APHC 2013 - 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 USD1,500.00 to fund conference registration, travel and accommodation.

Criteria:

• Must be a current individual member of APHN
• Nomination supported by 2 other APHN members
• Display leadership qualities and works in a palliative care service
• Submit a report on the benefits of attendance within 3 months after attending the APHC

Applications must be submitted online here by the close of business on 31 May 2013. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

JOIN US IN BANGKOK FOR THE 10TH APHC!
Please note:

• Online registration will be ready by end March 2013.
• Closing date for abstract submission is 26 April 2013.
• Closing date for early bird registration is 10 July 2013.

For more information on APHC, please visit the conference website at http://www.aphc2013.com

APHN Secretariat
Mailing address: Department of Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Centre, 11 Hospital Drive, Singapore 169610 | Office +65-62355166 | Fax +65-67250905 | aphn@aphn.org | www.aphn.org

Please contact APHN Secretariat if you need further information.

10th APHC 2013

10th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference 2013
11 - 13 Oct 2013
Main Congress
Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World

10 Oct 2013
Pre-congress
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Early registration deadline:  10 July 2013
Late registration deadline:  15 Sept 2013

Abstract submission deadline:  26 April 2013

Registration fee:

Source:  aphc2013

Further details:
aphc2013.com
www.twitter.com/aphc2013

2013 International Nursing Conference

UPDATE 12/3/13: POSTPONED - Please contact the organiser for further details

30 March - 1 April 2013

Venue: Hydro Hotel, Miami Beach, Ferringhi, Penang, Malaysia

Organised by: Faculty of Nursing AUCMS

Early registration rate and abstract deadline is 31 January 2013.
For further information, please contact Puan Rosnah, 6-04 5780 800 ext 27/29.

APHC 2013

10th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference 2013
Organised by: Thai Palliative Care Society & APHN

For more information, please contact the Secretariat:
Wild Blue Congress Organizer
19/2 Ekamai 10, Sukhumvit 63,
Wattana Bangkok 10110 THAILAND
Tel: +662 714 2590 - 1
Fax: +662 714 2656
Email: aphc2013@gmail.com
Website: http://aphc2013.com/

Palliative Care Workshop on Nursing Care

19 - 20 January 2013

Venue: Auditorium (level 1)

Hospis Malaysia

2, Jalan 4/96

Off Jalan Sekuci

56100 Cheras

Closing date: 15 Jan 2013
Organised by Hospis Malaysia.

Registration fee:
Doctors RM250
Nurses/Allied Health RM200

For more information, please contact Ms. Yap Wai Mun at: 6 (03) 9133 3936 extension 267 or email: education@hospismalaysia.org between 8 am - 5 pm from Mondays to Fridays.

Congress June 2012 - presentations

10th Malaysian Hospice Congress
1 - 3 June 2012
Persada International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru

Speakers slides presentations
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Dr Rosalie Shaw - Are the values of palliative medicine confluent with advances in modern medicine

PLENARY:
PLENARY 1:
Dr Richard Lim - Palliative care in Malaysia - meeting the increasing needs

PLENARY 2: 

Dr Loh Ee Chin - Taking better care of the dying - integrating care in the hospital, hospice and home

PLENARY 3: 

Dato' Seri Dr Devaraj - Palliative care - the need for a supportive environment for good care

PLENARY 4: 

Dr Sylvia McCarthy - Influences of media in palliative care

SYMPOSIUM:

SYMPOSIUM 1:
Dr Hayati Yaakup - Rawatan paliatif
Dr Norhana Yazid - Rawatan paliatif dari perspektif seorang jururawat terlatih
Dr Norhana Yazid - Penjagaan nutrisi, fisioterapi dan rehabilitasi

SYMPOSIUM 2
Dr Ungku Kamariah - Maximixing pain management in cancer patients
Dr Ungku Kamariah - When standard regime fails, what to do?
Dr Richard Lim - Depression and anxiety in palliative care

SYMPOSIUM 3
Dr Ong Eng Eng - Effectively managing symptoms during the final days of life
Dr Lim Zee Nee - Managing co-morbidities in end of life care
Dr Wu Huei Yaw - Advance care planning

SYMPOSIUM 4
Dr Hayati Yaakup - Prinsip-prinsip tatacara penjagaan pesakit di akhir riwayat
Dr Hayati Yaakup - Rawatan simptom 1
Dr Hayati Yaakup - Rawatan simptom 2

SYMPOSIUM 5
Dr Ong Eng Eng - Managing incident pain
Dr Yeat Choi Ling - Effective intervention in managing dyspnoea
Dr Lam Chee Loong - Nausea and vomiting

SYMPOSIUM 6
Datuk Dr Ranjit Oommen - Managing interpersonal conflict in end of life care
Dr Wu Huei Yaw - Patients rights in end of life care
Dr Lim Zee Nee - Challenges for care at home

SYMPOSIUM 7
Dr Hayati Yaakup - Keperluan pesakit kanser di akhir riwayat
Dr Norhana Yazid - Perawatan paliatif di komuniti
Dr Hayati Yaakup - Rawatan paliatif selepas kematian pesakit

SYMPOSIUM 8
Sr Geraldine Tan - Spiritual self care: nourishing our spirit and helping others to do so
PCN M. Krisnamal - Unspoken needs
Dr Ibrahim Aziz - Does the culture of care providers affect outcomes in patient care?

SYMPOSIUM X
Dato' Seri Dr Devaraj - Care Centres - a role for palliative care
Dr S H Leung - Seamless care
Dr Joseph Ninan - Triage in a palliative care setting
Dr Mohamed Ali - Persatuan Hospis Kedah: an overview and achievement
Dato' Seri Dr Devaraj - Should PCN prescribe drugs in a hospice home programme

SYMPOSIUM 9
Dr Steve Jones - Palliative care intervention in the management of diabetes
Dr Lesley Young - Management of agitation and delirium
Datuk Dr Ranjit Oommen - Palliative care for head and neck cancers

SYMPOSIUM 10
Dr Sylvia McCarthy - Caring for caregivers
Dr R. Akhileswaran - Empowering without disempowering
Dr Loh Ee Chin - Awareness of cultural diversity for good care


SYMPOSIUM 11
Dr Rosalie Shaw - Right, wrong and uncertainty when providing care
Dr Lam Chee Loong - Ethical issues that may arise in palliative care
Dato' Seri Dr Devaraj - Statutory benefits - we should be proactive

SYMPOSIUM 12

Dr Roslan Haron - Radiotheraphy - the benefits and problems in palliative treatment
Dr A. Radzi - Recent advances in cancer management
Dr Lesley Young - Are elderly cancer patients wrongly labelled as palliative?


SYMPOSIUM 13
Dr Sylvia McCarthy - Continuing education in palliative care - is enough being done?
Dr Loh Ee Chin - Communicating with distress patient and family
Dr R. Akhileswaran - Quality of life research in cancer patients


PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP 1
PCN Emily Law and Foo Siew Eng - Oxygen concentrator
PCN Emily Law and Foo Siew Eng - Oxygen concentrator - breathlessness
PCN Emily Law and Foo Siew Eng - Oxygen concentrator routine maintenance

WORKSHOP 4
PCN M. Krisnamal - Wound management 
PCN M. Krisnamal - Stoma care

WORKSHOP 5
Dr Lalitha Jeyasingam - Palliative care and hospice awareness (bahasa)

WORKSHOP 6
Dr Yeat Choi Ling - Nourishment more than nutrition

16th MHC Board Meeting

Malaysian Hospice Council
16th Board Meeting
1 June 2012, 4.00 - 5.00 pm
Persada International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru

New MHC Board Members: 
Lt to Rt: Dr Oo Khaik Cheang, Dato' Dr Chan Kok Ewe, Dr Richard Lim, Dato' Seri Dr Devaraj, Datuk Dr Ranjit Oommen, Dato' Dr Ziaudin
Standing lt to rt: Datuk Dr Rajagopal, Ms Margaret Lim, Dr Peter Ho, Datuk Victor Raja, Dr Michael Yoong, Dr Loh Ee Chin