THE ICPCN GUIDE TO CHILDREN’S HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PARTNERSHIPS [Новость добавлена - 09.10.2010]

In support of World Hospice & Palliative Care Day the ICPCN calls upon its members to collaborate and partner with other organisations and to “Share the Care” with a children’s hospice or hospice service in another part of the world

WORLD HOSPICE & PALLAITIVE CARE DAY – 9 OCTOBER 2010     World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (9 October 2010) is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. The theme for 2010 is “Sharing the Care” and the ICPCN would like to add its voice to the many others around the world calling on hospice services, in particular those for children, to create partnerships with organisations within their communities already providing care and support to vulnerable children and those with life limiting and life-threatening conditions.   “Children throughout the world deserve the relief from suffering that comes from the provision of good quality palliative care. This cannot be accomplished by one organisation alone, but requires collaboration and a willingness to share resources, time, knowledge and expertise. The 2010 World Hospice & Palliative Day theme of “Sharing the Care” brings into focus this essential aspect of good palliative care wherever you are in the world and underscores everything we do as the ICPCN,” says Joan Marston, ICPCN Chair.   Activities that ICPCN has been involved in to promote the “sharing of care” in 2010 include: Children’s Rights · Promoting The ICPCN Charter of Rights for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions · Working with Humans Rights Watch to highlight the lack of palliative care provision for children   Development of Children’s Hospice services · ICPCN/Help the Hospices Children’s Palliative Care Development project underway in India and Malawi with funding from DFID · Assistance and guidance to emerging services   Training in Children’s Palliative Care · Partnering with the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund in their Three Country Beacon Project to roll out training to health professionals in South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda · International training directory on the website · Free download of textbook “Children’s Palliative Care in Africa” from the website · Up-to-date information on training, courses, focus days and workshops found on the website and in Newsletters   Resource Development · The establishment of the international and multi-disciplinary ICPCN Research Committee · An information service where knowledge is freely shared with members as well as visitors to the website · Free downloads available from the ICPCN website as well as signposting to where information can be found · Rapid response to queries and requests for help and information · Promotion and signposting to PaedPalCare · The featuring of hospice programmes and good models of service from around the world on the website and in quarterly Newsletters   Collaboration and Partnerships · Collaboration with partners, such as Cardiff University, ACT, Children’s Hospices UK, Help the Hospices, Children’s Hospice International, Human Rights Watch, WHO · Promoting networking opportunities through the website · Providing the only international children’s palliative care service directory · Facilitation of partnerships through our new guide: THE ICPCN GUIDE TO CHILDREN’S HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE PARTNERSHIPS   The ICPCN wishes to encourage members to download this guide and challenges hospices to make a commitment to “Share the Care” in the year ahead by registering to partner with another children’s hospice or hospice service in a different part of the world. To download the guide and learn more about the ICPCN, please visit the website at: www.icpcn.org.uk   For more information please contact: Sue Boucher ICPCN International Information Officer sue@icpcn.co.za Cell: +27(0)82 897 4420