EAPC young researcher award 2015

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Know a talented young palliative researcher? Are a talented young palliative researcher?

The Early Researcher Award (formerly Young Investigator Award) was created as an annual award by the EAPC in 2009. This award is designed to recognise the work of young (novice) scientists and clinicians in the field of palliative care who have recently made, or are currently making an outstanding contribution to research. It aims to highlight their personal career development and their potential for the future.

Applications close end of November 2014 and the winners go to the EAPC congress in Denmark. 

The candidate should:

• be at an early stage of his/her research career in palliative care (does not refer to actual age)
• have a strong documented interest and skills in research in palliative care
• hold an academic or clinical position in palliative care
• hold a postgraduate degree (e.g. PhD, MD, Masters)
• be able and willing to give a plenary lecture in English at the 14th EAPC World Congress

The following must be evident in application:

• A strong interest in research in palliative care
• How candidates link research ideas to EAPC research priorities
• Evidence of academic and/or clinical development
• Detailed description of research methods and results and their relevance to palliative care
• A clear work plan showing personal development
• Evidence of post graduate training
• Environment / research group that candidates have worked in
• Evidence of publications and presentation of work at conferences or similar events
• Evidence of scientific awards (if any)
• Evidence of ability to do a presentation in English

Applicants from around the world are welcome. Candidates who already applied for the award in previous congresses are invited to reapply!

Here is the link…..

http://www.eapc-2015.org/Early_Researcher_Award.html

Cheers, Sonia

Elsewhere in the Palliverse…weekend reads

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Reads for your weekend from across the Palliverse…

How to determine the order of authorship in an academic paper (@paulisci)

Presenting your research findings at a meeting? Here are some useful tips to improve your delivery (Lifehacker)

As I walk through hospital corridors, I’m always grateful for the beautiful artworks displayed. However, I don’t often stop to consider the themes portrayed. Art columnist Jonathon Jones asks, Should hospital art be jolly – or should it portray the truth about pain? (The Guardian). Meanwhile, More hospitals use the healing power of art (Wall Street Journal). What are your thoughts? Continue reading →

Victorian Cancer Agency 2014 funding round

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Attention all Victorian researchers!

The Victorian Cancer Agency is pleased to announce the funding round for 2014 is now open. The following grants are currently available: 

Clinical Research Fellowships 
Early Career Seed Grants 
Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Supportive Care Research PhD Scholarship 

The following grant will be available soon: 

2014 Richard Pratt Fellowships for Prostate Cancer Research 

This application closing dates for all grants is 7 October 2014. 

All grant information is available at: www.victoriancanceragency.org.au/index.php/current-funding-opportunities   

Sonia

A call for engagement: The International Conference of the End of Life 2014

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The ICEL conference for Law, Ethics, Policy and practice was hosted by Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane last week and was a notable event in a number of ways.  There was a stellar cast of plenary and concurrent speakers including such international experts as Prof Jocelyn Downie (@jgdownie), Prof Sheila McLean, and Dr Dale Gardiner and Dr Peter Saul and Prof Michael Ashby from Australia (check twitter for #2014ICEL for a complete run-down of the topics and issues over the two days, or http://bit.ly/ICELPhotos if you would rather just look at the pictures).  ICEL brought a multi-disciplinary focus to issues surrounding the end of life, and was not afraid to ask the big questions including the appropriateness of euthanasia, and who should be determining futility. 

ICEL images

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2nd Australian Palliative Care Research Colloquium

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Following the success of the inaugural colloquium last year, the Centre for Palliative Care (part of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and a Collaborating Centre of the University of Melbourne) organised another excellent gathering of around eighty palliative care researchers on 7-8th August 2014, which was held in the elegant surroundings of the Rendezvous Grand Hotel Melbourne.

The conference kicked off with the Early Career Researcher Breakfast Forum. Entitled ‘Building a Career in Research’, dozens of eager early career researchers (and quite a few self-professed ‘early early career researchers’) listened intently to talks from Prof Jon Emery, A/Prof Jenny Philip, Prof Janet Hiller and Anna Ugalde. They prescribed healthy doses of ‘persistence, mentorship, good ideas and luck’, encouraged brevity when writing project proposals (‘write like Tim Winton’), explored the importance of mentorship and collaboration, and provided invaluable tips on how to apply for funding and disseminate findings. The interactive panel discussion at the conclusion of the forum offered up even more open and honest advice, rounding off a great start to the two-day event. Continue reading →

Weekend reads

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A round-up from elsewhere on the web, which may appeal to the Palliverse community. Topics will include palliative care, healthcare and social media and academic research. (Is this something you’d like to see regularly? If so, please comment or do our quick survey.)

legoacademics140809Those with an interest in research will enjoy the new @Lego_Academics twitter account. (Hint: you don’t need your own twitter account to view it.) It features the first Lego female scientists. The account has >2500 followers and has only been tweeting for 12 hours!

The Guardian reports that a French hospital is opening a wine bar in its palliative care centre, with the aim of “re-humanising” patients. I’ve heard of a palliative care unit with a drinks trolley – does your service have one? Continue reading →

Palliative Care Victoria Conference 2014

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Are you heading to the palliative care victoria conference in Melbourne in July 2014?

Fear not, your trusty @palliverse correspondent @sonialf will be heading there to keep you up to date with the exciting developments. Continue reading →

Abstract submissions open for 2015 APHC

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Online abstract submission is now open for the Asia Pacific Hospice Conference in Taipei, Taiwan (30 April – 3 May 2015), with the theme “Transforming Palliative Care”. More information is available at the conference website.

 

via @ehospice on twitter

Welcome to the Palliverse

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Welcome to Palliverse, a website and online community designed to connect palliative care researchers, clinicians, ideas and funding sources, with an Australian and New Zealand focus.

Regular posts will offer advice for early career researchers, interviews, links to clinical resources, updates on palliative care in the mainstream media, and more. The Palliverse editorial team are researchers, doctors and nurses hoping to connect like-minded individuals across the palliative care community. The website and its content are self-funded by the editorial team.

Palliverse relies on your participation so please leave comments, share links, ask the Palliverse community for advice, and participate in any way you think may be of benefit in furthering palliative care in Australia and New Zealand. Submissions are very welcome.

Look here for more information and site rules.

You can contact us at palliverse@gmail.com, @palliverse on Twitter or via the comments below. We would greatly appreciate your feedback regarding Palliverse via our online survey, which only takes a few minutes.

 

Thank you

The Palliverse Editorial Team

Diabetes management at the end of life

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Diabetes management in palliative care is often tricky. Trying to optimise quality of life, and finding a balance between the burden of diabetes treatment (such as checking blood sugars, diabetic diet and medication side effects) and the sequelae of uncontrolled blood sugars (like unpleasant symptoms and infections) is difficult. As a patient’s weight, diet, metabolism and organ function change, the risk of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) increases. Adding further difficulty is that patients with chronic diabetes have often spent years being told that they need to keep strict control of their blood sugars, in order to avoid the awful long-term consequences of poorly-controlled diabetes. It can be difficult to convince patients, their families and carers blood sugar control can be relaxed in the palliative care setting. Continue reading →