International Program Leadership

• Frank D. Ferris, MD, Director, International Programs
• Shannon Moore, MD, Assistant Director, International Programs
• Holly Yang, MD, Assistant Director, International Programs
• Helen McNeal, BBA, Executive Director
• Eileen Piersa, MS OD, MA, Manager, Special Projects
• Melissa Poole, Administrative Assistant
• Paula Brown, Administrative Assistant
• Judi McCarter, MT, BS, MAS, Director, Grant Management
• Diane Munson, MPH, Director, Grant Development
• Linda Lloyd, PhD, MPH, Director, Center for Research
• Stephanie Whitmore, BA, Coordinator, Research
• Rick Nelesen, PhD, Statistician

International Faculty

• Fraser Black, BSc, MD, CCFP, FCFP International Associate Faculty
• David Cameron, MB ChB, M Prax Med, M Phil (Palliative Medicine), FCFP(SA) International Associate Faculty
• Ron Cameron-Lewis, BA, AGSM International Associate Faculty
• Liliana De Lima, MHA International Associate Faculty
• Liz Gwyther, MD, MB ChB, FCFP, MSc International Associate Faculty
• Carl Johan Furst, MD, PhD International Associate Faculty
• Eric Krakauer, MD, PhD International Associate Faculty
• Staffan Landström, MD, PhD International Associate Faculty
• Daniela Mosoiu, MD, PhD International Associate Faculty
• Lukas Radbruch, Professor International Associate Faculty
• Mary Wheeler, MSN, RN, ACHPN International Associate Faculty

Partners

The IPMSDH International Programs collaborate with governments, national and international foundations and organizations to promote pain management and palliative care as a fundamental human right and an essential component of all healthcare services. Our partners include:

• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine http://www.aahpm.org/
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), International Education http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/Education+%26+Training/International+Education
• Centre for Palliative Care in Melbourne, Australia http://www.centreforpallcare.org/
• The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund http://www.theworkcontinues.org/
• Global Access to Pain Relief Initiative (GAPRI), Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) http://www.uicc.org/programmes/gapri
• Institut Català d’Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain http://www.iconcologia.net/index_eng.htm
• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care http://www.hospicecare.com
• International Network for Cancer and Treatment Research (INCTR) http://www.inctr.org/programs/palliative-care-pax/
• International Palliative Care Initiative, Public Health Networks, Open Society Foundations, New York http://www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/ipci
• International Renaissance Foundation, Kiev, Ukraine http://www.irf.ua/
• Middle East Cancer Consortium http://mecc.cancer.gov/
• Office of International Affairs, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD http://oia.cancer.gov/index.shtml
• Open Society Georgia Foundation, Tbilisi, Georgia http://www.osgf.ge/?lang_id=ENG
• Pain Policy Studies Group and the U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Initiative, Madison, WI http://www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/
• World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/en/

and other national and international palliative care advocacy groups.

For Further Information:

International Programs
The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice
4311 Third Avenue
San Diego, California 92103-1407
+1 (619) 278-6225

InternationalProgram@sdhospice.org