2011 International Palliative Care Network Poster Award Winners

Posted by Sallie Lynch on January 10, 2012 - 0 Comments

The winners of the International Palliative Care Network Poster Awards have been announced. SWHPN Board Member Barbara Jones is the recipient of the 2nd Prize for her poster on the psychosocial needs of children with cancer and their families. Congratulations to Barbara and all the award recipients!

Read the full announcement here.

1st Prize: $500
Görög I, Ph.D., Romania
The Impact of an Incurable Illness on Patients’ Personal Development

2nd Prize: $300
Barbara L. Jones, Ph.D., MSW, USA
Psychosocial Needs of Children with Cancer and Their Families at the End of Life: Insights from Social Work

3rd Prize: $200
Isabel Torres-Vigil, Dr.P.H., USA
Perceptions About Parenteral Hydration in the Last Weeks of Life: A Survey of Palliative Care Physicians in Latin America

Best Poster from Africa - $300 sponsored by FHSSA
Richard A. Powell, Uganda
Public Preferences and Priorities for End-of-Life Care in Namibia

Best Poster in Nursing: 1 year subscription sponsored by International Journal of Palliative Nursing
Barbara M. Raudonis, PhD, RN, USA
Trajectories of Cytokines and Chemotherapy-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer

Honorable Mention: