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TASK
FORCE UPDATE REPORT
October
2006
Taskforce
initiatives are designed to be of limited duration and therefore
this report focuses predominantly on those taskforces which
are currently active, or where additional information has
been obtained from chairpersons. It has been suggested (and
agreed) that some space should be given to updating on taskforce
developments during the Budapest congress and Phil Larkin
will chair the session and take the lead in organizing same.
Ethics
Taskforce
Chair - Lars Johan Matersved
Further
translations of the work have been undertaken in Hungarian,
Greek and Finnish ( recorded on the EAPC website). A paper
on the complications of translation has been written by Lars
Johan Matersvedt and published in European Journal of Palliative
Care September/October 2006.
Nursing
Education Taskforce
Chair – Phil Larkin
Although
the work is completed, a development of this work has been
a new taskforce on European clinical placements ( see below).
Taskforce
on the Development of Palliative Care in Europe
Chair
- Carlos Centeno
A
comprehensive report of this work has been published in European
Journal of Palliative Care July/August 2006.
Taskforce
on National Association Organizations Developments
Chair – David Praill
This
taskforce has had one formal meeting ( during the Venezia
congress) and a teleconference held earlier in the year. Directed
from Help the Hospices offices, a questionnaire survey has
been sent out, translated into a number of European languages
and was due to be returned by end September. The data will
give an insight into the issues problems and solutions associated
with the work of national associations, their relationships
to local health systems and their impact on the provision
and motivation for palliative care service delivery.
Taskforce on European Palliative Stage Opportunity
( EPSO)
Chair – Tine deVlieger
This
taskforce has arisen out of initial work undertaken by the
NTN Dutch palliative care network and the Nursing education
group. The group has met on two occasions ( Venezia and latterly
in Brussels). The aim of the taskforce is to prepare a web-based
catalogue for people wishing to undertake clinical experience
in another country. Guidelines and evaluation materials for
both applicant and host centre are currently being prepared
and will be finalized at a meeting in November 2006, it is
hoped to utilize the EAPC website as a host for the materials
under the direction of the group. Host centres will initially
be identified by the National Association members and then
approached to participate in the project. The outcome of the
project will be a sustainable information base for potential
clinical experiences to improve the sharing of best practice
across Europe.
Taskforce
on User Involvement
Chair – Sheila Payne.
A
collaborative meeting was held during the Venezia congress
to share ideas about research into carers. The meeting was
well attended by a broad spectrum of clinicians. Since there
is limited information on service user involvement across
Europe, a questionnaire to seek factual information is in
preparation. The Board of Directors of the EAPC have offered
input and guidance to this project and the outcome of data
collected will help to shape service delivery, education and
public information materials.
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Philip Larkin
19th October 2006.
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