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Download the Documentary series -Life Before Death- today!

UICC’s Global Access to Pain Relief Initiative hopes to increase awareness on the issues of untreated pain and palliative care through the documentary project- LIFE Before Death.

The documentary is available for download online to support your work at a national level, specifically on the area of access to medical opioids and palliative care globally.

In March 2009, two filmmakers from Melbourne, Australia learned of the global crisis in untreated pain.  The knowledge that millions around the globe were not able to access essential medicines launched them on a journey to discover why and how this has happened.  The result is the documentary project LIFE Before Death and the hope is that the attention the project brings to the issues of untreated pain and palliative care supports the ongoing work of project partners including the UICC’s Global Access to Pain Relief Initiative.  The goal is meaningful change, specifically better access to medicinal opioids and palliative care globally.

LIFE Before Death is about the remarkable health professionals battling the sweeping epidemic of pain that threatens to condemn one in every ten of us to an agonising and shameful death.  Their mission is to change the culture of medicine to become more focused on care, rather than exclusively on cure.

Through the eyes of patients and their families we discover the inherent humanity that empowers the best of us to care for those beyond cure. We uncover hard truths about the torture occurring everyday in hospitals around the world but also of the immense hope that comes from those health care pioneers brave enough to accompany terminal patients on their inevitable journeys to gratifying end-of-life experiences filled with dignity, love and peace. This is the story of living well and dying better, making the most of every moment in our life before death.

  • LIFE Before Death comprises 50 Short Films themed around pain control and end of life issues which began releasing at a rate of one a week from May 2011. You can view the Short Films at www.TreatThePain.com. 
  • These powerful Short Films are freely available to download for education, advocacy and use at professional event.
  • A feature film will be released in early 2012 followed by a one-hour TV documentary.
  • The project is presented by the Lien Foundation, also an (is it “an” rather than “a” even with acronyms- sounds weird when you say it?) UICC member and produced by Moonshine Movies.
  • It is also supported by- the International Association for the Study of Pain, The Mayday Fund, the Union for International Cancer Control and The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice International Programs.
  • To learn more about the crisis in untreated pain and do something please visit www.TreatThePain.com. 
  • To learn more about LIFE Before Death please visit www.LifeBeforeDeath.com

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International virtual course in epidemiology and prevention of cervical cancer free of charge for UICC members.

UICC, through its member the Instituto Catalán de Oncología, is happy to offer UICC members an international online course in epidemiology and prevention of cervical cancer. Intended for health professionals involved in cervical cancer prevention including public health professionals, health planners, health programme managers, researchers, educators and specialised nurses and midwives, the course aims to offer high quality independent information on HPV and cancer.

UICC, as well as other relevant institutions in the field (FIGO, IAEA, IARC, WHO) have scientifically endorsed the materials and the course has been CME credited in Europe (ACOE), the USA (AMA) and by a growing number of national universities and / or scientific societies.

The course is structured into six modules. Each registered participant will be assigned to a working group assisted by a qualified tutor who will guide the participant through forum discussions. It requires a commitment of 15 hours to be completed within a 4 week shift, and is available in English, French, and Spanish.

Should this initiative be of interest to you, please enter your registration here.

The ID CODE for UICC members is: UCITAB2000

The UICC HPV and Cervical Cancer Curriculum is also made available through this platform. It is currently available in English but will soon be offered in French, Spanish, Portuguese and Kiswahili.

Click here for more information on the course.

 

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