It was agreed that a workbook would be developed by professionals and volunteers who are working in hospice programs . The workbook would include suggestions for reading, case studies drawn from the region and treatments available locally. The workbook will be developed by email communication. Each country will contribute its own material.
Project Members: Ms Ellen Nightingale (Co-ordinator)
Dr Catherine Krings
Dr Ranjit Mathew Oomen (Sabah, Malaysia)
Representative from Hong Kong
Representative from Taiwan
Dr Cynthia Goh also agreed to finalise the hospice curriculum developed at the Post-Conference Workshop in Singapore in 1996.
3 NEWSLETTER
It was agreed that the Asian Pacific Hospice Network newletter would not be produced at this time. Instead, all participants and those on the directory mailing list will be sent copies of hospice newsletters produced in the region. These newsletters contain interesting information about what is happening in the region.
4 WEBSITE
It was agreed that the possibility of the Asian Pacific Hospice Network being able to tag on to another website would be investigated:
Project Members: Dr Catherine Krings (Co-ordinator)
Dr Rosalie Shaw
Dr Devaraj (or a doctor in Penang nominated by Dr Devaraj)
5 JOINTRESEARCH
An enthusiastic committee was established to plan a joint research project.
Project Members: Dr Cynthia Goh (Co-ordinator)
Dr Co-Shi Chantal Chao
Representative from Hong Kong
Dr Devaraj
Dr aruya
Mrs Nelly Fung
Representative from Philippines
Representative from Indonesia
6 TRAINING
There is a need to know what courses and clinical attachments are available for hospice training. It was agreed that Mrs Nelly Fung and Ms Ellen Nightingale will look at what is available
