De Lima Liliana, Bruera Eduardo, Woodruff Roger
International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2003;17(1):31-7. doi: 10.1080/j354v17n01_04.
The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) is a global organization dedicated to the development and improvement of palliative care. The mission of IAHPC is to increase the availability and access to high quality hospice and palliative care for patients and families throughout the world. It does this by promoting communication, facilitating and providing education, and by becoming an information resource for patients, professionals, health care providers and policy makers around the world. This report describes activities of the IAHPC throughout the word and planned future initiatives.
国际临终关怀与姑息治疗协会（IAHPC）是一个致力于临终关怀与姑息治疗发展和改善的全球性组织。IAHPC的使命是在全球范围内提高患者及其家庭获得高质量临终关怀与姑息治疗的机会。该协会通过促进交流、推动并提供教育，以及成为全球患者、专业人士、医疗服务提供者和政策制定者的信息资源来实现这一目标。本报告介绍了IAHPC在全球开展的活动以及未来计划采取的举措。
