Hospice and palliative care is a holistic approach to caring for patients going through the last stages of their lives.

It aims to meet all needs (physical, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual) so as to alleviate suffering and maximise quality of life for patients and their loved ones.

Awareness
The Singapore Hospice Council (SHC), in partnership with
the Lien Foundation, created the first-ever doctors’ and nurses’ palliative care fellowships and scholarships in Singapore, and launched an inaugural campaign to raise public awareness of hospice palliative care in Singapore. Of the S$2m funding provided by the Lien Foundation to the SHC, S$1.2m has been channeled to the scholarships and fellowships, while the other S$800,000 has been channeled to public awareness efforts. This has been a project to raise public awareness and attract more doctors and nurses into, hospice palliative care.

“We are very heartened by Lien Foundation’s support for the ‘cause of the dying’. About 70% of people with terminal illnesses are dying without hospice palliative care in Singapore.

News
Awareness Campaign
The Singapore Hospice Council, in collaboration with the Lien Foundation has launched a major awareness campaign "Life Before Death" to educate the public on quality end of life care hospices provide.

COMING EVENTS for Yr 2010

ANZSPM Conference
Date: 14 - 17 September 2010
Adelaide, SA
iTel: +61 2 4973 6573
Email: anzspm@willorganise.com.au
Web: www.willorganise.com.au/anzspm2010

Public Forum on Care for the Dying
Date: 23 January 2010
Time: 9am - 12pm
Venue: Alexandra Hospital Auditorium
For more details, please download poster here

PAST EVENTS

NUSSU Bazaar
2 & 3 March 2009

ALIVE! 09 Carnival at Tampines Mall
17 May 2009

Palliative Care 2009 Conference
24 - 27 September 2009
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre

Hospice Awareness Week 2009
October 2009

Voices for Hospices 2009
10 October 2009 (8pm)
Singapore Airlines Theatre
LaSalle College of the Arts
1 McNally Street Singapore 187940
For ticket enquiries: Please contact Khoon Min (lim.khoonmin@bvh.org.sg) or
Ashley (ashley.tan@bvh.org.sg) or phone 6248 5755 during office hours.

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