Conference for nurses only Belgrade 17th December 2009   "BELhospice" has organized a conference for nurses only, under the title "Palliative Care: The Challenge for Nurses". The conference took place on 17th of December 2009 in KBC Bezanijska Kosa’s auditorium. Our conference gathered more than 100 nurses from various medical institutions and medical schools in Belgrade. The conference aimed to introduce nurses to modern, global concepts of Palliative Care, and to the situation in Serbia. More about conference    Standardization of     Palliative Care in     nursing schools Poiana Brasov, Romania 18th - 20th November 2009   78 participants from Romania, Moldova, and Serbia gathered in Brasov for two-day conference. They were representing directors of nursing schools, professors and local and international Palliative Care experts. The objective of the conference was to develop curricula for Palliative Care undergraduate education in nursing schools, in accordance with European Standards in this field. More about this conference    Palliative Cancer Care    Course Belgrade November - December 2009   BELhospice’s ‘Prue Dufour’ Educational Centre hosted another succesful training seminar this last November and December of 2009. 15 doctors and nurses from public and private hospitals and district health care centres attended this course, which lasted for 6 days. More about this education course    Charity Gala Dinner in    White Palace Belgrade 3rd October 2009   A Charity Gala Dinner was held at the White Palace and in the presence of TRH Crown Prince Alexander II and Princess Katherine. The event was held to mark ‘World Hospice and Palliative Care Day’ and supported BELhospice’s services in providing palliative care for terminally ill cancer patients. More about this event    International workshop:    Clinical Research Priorities in    End-of-Life Care Trondheim 14th-16th September 2009   During the 14th-16th September 2009, the Norwegian city of Trondheim hosted an international workshop organised by PRISMA research project. PRISMA is a project funded by the European Commission with the aim of coordinating high-quality international research into end-of-life care (EOLC). More about this workshop    Patient Advocacy Seminar Budapest 29th-30th June 2009       Professionals dealing with cancer, palliative care and pain, as well as representatives from different patients’ groups from eight European countries were invited to attend this two-day seminar during which they learnt new skills and knowledge in becoming good advocates of their patients. More about this seminar    Charity Preference    Tournament Belgrade 25th-28th June 2009   Belgrade hosted yet another charity event to support the palliative care of terminally ill patients. The first open international Preference tournament was held from 25th to 28th June in Hotel Jugoslavija. The opening night of the tournament was an opportunity for all competitors to donate money to BELhospice and the palliative care of terminally ill patients. More about this tournament    Five Years Anniversary     BELhospice is celebrating its five year anniversary. For the occasion we have published a short report about what BELhospice have accomplished so far and how we have contributed to the development of palliative care in Serbia. You can read that report hear.    Humanitarian 5-a-side football    tournament "BELhospice 2009" SC Kovilovo 13th June 2009   BELhospice organised a humanitarian tour- nament of 5-a-side football matches to raise funds for the palliative care of cancer pati- ents in Belgrade. The tournament was held in the Sport Centre Kovilovo on 13th June 2009 and supported by the Serbian Ministry of Health. More about this tournament    11th EAPC Congress Vienna 7th-10th May 2009       The 11th EAPC (European Association for Palliative Care) Congress' motto was "Committed to people". It gathered a record number of participants from all continents. All the participants had the opportunity to learn about the latest achievements in palliative care and exchange their experiences in this field. More about EAPC Congress    Press Conference Belgrade 16th March 2009   The Serbian Government have endorsed a National Strategy for Palliative Care which the Serbian Health Minister and his associates publicised at a Press Conference at Tanjug International Press Centre. They spoke about the significance of palliative care and the need for the National Strategy. More about press conference    Lecturing Kraljevo 13th March 2009         Dr Natasa Milicevic spoke in Health Centre Studenica, Kraljevo, about the Contemporery Conept of Palliative Care More about lecturing    Seminar    "Event Management" Belgrade 5th-6th February 2009   Events and celebrations are excellent ways of accessing the public and publicizing particular messages. Event Management requires specific expertise and skills in order to accomplish a successful event. BELhospice, as a charity financed through donations, devote special attention to good-planning and realistic charity and fundraising events and constantly look for new ideas. To ensure this, a seminar "Corporate Gatherings and Events Management", organized by CIS, was an ideal opportunity for our fundraiser Predrag Simic, to share experiences and learn additional skills that are necessary for his field of work in events and fundraising schemes. CIS is an International Centre for education and consultancy with years of experience in capacity building, human resources management, facilitation, consultancy and organisational services.    National Seminar    for patients' rights advocacy Belgrade 23th-24th January 2009       The main goal of this seminar was to train patients, people representing patients, relatives, colleagues and friends in the skills of public relations, relations with members of Parliament and Government, lobbying, advocacy, ethics and other activities regarding patients rights advocacy. More about this seminar    Consensus Conference Belgrade 15th December 2008       The Consensus Conference was held in the Institute of public health "Dr Milan Jovanovic - Batut", in an occasion of the public hearings prior to the enactment of the National Strategy for Palliative Care. This document is of huge importance for the development of palliative care in Serbia. More about Strategy    Second BELhospice    Charity Ball Hyatt Regency Hotel 25th October 2008   "BELhospice" have organised the second "BELhospice Charity Ball" at the Hyatt Regency hotel on 25th of October 2008. The ball has marked the beginning of a campaign to build the first in-patient hospice in Serbia. The numerous representatives from national and international companies and guests from the health sector, political field, and public life attended the Ball. More about this ball    World Hospice and Palliative    Care Day Belgrade 11th October 2008   BELhospice organised a celebration on 11th October to mark World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, at the Republic Square in Belgrade. This day was celebrated in Serbia, as well as in more than 80 countries around the world, under the banner: "Hospice and palliative care - a human right". More about the World Hospice Day    Advanced Palliative Care    Course Belgrade "Prue Dufour" Education Centre 30th Sept - 4th Oct 2008   An advanced palliative care course was held in Belgrade between 30th September to 4th October 2008 and involved doctors and nurses who have finished the basic palliative care course. This advanced course took place at the “Prue Dufour” Education Centre and was organised by the BELhospice Centre for Palliative Care and Palliative Medicine. The Education Centre course hosted numerous Serbian and British lecturers. More about this course    "Pain and Palliative Medicine"    Tempus Project Belgrade 2008.   Education in the field of palliative medicine was organised by the Universities of Florence, Lion, Belgrade and Zagreb as a part of a Joint European Project. The theoretical part of this course was held from February to June 2008 in Belgrade and Zagreb. After passing the final exam, the 15 highest achieving participants from both cities will go to attend a one month practical course in Italy and France at the end of 2008 until the beginning of 2009. Dr Leonida Mirilo, working as a doctor in BELhospice, after successfully passing the final exam, will join this group to attend the practical course in Italy and France. Dr Natasa Milicevic, the director of BELhospice was one of the lecturers at the theoretical part of this course in Belgrade. More about Tempus Project    St. Christopher's Hospice United Kingdom May 2008.   St. Christopher's Hospice in the UK, is one of the founders of palliative care with more than 40 years of experience in the field. This hospice is organising a multi - professional course as part of its educational programme. Attendants of this course are doctors and nurses from all around the world. Dr Leonida Mirilo from BELhospice attended this course in May 2008. This one week course gave her the possibility to extend her knowledge on hospice-palliative care. Dr Mirilo had an excellent opportunity to get familiar with practical procedures in this hospice through visiting the day care centre, paying home visits with the home care teams and through supporting families of patients in the bereavement period. This course is of great value for all of those who are involved in caring for dying patients. More about St. Christopher's Hospice    "Blue Train" Event Zlatibor 29th February 2008   On 29th February 2008, BELhospice and Hospices of Hope organised a joint event for guests coming from Serbia, England, America and Romania. The event was a ride on Tito’s famous ‘Blue Train’. The train journey took the guests up to the famous Serbian mountain resort of Zlatibor where they spent a day enjoying the scenery and beauty. The weekend was an opportunity to raise much-needed funds for BELhospice’s work with terminally ill patients, but also promoting the concept of palliative care in Serbia as a vital and valuable form of care for dying cancer patients. More about "Blue Train" event    Diploma in Palliative Medicine    Alumni Conference London 18th January 2008   The Cardiff University School of Medicine organised on January, 18th, 2008 the Diploma in Palliative Medicine Alumni Conference. The conference took place at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. Professor Ilora Finley, Course director, welcomed the participants and spoke about developments within palliative medicine postgraduate education. A number of other alumni members gave their oral or poster presentations. Our member, Dr Natasa Milicevic, MD, as an alumnus of the Course, attended the Conference and gave an oral presentation on that occasion entitled: ”Does it make any difference?” This was  a good opportunity for all the alumni members to exchange their opinions about the Course and its contribution to their professional careers and to palliative care development in their own surroundings.    Training Course for teachers    in Palliative Medicine Liverpool 7th - 12th October 2007   Dr Natasa Milicevic attended the course for teachers in Palliative Medicine organized by The Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute from Liverpool and Professor John Ellershaw. Course was organized for doctors who are experienced in palliative care and involved in palliative medicine teaching either at undergraduate or postgraduate levels. There were about 20 participants, mostly from UK and Ireland, but from New Zealand, China, Slovenia and Serbia, too.  More about this course    "Let us recap" Belgrade 17th-19th September 2007   This course was designed for professionals from Belgrade who had previously attended a basic course organised by "BELhospice". Some of the topics discussed thereby included issues such as communication with terminally ill patients and their family members, cancer pain relief, management of dyspnoea, psychosocial support, spirituality and ethical dilemmas at the end of life. Lecturers were Dr Humaira Jamal and Margaret Gandon, RN from London's Hospice "Michale Sobell House" and Dr Natasa Milicevic from BELhospice. More about seminars    BELhospice charity ball Hyatt Regency 12th May 2007   The first BELhospice Charity Ball was held at Belgrade’s Hyatt Regency on 12th May 2007. The proceeds collected have assisted the work of BELhospice and the further development of the palliative care of cancer patients in Serbia. More details on the Ball    Palliative Care    Education Course Belgrade 14th - 16th March 2007   BELhospice’s ‘Prue Dufour’ Educational Centre (operating within and situated at BELhospice) hosted yet another training seminar organised by its Palliative Care School. This 3-day course was attended by 20 medical doctors and nurses as well as social workers from Belgrade’s health centres. The most important topics were: History of Hospice Development, Illness Symptoms Control, Psycho-Social Support to Patients and their Families, and Palliative Care Ethical Issues. More information on our seminars   "Prue Dufour"     Educational Centre Belgrade 13th October 2006   The “Prue Dufour” Educational Centre, part of BELhospice, was opened on 13 October 2006. His Excellency David Gowan, British Ambassador to Belgrade, and Mrs. Victoria Nevard, sister of the late Prue Dufour, officially declared the Centre open. Prue Dufour was one of the pioneers in the field of palliative care in Great Britain. The Educational Centre is designated to carrying out specialist palliative care training of medical professionals in Serbia. More on Educational Centre

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