ANNOUNCEMENTS
A letter with great news from Sudan
by Nahla Gafer
Dear Ms. Liliana De Lima,
I thank you for the great help you provided to Sudan.
I want to tell you of some of our advancements:
- the 2nd center in our country for oncology, National Cancer Institute, at Medani, opened their palliative care services for inpatients: 2 rooms, 1 doctor, 1 psychologist, 1 pharmacist and 2 nurses- all full-time and paid.
- the director of the Radiation and Isotope Center, Khartoum agreed to cover ticket and accommodation expenses for a trainer in Pediatric Palliative Care next November. Our pediatric oncology department has 25 beds, 2 pediatric oncologists, and they see almost 200 patients per week. Patients come from all over Sudan.
- I attended a Master’s Class in Palliative Care, Edinburgh, Feb 2012. It was a great opportunity to exchange experiences and links.
- I am sending 2 active nurses next month from our unit to India to attend a Palliative Care leadership and training workshop that will be held at Landour Community Hospital, Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhan, India.
- We have a plan to train 2 nurses from every primary health center, in Khartoum state, in palliative care. We are presently writing the project and seeking funds for the training. The Ministry of Health will cover salaries ... since the nurses are supposed to do home-care within their catchment areas.
Yours sincerely,
Nahla Gafer
Palliative Care Unit, Radiation and Isotope Center, Khartoum
7th World Research Congress of the EAPC.
The final program for the Congress that will take place in Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway, during 7-9 June, 2012, is now available and includes all oral and poster presentations.
It contains the latest updates from ongoing palliative care research worldwide. During this congress more than 600 submitted abstracts will be presented orally and by posters. International experts are invited to give plenary lectures and the program also offers an excellent range of parallel and meet-the-expert sessions covering important aspects of palliative care.
The final program is available www.eapcnet.eu/research2012
Job opportunity at APCA: Director of learning and research.
Hi/she will play an essential role in ensuring that palliative care development in Africa is underpinned by strong evidence, which is coordinated and made available to inform program and service development.
APCA will offer a competitive salary commensurate with skills and experience.
To receive a full job description for this role and for more information about APCA, please contact us through [email protected] or www.africanpalliativecare.org.
Please send your full CV, a cover letter, and the names of two referees to [email protected] addressed to: Executive Director, African Palliative Care Association, P. O. Box 72518, Kampala, Uganda
Closing date for the receipt of applications is 12th June 2012. |
