History of Hospice Palliative Care Japan
1991 | The Japanese Association of Hospices and Palliative Care Units was founded. |
1995 | The association conducted a status survey on the use of palliative care units. (The survey has been conducted every year until present.) |
1996 | The association published [Standards for Hospice Palliative Care Programs]. |
1999 | The association conducted a survey on bereaved families’ satisfaction with hospice palliative care units. |
2001 | The association published [Education Curriculum (for Multiple Professions)]. |
2002 | The association became a member of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN). |
2004 | The association was renamed Hospice Palliative Care Japan. |
2005 | The association published [Hospice Palliative Care Standards and Evaluation Guidelines]. |
2006 | The association launched a campaign called [The Hospice Palliative Care Week]. (The campaign has been held every October until present.) |
2009 | The association became a member of the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA). |
2010 | The association published a report on the [Standards for Home Hospice Palliative Care]. |
2012 | The association published [Guidelines for Doctor Education and Training in Palliative Care Units]. |
2013 | The association implemented a program for palliative care units to self-evaluate and share data. |
2014 | The association started a program of the Specialized Palliative Care Education for Nurses Program (SPACE-N). |
2016 | The association started“AQA-HPCJ: Accreditation of Quality Assurance in Hospice /Palliative Care Japan” to evaluate hospice palliative care units approaches to improve care quality. |