Monthly Archives: March 2012

Do opioids influence cancer growth? The IAHPC perspective

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Lukas Radbruch, MR Rajagopal, Liliana De Lima, Eduardo Bruera, David Currow, Roberto Wenk, Jim Cleary, Carla Ripamonti and Michael I Bennett, members of the research and scientific committee of the International Association for Palliative Care (IAHPC) Two new studies and a … Continue reading →

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International education – the fuel that drives palliative care

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

David Oliviere, Director of Education and Training, Education Centre, St Christopher’s Hospice, London, UK For the past ten years I have worked at the centre of an internationally renowned palliative care education centre. It’s a job with a clear bonus: … Continue reading →

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EAPC board members up close: their visions and passions…

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

It’s not just about reading… get inspired to act! Esther Schmidlin, EAPC board member and a nurse consultant, Equipe Mobile en Soins Palliatifs, Reseau Ascor, Vevey, Switzerland Keeping up with important news and information about palliative care can be an … Continue reading →

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9th Palliative Care Congress

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

The Sage, Gateshead, UK, 14–16 March 2012 Dr Catherine Walshe, RCUK Research Fellow/Lecturer, The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, UK More than 600 delegates, 300 poster presentations, 40+ free paper presentations, workshops, plenary sessions … Continue reading →

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Access to Opioid Medications: ATOME National Conference in Slovenia

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Lukas Radbruch, Coordinator of the EU-funded ATOME project Marko is 73 years old, and has bone pain caused by metastatic prostate cancer. He suffered terrible back pain following a fall some months ago, and it took several weeks until he … Continue reading →

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