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October 14 is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
14-10-2017
Today, on the World Day of Hospice and Palliative Care, allow me to express the words of deep respect and gratitude to all those involved in one way or another in the work with palliative patients. I strongly believe that caring for a dying person is not a job, but...
Personnel problems: to work in palliative care units, it is necessary to create motivation
13-10-2017
The lack of personnel in palliative care departments is critical, but it can be overcome or at least reduced. This is the opinion of the participants of the press conference held as part of the World Day of Hospice and Palliative Care. Anatoliy Tsarenko, deputy head of the "Ukrainian League...
We cordially invite you to participate in the modular program on bioethics of the Ukrainian Catholic University
12-10-2017
Ukraine is making a lot of efforts to overcome the crisis in the field of medicine. An important step on this path is the humanization of medicine, which should be implemented both in the personal-professional and socio-political dimensions, with the aim of establishing key moral values. The modular program on...
Analgesia of palliative patients: the right is there, availability is not
12-10-2017
The problem of providing terminally ill patients with narcotic painkillers, which ease the suffering at the final stages of life of terminally ill patients, remains the most acute today. This was discussed during the press conference held as part of the World Day of Hospice and Palliative Care. As Volodymyr...
Problem #1: Pain relief remains unavailable
11-10-2017
As part of the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, which this year is celebrated on October 14, a press conference and performance "Alice's Journey to Switzerland" was held at the National Academic Drama Theater named after Ivan Franko. During the press conference, the participants talked about the level of...
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Palliative care: when drugs are good
09-10-2017
October 10 (Tuesday) 2017 at 18.00 as part of the celebration of the World Day of Hospice and Palliative Care in the hall of the National Academic Drama Theater named after Ivan Franko (small stage) will host a press conference and the performance "Alice's Journey to Switzerland", dedicated to the...
Kyiv city and Kyiv regional organizations of the NGO "Ukrainian League for the Development of Palliative and Hospice Care" are initiating the month of development of palliative and hospice care from October 10
05-10-2017
Every year on the second Saturday of October, the world celebrates the World Day of Hospice and Palliative Care. World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is organized by the World Palliative Care Alliance, which includes national and regional organizations that support the development of hospice and palliative care around the...
The main tasks of the "League" are to force the state to provide pain relief and to train "palliative care personnel"
03-10-2017
The problems of analgesia for the terminally ill and the shortage of personnel for palliative departments are the most critical issues today for the relevant Ministry of Health and the Government. On the eve of the formation of the Budget of Ukraine, the public should update these problems and maximally...
Knyazevich on medical reform and palliative care in Ukraine. prm.global. CUBE
16-06-2017
Vasyl Knyazevich, head of the board of the All-Ukrainian public organization "Ukrainian league for the development of palliative and hospice care", as a guest of Svetlana Shevchuk on the air of prm.global KUB. The level of palliative medicine in Ukraine, existing problems in the health care sector and ways to...
Dear colleagues!
16-04-2017
We sincerely congratulate you on the Great Day of the Bright Resurrection of Christ! In the life of every Christian, Easter is a particularly revered and majestic holiday. And not only because it comes with the confirmation of a real, blooming and warm spring, but also because it is a...