Legal Apects of Palliative Care
John Orr from SAfm held a studio discussion with Liz Gwyther and Desia Colgan about the book, 'Legal aspects of Palliative Care', as well as other legal aspects of Palliative Care.
ICPCN Textbook
"Children's
Palliative Care in Africa" is a new textbook aiming to respond to
the enormous and growing need for children's palliative care.
Hospice & the Department of Correctional Services partner in Palliative Care
Palliative care is a human right for all those suffering
from life-threatening illnesses. Everyone, including
those in prisons, has a right to receive quality medical
care including palliative care.
Memorandums of Understanding (MOU's)
During Hospice Week the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA)
signed three memorandums of understanding with other NGO's, symbolic of the theme for Hospice Week, "Sharing the Care".
A First for Palliative Care
Our CEO, Dr Liz Gwyther, presented the first ever IAC plenary on Care and Support, incorporating palliative care, at the recent 18th International AIDS Congress in Vienna, Austria.
HPCA Conference 2010
The
annual HPCA Conference was held from the 1 - 3 September at the Sibaya Conference
Centre near Umhlanga Rocks, KZN. The theme
of the conference was "Sharing the care"
For presentations and photo gallery, click here
HPCA Congress 2011
The annual HPCA Congress was held on the 25th August at Montecasino
in Gauteng with live, interactive video feed to Canal Walk in Cape Town and
the Pavilion
in Durban. The theme was "many
diseases, many lives, and many voices".
To
view the HPCA Congress presentations, click here
MISSION STATEMENT
To Promote quality in life, dignity in death and support in bereavement for all living with a life-threatening illness by supporting member hospices and partner organisations.
PATIENT CARE & TUBERCULOSIS
Tuberculosis is a curable disease but sadly in South Africa it is a leading cause of death in people who are co-infected with HIV. The member organisations of the Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) provide care and support to large numbers of people living with HIV and are ideally placed to make a significant contribution towards addressing the TB crisis in our country.
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