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Saudi Society for Palliative care
Saudi Society for Palliative care is a scientific society under the umbrella of the Saudi Commission For Health Specialties aiming to Introduce the palliative medicine in our society in the right context and to Unify the efforts of palliative medicine specialists to improve the services available to patients.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to excel in promoting the development of high quality palliative care that ensures relieving suffering and improving the quality of life for patients and families facing the multifaceted problems associated with life threatening conditions.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be a world-leading palliative care professional society in education, program development, research, and setting standards for quality care.
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- Death education to navigate life’s final chapter: insights for palliative care professionals May 14, 2024Talking with people with life-limiting illnesses and their relatives about what to expect while dying can be helpful, yet despite the concept of death education being around for many years, there is still more work to be done to identify … Continue reading →pallcare
- Advance care planning in dementia: announcing the EAPC task force’s second white paper May 6, 2024Advance care planning is important for everyone to make sure their wishes and values form part of their future care – and this is especially so for people with dementia. Ahead of the first Advance Care Planning Day (held in … Continue reading →pallcare
- Announcing the winner for the EAPC Cicely Saunders Award 2024! April 30, 2024The prestigious EAPC Cicely Saunders Award was established in 2020 and it is given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to palliative care. We are delighted to announce that the winner for 2024 is Xavier Gómez-Batiste, Chair … Continue reading →pallcare
- ‘Is it all about the money?’: Comparing public and private hospital palliative care in Portugal. April 23, 2024In 2012, with the publication of the Portuguese Basic Law for Palliative Care, the Portuguese government committed to palliative care and created the National Palliative Care Network. Pallliative care is provided by the public and private sector in Portugal, and … Continue reading →pallcare
- ‘Volunteers are our solace’ – palliative care in Kerala. April 16, 2024In the early 1990s, a palliative care movement began in Kerala, in Southern India, with a mission to help people in need of palliative care. Now, almost 60% of the population in Kerala has access to palliative care compared to … Continue reading →pallcare