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care in sub-Saharan Africa. This work is being further developed
for Indian palliative care education.
Professor Gordon McVie is widely regarded as a leading
international authority in the research and treatment of cancer.
He is currently Senior Consultant to the European Institute of
Oncology, Milan, and is founding editor of ecancer.org,
ecancerpatient.org and ecancerLatinoAmerica - open acess free
educational websites for the global oncology community.
He is a visiting professor at Kings College London, the
University of Milan and the University of Wales.
References
1. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) General Comment 14,
para. 25.
2.baxter S et al. Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life. Worldwide Palliative
Care Alliance: 2014.
3. Jemal A, Vineis P, Bray F, Torre L, Forman D (Eds). The Cancer Atlas. Second Ed.
Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society; 2014.
4. Baxter S et al. Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life. Worldwide Palliative
Care Alliance: 2014.
Library of resources
• Palliative care e-learning course for health-care professionals in Africa:
http://ecancer.org/education/course/1-palliative-care-e-learning-course-forhealthcare-professionals-in-africa.php
• Palliative care e-learning course for health-care professionals in Africa (text only
version): http://ecancer.org/education/course/4-text-only-version-of-the-palliativecare-e-learning-course-for-healthcare-professionals-in-africa.php
• AORTIC 2013 Conference interviews: http://ecancer.org/conference/349-aortic2013.php
• African Palliative Care Conference 2013 interviews:
http://ecancer.org/conference/678-african-palliative-care-associationconference.php
• Editorial - Collaboration across continents to produce e-learning for palliative care
education in Sub Saharan Africa: http://ecancer.org/journal/editorial/36collaboration-across-continents-to-produce-e-learning-for-palliative-careeducation-in-sub-saharan-africa.php
• Special issue - Palliative Care in Africa: http://ecancer.org/special-issues/6-palliativecare-in-africa.php