Welcome
Welcome to the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of South Africa's Paediatric Palliative Care Virtual Resource centre. This resource has been developed by HPCA with the generous support of the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and the Open Society Institute.
The centre aims to provide multi-discipinary professionals (doctors, nurses, social workers, educators, psychologists, counsellors, clergy and other spiritual workers) working in South Africa with useful resources and on-line clinical support to improve palliative care provided to children living with life limiting and life threatening illnesses.
2 copies of the 'Children's Palliative Care in Africa' textbook and a R200 gift voucher for Exclusive Books to be won. Fill in the survey and stand a chance to win.
The annual Catherine Pouget Research Award is offered to support the projects intended to improve the quality of the interactions between terminally ill patients and those involved in their treatment.
The Wolfson International Bursary has now been renewed and a number of scholarships are now available to qualified applicants. For more information, follow the link below.
http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk/our-services/grants/internationalgrants/wolfson-international-bursaries/
According to new analysis, music and instrument based therapies appear to have incredible effects on cancer patients' pain levels, mood, and certain vital signs such as blood pressure.
Rachel Tucker, the Clinical Education Officer for the Beacon Centre in South Africa recently travelled to Uganda to introduce baby Lane to her grandparents. While she was there she took the time to catch up wtih Dr Jane Nakawesi and her new baby, Ingrid.
One in eight children born with HIV becomes resistant to the three main classes of drugs used to suppress the virus within five years of starting treatment.The first major study of drug resistance in young people, which looked at 1,000 European children born with HIV, raises questions about the suitability of anti-retroviral drugs for the young.
Watch this short film focusing on the role of the nurse in providing community paediatric palliative care in the UK.
