Project Report
| Dec 10, 2019
Palliative Care for Everyone, Everywhere
By Kiran Bharadwaj | Project Leader
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Serbian quote on Ethiopian physicians perspective
Palliative Care Network’s monthly interview series titled Intersection of Spiritual Care and Palliative Care continues to gain steam. A participant from Serbia shared that it is always interesting to read about palliative care in countries where palliative care is developing. The personal perspective on spirituality is particularly interesting. Cultural differences are always present, but as human beings everywhere we face the same dilemmas and challenges after reading the interview of an Ethiopian physicians perspective on palliative care.
In addition the annual, online International Palliative Care Network Poster Exhibition is in full swing. An Argentinian physician stated “excellent approach to value-based medicine” on a poster about Value-Based Medicine: A Basis For Palliative Care from Brazil.
The open access platform allows palliative care professionals from around the world to come together and collaborate without monetary, travel, and other restrictions. Our mission is Palliative Care for Everyone, Everywhere and we thank you for your support in reaching our goal.
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Sep 11, 2019
The Necessity of Spiritual Care in Palliative Care
By Kiran Bharadwaj | Project Leader
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Croatia
Palliative Care takes an interdisciplinary team approach to care for people during life-limiting, chronic, or terminal diagnosis, when patients and their loved ones are challenged physically and emotionally. Hence, spirituality or the way we make meaning of challenges, the way we shape our identity and the way we cope by connecting to the transpersonal and the transcendent is a crucial part of palliative care.
We bring a new monthly series, The Intersection of Spiritual Care and Palliative to share how different spiritual and clinical palliative care team members relate to the concept of spirituality and how they see spiritual care and palliative care as interconnected to make a difference in people’s lives and to forge healing. A chaplain from the US writes a commentary on the first set of interviews.
I applaud the Network for doing this series. This chaplain makes some excellent points about the necessity of care of the spirit in palliative care and the differences between spiritual care and religious care. Indeed no one should claim they are doing whole person care or palliative care if they do not include spiritual care.
Dedicated volunteers take time to connect with spiritual and clinical palliative care team members from around the world, conduct interviews and share them on Palliative Care Network. Your support allows us to bring new perspectives to the international Palliative Care Network audience. Download the first two interviews, a physician from Croatia and chaplain from the USA, to understand how spiritual care is essential to palliative care.
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Chaplain USA
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Jun 13, 2019
Access to Posters at your convenience and leisure
By Kiran Bharadwaj | Project Leader
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First Place 2018
Dr. Abu-Farsakh is a palliative care consultant working at King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan, since 2014. Dr. Abu-Farsakh is board-certified in internal medicine and palliative care. He is interested in the development of palliative and home care services in Jordan and has been actively involved in teaching medical students, residents and other health-care providers. He is also interested in prognostication and end-of-life care, and has many papers presented in national and international conferences about these topics.
He writes, "This is my second time to participate in the Palliative Care Network Conference and I am really enjoying this event; being online gives you the chance to spend the time you need to read the posters, at the time that suits you. The quality of the posters was extremely high, with a funds of knowledge. It allows the people around the world to get the latest updates and to improve their practice without leaving their home. I would like to thank the organizers for facilitating the transmission of knowledge and to thank the participants for enriching this event."
"Once again I would like to thank you at Palliative Care Network for the great efforts and keep it up."
Your support allows Palliative Care Network to continue providing up to date information in the field of palliative care to professionals, worldwide, at their convenience allowing them the opportunity to improve their practice and patient care without monetary and travel restrictions.
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