By Kiran Bharadwaj | Project Leader
Julia, a nurse from Brazil, felt “The information will help me be more present in a patient’s life near death.” while, Michely, a medical student from Colombia confirmed that “Now, I know the role of Palliative Care at the end of life and its impact on the quality of life of patients and their families” after participating in Palliative Care Networks annual, online conference. Both, Julia and Michely, have gained a new insight into palliative care from the lectures and posters that were presented at the Conference.
Access to conference materials is free. In addition, there is no fee to submit posters and lectures to the conference. Therefore, Palliative Care Network had submissions from over 20 countries, including Mongolia, Iran, and Indonesia.
Best Poster Awards were awarded to participants from South Africa, USA, and United Kingdom. Best Poster in Nursing went to Josephine of Uganda. While, Germán of Colombia received the Best Poster from Latin America.
Landi, South Africa (1st Prize recipient) writes:
I feel extremely honoured to have achieved this award. It means a lot to me. Palliative care is my passion and I try to preach the gospel of palliative care wherever I go, as I have seen the value thereof in various aspects of patient and family care. The Poster Exhibition delivered entries of such a high level – I feel encouraged that with these type of entries, palliative care demonstrates its versatility and is a true reflection of the WHO Definition of a holistic care approach.
Thank you to the Palliative Care Network for creating such a platform, allowing so many people to participate and view the work that is being done globally.
Because of the support of individuals and organizations that provide funds, we are able to educate and empower palliative care professionals with knowledge for free. In addition to the conference, we provide access to books, interviews, pharmacology handouts, etc. throughout the year to keep participants abreast and encourage collaboration amongst professionals from all fields of palliative care.
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