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Dr Margie Venter, Palprac secretary, found her niche in palliative medicine.
Dr Margie Venter, journeyed from oncology to palliative medicine, finding her niche. Read about what palliative care means to her.
How does PACK bring Palliative Care closer to Primary Care?
The Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) supports health care workers in under served communities, in clinical decision making. In line with the South African Palliative Care Policy, clinicians are prompted to consider palliative care alongside usual care in serious illnesses.
Introducing the Palprac board: Julia Ambler, paediatric palliative care doctor.
Dr Julia Ambler, a paediatric palliative care doctor is co-founder of children’s hospice Umduduzi in KZN. She shares her journey to palliative care.
Introducing the palliative care doctors serving on the 2020 Palprac board
In a short series of blogs we will be introducing you to the board of Palprac, all palliative care doctors in South Africa.
What and why do they do what they do?
Simple tech health care communication solution
Signapps, is a low tech, efficient solution to improving care coordination and communication in the South African health care industry.
Feedback from Kigali
Dr René Krause gives feedback on the 6th International African Palliative Care Conference held in Kigali, September 2019. Palliative care is now considered part of Universal Health Coverage.
Palprac’s first AGM, 10 June 2019
The first Palprac AGM was hosted on the 10th June 2019 at the Royal Cape Yacht Club in Cape Town. Members attended from all parts of the country.
Palliative care and cancer
Think of palliative care as a fundamental level of support to a cancer patient and their loved ones. Contrary to popular belief that it’s associated with end-of-life care alone, this medical approach improves quality of life – through pain and symptom management – at any stage of a cancer journey.