Palliative and Supportive Care is an international journal
that was begun specifically with the intent of promoting the development
and integration of psychiatric, psychosocial, and existential aspects of
clinical care into the modern practice of palliative medicine. We hoped to
achieve this goal by providing a resource to clinicians and an outlet for
clinical researchers interested in the unique interface of palliative care
and psychosocial/existential issues in those with life-threatening
medical conditions. It is therefore very encouraging to see a growing
interest in this particular interface of palliative medicine and
psychosocial/existential care. I reported to our readers, in the last
issue of Palliative and Supportive Care (PS&C), of
the great interest in psychosocial and existential issues in the
palliative care community as represented by the June 2004 Research
Congress of the European Palliative Care Association held in Stresa,
Italy. I have just returned from the 7th World Congress of
Psycho-Oncology, sponsored by the International Psycho-Oncology Society
(IPOS), held on August 24–27, 2004, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Again,
what I bring back to the readers of PS&C is a message of
encouragement and a sense that the time has come for our interests and
work to take on a more central role in the fields of both palliative care
and psycho-oncology (the psychosocial aspects of care of cancer patients).
The World Congress of Psycho-oncology featured psychiatric, psychosocial,
and existential aspects of palliative care in cancer patients as a
prominent part of the program.
Cancer and palliative care in COVID-19 and other challenging situations – highlights from the Uganda Cancer Institute – Palliative Care Association of Uganda 3rd Uganda Conference on Cancer and Palliative Care, 23–24 September 2021, held in Kampala, Uganda and virtually
