Monthly Archives: February 2012

LDI, 2nd cohort – an Albanian perspective of the course

Dr Ali Xhixha, medical team leader, Ryder Albania Association, Tirana, Albania The first residential course of the second cohort of the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI)  was held in San Diego on 5-12 February. I am grateful and excited I am … Continue reading

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Early bird registration for the EAPC World Research Congress closes Thursday 1 March 2012

You have just two days left in which to take advantage of the early bird registration for the 7th World Research Congress of the EAPC in Trondheim. To get the reduced registration fee you must register by Thursday 1 March. … Continue reading

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LDI 2nd cohort – an Armenian perspective on the course

Narine Movsisyan, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia I am very excited and proud to be selected to participate in the International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative (LDI).  I have never … Continue reading

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Leadership Development Initiative, 2nd Cohort has started

Lukas Radbruch, International Associate Faculty of the Institute of Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, USA, (and Chair of Palliative Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany). I have just come back from San Diego, where I spent a week as a … Continue reading

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How will you die? LIFE before death

Sue Collins and Mike Hill produced the multi-award winning documentary series, LIFE Before Death, which asks the fundamental question underpinning our mortality. As documentary filmmakers exploring the issue of untreated pain and palliative care delivery globally, we discovered the extraordinary … Continue reading

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