Palliamict

Across the Borders

Palliative Care in Germany and Ukraine

Palliative Care is an international movement. The two comprehensive professional societies IAHPC (International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care) and WHPCA (Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance) as well as the continental professional societies such as the EAPC (European Association for Palliative Care) make this clear. After graduating from the European Palliative Care Academy in 2017, Andreas Stähli went on a six-months journey to Central Asia, East and Southeast Europe as part of a field study funded by the WHO region Europe and the EAPC. The trip took him to 28 countries. Beside the published research findings, establishing numerous contacts to experts in specialized care and educational work was the result of the journey. At the Academy of Johannes-Hospiz he realized a great number of projects in educational work, which were funded by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany from 2019 to 2021. Talks and seminars (professional and interdisciplinary, in person and online) and the organisation of mutual visits and short internships in Ukraine and Germany were part of these projects. A special focus was and still is the publication of writings on topics of Palliative Care in Ukrainian language.

Below you will find the following information:

  • A brief overview of palliative care in Germany and Ukraine in the provision of care and education: Information will follow.
  • Adresses in Germany and Ukraine:
    a. A choice of institutions and services of hospice and palliative care in Ukraine: If interested, please turn to Andreas Stähli, who will give the contact details on demand.
    b. Overview of institutions and specialized services of hospice and palliative care in Germany: in German: https://www.wegweiser-hospiz-palliativmedizin.de; in Ukrainian: https://www.wegweiser-hospiz-palliativmedizin.de/uk
  • Bilateral cooperations („hospice partnerships“) between specialized institutions and services in Germany and Ukraine: Information will follow.

Materials

The following publications are  available on demand both as a download in PDF format and as print version. They all were translated from German into Ukrainian by Halyna Lejzjus except the textbook „Паліативна допомога – Практичний посібник для медичних сестер“ (Palliative Care – a Practical Guide for Nurses).

  • Stähli, A. (2024). Iwano-Frankiwsk: Apostol. Емоції та спілкування в паліативній допомозі – Практичний посібник (Emotions and Communication in Palliative Care – a Practical Guide). Volume 3 of the Series on Issues of Organisation and Supply in Palliative Care („Серія публікацій з питань організації та надання паліативної допомоги“). Iwano-Frankiwsk: Apostol.
  • Stähli, A. (2022). Компендіум – Методи викладання паліативної допомогиn (Compendium – Teaching Methods in Palliative Care). Volume 2 of the Series on Issues of Organisation and Supply in Palliative Care („Серія публікацій з питань організації та надання паліативної допомоги“). Iwano-Frankiwsk: Apostol.
  • Stähli, A., Slugotska, I., Andriischin, L.-O., Galamaga, N., Ruzhylo, N. (2021). Паліативна допомога – Практичний посібник для медичних сестер (Palliative Care –  a Practical Guide for Nurses). Volume 1 of the Series on Issues of Organisation and Supply in Palliative Care („Серія публікацій з питань організації та надання паліативної допомоги“). Iwano-Frankiwsk: Apostol.
  • Psychology Section of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin (German Society for Palliative Medicine)(Ed.) (2021). Навчальна програма: Паліативна допомога для психологів та психологинь (Basic Curriculum Palliative Care for Psychologists). Version 3.0. Pallia Med: Bonn.

The textbook Паліативна допомога – Практичний посібник для медичних сестер (Palliative Care – a Practical Guide for Nurses) was translated for Moldova from German and Ukrainian into Russian by Halyna Lejzjus. A PDF download is available on demand.

  • Stähli, A., Slugotska, I., Andriischin, L.-O., Galamaga, N., Ruzhylo, N. (2023). Паллиативная помощь. Практическое пособие для медицинских сестер (Palliative Care – a Practical Guide  for Nurses). Chisinau.