3rd Australian Palliative Care Research Colloquium, Melbourne, October 2015. Will you contribute?

melbst80 From the organisers: We invite those interested in palliative care research or related fields, to join us at the 3rd Australian Palliative Care Research Colloquium, in Melbourne on 22 October and, 23 October 2015.

Considerable funding is spent on research into cancer prevention, cure and other diseases, yet there is an extraordinarily small proportion of research funding allocated to palliative care. The positive contribution that palliative care brings to supporting patients with advanced disease and their families is now undisputable; with published reviews showing significant outcomes.

Despite shortfalls in funding and a relatively small pool of academics concentrating specifically on palliative care, Australia is highly regarded in terms of academic achievements in this area. In order to continue to foster the evolution of empirical inquiry into palliative care, it is important that we continue to collaborate and have an opportunity to discuss key issues and learn new approaches. The Australian Palliative Care Research Colloquium provides this opportunity.

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105. Forced Migration Review (FMR)

From their website: Forced Migration Review (FMR) is the most widely read publication on forced migration – available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, and free of charge in print and online. It is published by the Refugee Studies Centre in the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.

Through FMR, authors from around the world analyse the causes and impacts of displacement; debate policies and programmes; share research findings; reflect the lived experience of displacement; and present examples of good practice and recommendations for policy and action.

Go to: http://www.fmreview.org/

104: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian and development network, with millions of volunteers in 189 member National Societies.

We are guided by Strategy 2020 – our collective plan of action to tackle the major humanitarian and development challenges of the present decade. We will continue 'saving lives and changing minds' by focusing our work in three key areas:

disaster response and recovery,
development
promoting social inclusion and peace.

Go to: http://www.ifrc.org/en/

103. New international network to address palliative care in complex humanitarian emergencies - PALCHE

In a world ravaged by war, epidemics and natural disasters, palliative care is essential. 20th June 2015, is World Refugee Day, when countries around the world remember the more than 60 million people living in a state of uncertainty, danger, poverty and even trauma and illness, often brought about by Complex Humanitarian Emergencies (CHEs).

Recognising the holistic needs that accompany these emergency situations, a new network – Palliative care in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies (PALCHE) – has been developed to address current limitations in providing palliative care to people facing CHEs.