Welcome to our Quarterly Newsletter of Updates on Palliative Care in Humanitarian Settings
1. Our first webinar of the new year!
2. Invitation for a survey- Tell us what you think about Palliative Care Education Needs in Humanitarian Settings
3. New e-learning course on Children's Palliative care in Humanitarian Setting Launches!
4. Webinar on Palliative Care in Humanitarian Settings - Trauma Informed Care
5. Hope for the Future of Palliative Care in Gaza
6. Free Access to Handbook for Refugee Health with a Chapter Focused on Palliative Care
7. Seeking Palliative Care Clinicians for Humanitarian Settings
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PallCHASE is focused on the prevention and relief of suffering in humanitarian settings.
PallCHASE is a global network which connects, educates, and advocates for the inclusion of palliative care into the humanitarian health response.
To learn more and become involved, join a PallCHASE Working Group. The PallCHASE working groups include: Education, Research, Advocacy, and Communications.
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Our first webinar of the new year!
Healing in Hidden Conflicts – Perspectives on Palliative Care
We had more than 150 participants from 35 countries. You can watch the recordings of the webinar here
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Survey: We need your help to understand the learning needs of humanitarian health workers
PallCHASE has recently launched a survey to explore the learning needs of humanitarian health workers. If you have worked in a humanitarian setting we need you to fill this survey!
Please also share this survey with any colleagues who are working or have worked in the past in humanitarian settings.
This study will help us to understand the experiences and views of humanitarian health workers, and how we can develop palliative care learning activities to support them in the future.
Please click on the link below to find out more about the study and participate.
Please forward this email or the link to any colleagues or contacts who are working in humanitarian settings.
Survey link which you can paste into your browser: https://forms.gle/qpoAeZSNy7PbVEin6
This study has been approved by the Research Ethics Board of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, with Dr. Megan Doherty as the Principal Investigator.
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New e-learning course on Children's Palliative care in Humanitarian Setting Launches!
In partnership with the International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN), we recently launched an e-learning course on Children’s Palliative Care in Humanitarian Settings. This new program aims to bridge the knowledge and skills gap amongst clinicians in providing pediatric palliative care in humanitarian situations. The curriculum comprises a series of four modules accompanied by realistic clinical cases and is currently available in English (more languages to come). Learn more or complete the course on the ICPCN e-learning site: www.elearnicpcn.org
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Webinar on Palliative Care in Humanitarian Settings - Trauma Informed Care
Recently, PallCHASE hosted a webinar, on Palliative Care in Humanitarian Settings, focusing on War and Conflict - Trauma Informed Care. In the webinar, Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei described his work with Gaza's Community Mental Health Services which involves providing psychological support for caregivers and healthcare professionals. He described the challenges of high levels of anxiety due to a lack of safety and security, noting that "you cannot help others if you are feeling paralyzed or overwhelmed yourself".
Father Rick Bauer then spoke about the importance of spiritual care, emphasizing that "suffering is not a question that demands an answer, it is a mystery which demands a presence". Fr Rick highlighted that spiritual care can involve faith support as well as spiritual issues such as one's meaning, purpose and connection to life.
Watch the recording of the July webinar
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“Helping, fixing, and serving represent three different ways of seeing life. When you help, you see life as weak. When you fix, you see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole. Fixing and helping may be the work of the ego, and service is the work of the soul.” Anne Kelemen, PC Provider USA
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Other Webinars Available Online
Webinar #7: Palliative Care Research in Conflict Settings: Emerging Evidence from the Middle East Region
Date: October 27, 2022 Summaries available on the website
Watch the Webinar https://youtu.be/1c4EDqzSRL4
Webinar #6: War and Conflict – Trauma Informed Care
Date: July 20, 2022 Summaries available on the website
Watch the Webinar https://youtu.be/ppGgiku4zFA
Webinar #5: Palliative Care in Conflict Settings: Supporting Palliative Care in Ukraine
Date: April 22, 2022 Summaries available on the website
Watch the Webinar https://youtu.be/ZKgNrCOKOXs
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Hope for the Future of Palliative Care in Gaza
Every person has the right to pain relief and to die with dignity. Right? Yet pain relief and a dignified death are not accessible for many in Gaza. Gaza is the most densely populated area of land on the planet, with a population of 2.1 million people on a strip of land that takes less than an hour to drive from the very north to very south. Despite high numbers of people living with chronic disease and advanced cancer, many of those suffering from these conditions are worried primarily about access to clean water and how to maintain electricity supply to keep their lights on.
There are some beacons of hope. There are healthcare professionals across the region who have championed new initiatives to help the people of Gaza access pain and symptom control medications and holistic medical care...
To read more click here
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We are proud at PallCHASE to celebrate with Dr Kathryn Richardson, in the recent release of the Handbook for Refugee Health (Editors M. Orcutt, C. Shortall, S. Walpole, A. Abbara, S. Garry, and R. Issa – Published by Taylor & Francis Group) that was released. In Chapter 12 of the book, Dr. Richardson, a Palliative Care Consultant and Executive Member of PallCHASE, writes about how to integrate Palliative Care into Refugee Health... Use the QR code above or this link to learn more.
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Seeking Palliative Care Clinicians for Humanitarian Settings
Are you are an experienced doctor, nurse or psychologist with palliative care expertise?
Are you interested to work in a humanitarian setting for 6 to 12 months?
Do you have experience in teaching palliative care to health care workers?
Please write to PallCHASE with your CV if you are interested to learn more about this exciting opportunity - info@pallchase.org
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Global Health Academy partners with PallCHASE to improve global health and make life better through collaborative, interdisciplinary research, education and resource development.
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