Advance Planning Care Under Fire: Does ACP Really Work?

Advance care planning has recently come under fire in the U.S. from physicians who say that it does not work and that there is too little evidence in favor of it. Advance care planning involves discussions or documents or both in which people express their values and preferences for the kinds of medical treatment that they would or would not want, particularly if they are critically ill. In the Philippines, Advance Care Planning is not yet standard practice and is in fact something that doctors, patients, and families are wont to avoid doing until the very last moment.

 
 
 

Stress Management Session for Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hospice Philippines in partnership with the Philippine Society of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, The Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians, Activcare Home Health Solutions Inc. and Youth for Mental health conducted and on-line seminar on Stress Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic

 
 
 

Care for Palliative and Bedridden Patients in Communities on Enhanced Community Quarantine

The Philippine Society of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in partnership with the Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians (PSPHP), Hospice Philippines and The Ruth Foundation for Palliative Care collaborated to come up with the 3 Part Webinar Series in the times of COVID 19. The first leg of the webinar series tackled the Care for Palliative and Bedridden PAtients in Communities on Enhanced Community Quarantine.

 
 
 

Guidance for Palliative, Hospice and Bereavement Care for COVID-19 and other Patients Facing Life-Threatening Illness in Hospitals

The Philippine Society of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in partnership with the Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians (PSPHP), Hospice Philippines and The Ruth Foundation for Palliative Care collaborated to come up with the 3 Part Webinar Series in the times of COVID 19. The second leg of the webinar series introduced the Guidance for Palliative, Hospice and other Patients Facing Life-Threatening Illness in Hospitals.

 
 
 

Triage Decisions, Shared Decision-Making and Advance Care-Planning for COVID-19 Situation: A Guidance Document for Levels 2 and 3 Health Care Facilities

The Philippine Society of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in partnership with the Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians (PSPHP), Hospice Philippines and The Ruth Foundation for Palliative Care collaborated to come up with the 3 Part Webinar Series in the times of COVID 19. The final leg of the webinar series introduced the concept of Triage Decisions, Shared-decision making and Advance Care Planning for COVID-19 Situation: A Guidance Document for Levels 2 & 3 Health Care Facilities.

 
 

 

The Philippines Society of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (PSHPM) maintains and supports the largest growing network of trained and board certified hospice and palliative medicine (tertiary level) specialists in the country.