board for the term 2012-2014. The six new members will be announced in next month’s Newsletter. We thank all of you who nominated candidates for your interest and support of this process.
The end of 2011 marks the expiration of IAHPC membership for many of you. Individuals and institutions whose membership is about to expire should have received reminders by mail. If your membership expired and you have not renewed, please remember to do so. Membership dues are very important to IAHPC as they help us continue our mission to help others. To renew your membership, please go to our website at www.hospicecare.com and click on the IAHPC Membership Join/Renew button on the left side of the screen. Here you will also find a list of the membership benefits and our sliding scale membership dues schedule.
During the month of December, we received many donations from individuals who gave to IAHPC in memory of a friend or loved one as a gesture of gratitude for the care that they received from hospice and palliative care providers. Many thanks for your encouragement, support, and help. These donations are very important to the organization as they are a reflection of how much impact we really have at the level that matters most - patients and families.
During the past several years many advances and changes have taken place, especially in our ability to communicate with palliative care workers around the globe. These are exciting times which offer new opportunities for collaboration, networking and support. What hasn’t changed is our commitment to support palliative care in developing countries and to implement cost effective strategies and programs that maximize our ability to help and accomplish our mission. As in the past, we will continue to help the development of palliative care, education, research and practice around the world.
We have many exciting projects and programs planned for this year. These include a new and total redesigned website, a project to monitor the retail price of opioids on a global scale and many others. We look forward to the implementation of these with your collaboration and support.
We appreciate the confidence that all of our donors, members and readers have placed in us and in our work. We will strive to be better each day and look forward to working with you in 2012.
Until next month,
Roberto Wenk, MD
Chair, Board of Directors
Liliana De Lima, MHA
Executive Director
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