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Fundraising & Public Awareness Events
‘Living & Dying in Pain, It Doesn’t Have to Happen’ – an awareness campaign
If someone you know has a serious illness and is experiencing pain, do you think they deserve to have the best care possible, and their pain managed? Initiated by Hospis...
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Education & Training
Palliative Care Nursing: 18-19 February 2017
It is crucial that healthcare providers involved in palliative care services possess the necessary skill and knowledge to ensure that holistic patient-centred care is never compromised. Palliative nursing care kick...
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Clinical Ethics In Palliative Care: 01- 02 April 2017
Much of the issues involved in medical ethics revolve around the issue of illness and the preservation of life. As palliative care deals with patients and families at the transitions...
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Communication Skills: 6 – 7 May 2017
Effective communication is absolutely necessary in imparting ‘bad’ news, dealing with issues of treatment, psychological ‘taboo’ topics, spiritual and existential concerns which can be very challenging and must be managed...
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Workshop On Suffering & Hope: 4 – 6 August 2017
It is inevitable that despite the best of advanced medical interventions, most patients succumb to their life-limiting illness. The burden of suffering may cause despair to patients and their families....
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Paediatric Palliative Care: 13 -15 October 2017
In recent years, palliative care has generated increasing interest in Malaysia and surrounding regions. As a result, paediatricians and nurses from paediatric services have attended the various workshops that we...
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Pain & Symptom Management: 11 – 13 November 2017
One of the objectives of palliative care for patients and their families is to improve their quality of life (QOL). Ensuring good pain and symptoms control for patients with life-limiting...
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Grief & Bereavement Care: 16 – 17 December 2017
One of the aims of palliative care is to provide support to patients experiencing death anxiety and stress of cumulative loss, thereby creating a more healing environment for patients and...
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Standards & Quality of Care Indicators in Palliative Care Symposium
In 2014, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution to strengthen palliative care as a component of a country’s health care system. The Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) /...
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Caregivers Workshops
Looking after Patients with Stoma and Urinary Catheters – 26 July
The aim of this workshop is to equip you with the basic knowledge and skills in caring for the patient with urine catheter and stoma to prevent the risk of…
Palliative care for Children – 9 August
When your child is diagnosed with a serious illness or a life-limiting condition, you and your family will receive a lot of new information and have many new experiences. Sometimes, this can…
Care in the Final Hours – 27 September
Care in the final hour… When your loved one is dying, many changes may happen. Questions that always come up are ‘what to expect’ and ‘How to look after them’….
Hospis Malaysia’s Workshop For Caregivers 2017
It is important for family caregivers to learn some skills and have important information at hand to help them provide assistance to their loved ones in both an efficient and...
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