Thursday, February 24, 2011

9th APHC 2011 - Scientific Programme

APHC 2011 Programme                                                               
For enquiries, please contact the APHC Secretariat at 6-04-228 4140 or email to aphc2011@gmail.com.

9th APHC 2011 - Registration Form

APHC 2011 Registration Form                                                                

9th APHC


Please visit the website http://www.aphc2011.org/ for registration form and program details.

Palliative Care Communication Skills Workshop

26 & 27 March 2011
Venue : Hospis Malaysia
Address : 2 Jalan 4/96, off Jalan Sekuci
Taman Sri Bahtera,
56100 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Facilitators include
Dr Natasha Michael, Australia
Dr Amy Waters, Australia
Dr Ednin Hamzah, Malaysia
Dr Sylvia McCarthy, Malaysia

Registration fees: 
RM250.00 (Doctors)
RM200.00 (Nurses & Allied Healthcare Professionals)
CPD points allocation - Doctors (6 pts) Nurses (20 pts) 
Organised by: Hospis Malaysia
Note: For APHN members, you will enjoy a RM50.00 off the registration fee.

Registration closes on 21 March 2011

Further details, please contact Ms Rosaline Anthony at tel +60-3-91333936 or email to rosaline@hospismalaysia.org. The registration form and programme can also be downloaded from APHN website http://www.aphn.org/

APHN Rosalie Shaw Travelling Scholarship

ANNOUNCEMENT:
We are pleased to invite applications for the APHN Rosalie Shaw Travelling Scholarship. This scholarship was created in honour of our former Executive Director, Dr Rosalie Shaw, to enable APHN members from resource-limited countries to attend the Asia Pacific Hospice Conference.
The successful applicant will receive support up to USD1,500 to fund conference registration, travel and accommodation.

Closing date:  9 April 2011. 

We are delighted to announce that Dr Rosalie Shaw has recently been recognised in the Australia Day Honours List with the Medal of the Order of Australia, for her contributions to Palliative Care, especially towards APHN.

JOIN US IN PENANG FOR THE 9th APHC!
Please note:
Closing date for early bird registration has been extended from 18 March 2011 to 23 April 2011

Pre-conference workshops on 14 July 2011 are facilitated by experts. The topics include:
Art and Science of Palliative Nursing
Pain and Symptom Management
Ethical Decision-Making
Learning to Teach Palliative Medicine
Research Forum

For more information, please visit the conference website at http://www.aphc2011.org/

APHN Secretary


Please visit the APHN website at http://www.aphn.org/ for details on the Scholarship.  

Thursday, January 6, 2011

APHC 2011 - Close of Abstract Summission 19 February 2011

APHC2011                                                                

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Announcement from APHN Secretariat

APHN DIPLOMA OF PALLIATIVE CARE / GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PALLIATIVE CARE, FLINDERS UNIVERSITY - 2011 INTAKE

We are pleased to announce that applications can now be made for the 2011 intake of the APHN Diploma/Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care of Flinders University.

The APHN Diploma/Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care is a specially designed course run by the National Cancer Centre Singapore and the Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, in association with the Lien Centre for Palliative Care.  The one-year distance-learning program includes two 2-week classroom intensives in Singapore.  The aim of the course is to give medical and nursing professionals the opportunity to deepen knowledge relevant to their practice.

Candidates who complete a clinical attachment of two months at an accredited institution will be awarded the APHN Diploma of Palliative Care.

The course fee is subsidised for candidates from developing countries. Bursaries are available from some international organisations including the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) and Help the Hospices (HtH).  The link to more details about the IAHPC Traveling Scholarships can be found here: http://www.hospicecare.com/Travellscholars/

The closing date for application is 20 November 2010.

The course brochure and application form can be downloaded from the APHN website at www.aphn.org

Please contact the APHN Secretariat or Ms Geraldine Goh at geraldine.goh@duke-nus.edu.sg for more details.