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TASK FORCE UPDATE REPORT
October 2006
Taskforce initiatives are designed to be of limited duration and therefore this report focuses predominantly on those taskforces which are currently active, or where additional information has been obtained from chairpersons. It has been suggested (and agreed) that some space should be given to updating on taskforce developments during the Budapest congress and Phil Larkin will chair the session and take the lead in organizing same.
Ethics Taskforce
Chair - Lars Johan Matersved
Further translations of the work have been undertaken in Hungarian, Greek and Finnish ( recorded on the EAPC website). A paper on the complications of translation has been written by Lars Johan Matersvedt and published in European Journal of Palliative Care September/October 2006.
Nursing Education Taskforce
Chair – Phil Larkin
Although the work is completed, a development of this work has been a new taskforce on European clinical placements ( see below).
Taskforce on the Development of Palliative Care in Europe
Chair - Carlos Centeno
A comprehensive report of this work has been published in European Journal of Palliative Care July/August 2006.
Taskforce on National Association Organizations Developments
Chair – David Praill
This taskforce has had one formal meeting ( during the Venezia congress) and a teleconference held earlier in the year. Directed from Help the Hospices offices, a questionnaire survey has been sent out, translated into a number of European languages and was due to be returned by end September. The data will give an insight into the issues problems and solutions associated with the work of national associations, their relationships to local health systems and their impact on the provision and motivation for palliative care service delivery.
Taskforce on European Palliative Stage Opportunity ( EPSO)
Chair – Tine deVlieger
This taskforce has arisen out of initial work undertaken by the NTN Dutch palliative care network and the Nursing education group. The group has met on two occasions ( Venezia and latterly in Brussels). The aim of the taskforce is to prepare a web-based catalogue for people wishing to undertake clinical experience in another country. Guidelines and evaluation materials for both applicant and host centre are currently being prepared and will be finalized at a meeting in November 2006, it is hoped to utilize the EAPC website as a host for the materials under the direction of the group. Host centres will initially be identified by the National Association members and then approached to participate in the project. The outcome of the project will be a sustainable information base for potential clinical experiences to improve the sharing of best practice across Europe.
Taskforce on User Involvement
Chair – Sheila Payne.
A collaborative meeting was held during the Venezia congress to share ideas about research into carers. The meeting was well attended by a broad spectrum of clinicians. Since there is limited information on service user involvement across Europe, a questionnaire to seek factual information is in preparation. The Board of Directors of the EAPC have offered input and guidance to this project and the outcome of data collected will help to shape service delivery, education and public information materials.
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Philip Larkin
19th October 2006.
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