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Second BELhospice Charity Ball - Hyatt Regency Hotel, 25th October 2008
"BELhospice" have organised the second "BELhospice Charity Ball" at the Hyatt Regency hotel on 25th of October 2008. The ball has marked the beginning of a campaign to build the first in-patient hospice in Serbia.
The numerous representatives from national and international companies and guests from the health sector, political field, and public life attended the Ball.
Advanced Palliative Care Course Belgrade - "Prue Dufour" Education Centre, 30th Sept - 4th Oct 2008
An advanced palliative care course was held in Belgrade between 30th September to 4th October 2008 and involved doctors and nurses who have finished the basic palliative care course.
This advanced course took place at the "Prue Dufour" Education Centre and was organised by the BELhospice Centre for Palliative Care and Palliative Medicine. The Education Centre course hosted numerous Serbian and British lecturers.
" Pain and Palliative Medicine " Project - Belgrade, 2008.
Education in the field of palliative medicine was organised by the Universities of Florence, Lion, Belgrade and Zagreb as a part of a Joint European Project. The theoretical part of this course was held from February to June 2008 in Belgrade and Zagreb. After passing the final exam, the 15 highest achieving participants from both cities will go to attend a one month practical course in Italy and France at the end of 2008 until the beginning of 2009.
Dr Leonida Mirilo, working as a doctor in BELhospice, after successfully passing the final exam, will join this group to attend the practical course in Italy and France. Dr Natasa Milicevic, the director of BELhospice was one of the lecturers at the theoretical part of this course in Belgrade.
"Blue Train" Event - Zlatibor, 29th February 2008
On 29th February 2008, BELhospice and Hospices of Hope organised a joint event for guests coming from Serbia, England, America and Romania. The event was a ride on Tito's famous 'Blue Train'. The train journey took the guests up to the famous Serbian mountain resort of Zlatibor where they spent a day enjoying the scenery and beauty. The weekend was an opportunity to raise much-needed funds for BELhospice's work with terminally ill patients, but also promoting the concept of palliative care in Serbia as a vital and valuable form of care for dying cancer patients.
 
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The Palliative Care in Central and Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union Countries Monthly Email Newsletter Vol.IV. No.11.November 2008