8th Conference: Pain Management & Palliative Care in Palestine

Palliative care aims at improving the quality of life and health care that is offered to patients who suffer from chronic and incurable diseases, such as cancer, and resulted in consequences, such as physical, psychological, and social consequences.

In this context, the Faculty of Medicine at the Islamic University of Gaza held its eighth conference titled Pain Management and Palliative Care in Palestine on the 25^th and 26^th of October 2019 in the university’s main conference hall.

Conference Objectives:

The conference aimed to help improve pain management and palliative care services provided to patients with chronic and threatening diseases through:

Shedding light on the importance of reducing the degree of pain for chronic disease patients and cancer patients
Shedding light on the importance of controlling the associated symptoms of the disease during and after treatment
Helping improve the quality of life for patients and their families
Shedding light on the importance of improving medical services offered to the patients, following the best evidence and standards
Suggesting mechanisms to improve communication between various health service providers
Urging laws revision to positively improve the patient status through making the needed treatments and medications available.

42 scientific research papers were presented during the conference as oral presentations and posters.

Conference Themes:

Clinical palliative care

Pain management
Medical and surgical interventions
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
Rehabilitative services and Prosthodontic surgery
Geriatrics and elderly care
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy

Psychological and social aspects of palliative care

Psychological and social impacts on the patients with chronic and incurable diseases and their families
Psychosocial treatment programs for chronic and incurable diseases patients and their families
Awareness of the psychological and social dimensions for the health service providers
Challenges and difficulties of providing palliative care.

8th Conference: Pain Management & Palliative Care in Palestine

Palliative care aims at improving the quality of life and health care that is offered to patients who suffer from chronic and incurable diseases, such as cancer, and resulted in consequences, such as physical, psychological, and social consequences.

In this context, the Faculty of Medicine at the Islamic University of Gaza held its eighth conference titled Pain Management and Palliative Care in Palestine on the 25th and 26th of October 2019 in the university’s main conference hall.

Conference Objectives:

The conference aimed to help improve pain management and palliative care services provided to patients with chronic and threatening diseases through:

Shedding light on the importance of reducing the degree of pain for chronic disease patients and cancer patients

Shedding light on the importance of controlling the associated symptoms of the disease during and after treatment

Helping improve the quality of life for patients and their families

Shedding light on the importance of improving medical services offered to the patients, following the best evidence and standards

Suggesting mechanisms to improve communication between various health service providers

Urging laws revision to positively improve the patient status through making the needed treatments and medications available.

42 scientific research papers were presented during the conference as oral presentations and posters.

Participating categories in the conference:

Palliative care doctors

Palliative care nurses

Oncologists

Anesthesiologists

Nephrologists

Researchers in the health field

Medical administrators

Pharmacologists and pharmaceutical companies

Physiotherapists

Occupational therapists

Psychiatrists and psychotherapists

Social therapists

Preachers

Conference Themes:

Clinical palliative care

Pain management

Medical and surgical interventions

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions

Rehabilitative services and Prosthodontic surgery

Geriatrics and elderly care

Physiotherapy and occupational therapy

Psychological and social aspects of palliative care

Psychological and social impacts on the patients with chronic and incurable diseases and their families

Psychosocial treatment programs for chronic and incurable diseases patients and their families

Awareness of the psychological and social dimensions for the health service providers

Challenges and difficulties of providing palliative care.

Palliative care in Islam

Palliative care in Al-Quran and Sunnah

The role of preachers in palliative care

The legal and religious dimensions of palliative care

The advocacy role of health service providers in palliative care

Health Management

Health care laws and policies

Monitoring and governance aspects

Legal aspects

https://palcareconf.iugaza.edu.ps/

In this context, the Faculty of Medicine at the Islamic University of Gaza held its eighth conference titled Pain Management and Palliative Care in Palestine on the 25^th and 26^th of October 2019 in the university’s main conference hall.