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The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM) is one of the world’s largest representative bodies of medical/health care professionals practicing or interested in Palliative Medicine. It was formed in 1986 and has a growing membership of over 1,300. We welcome international members. With 9 different membership levels we are confident there is one for you and here are some of the main benefits of joining the APM!

Benefits of joining the APM

Access to Palliative Care Formulary*
Online access to British Medical Journals including quarterly paper copy of BMJ Supportive Palliative Care*
Online access to Palliative Medicine Journal*
Discounts for APM study days and annual conference
Education and training material including access to online Education Hub
Bi-monthly bulletins
Peer support/network
Monthly event bulletins
Access to national benchmarking bereavement survey (FAMCARE)
Organisational membership to the European Association for Palliative Care
Eligibility to apply for APM awards

*Dependant on membership level

We work in strategic alliance with those who can contribute to achieving our vision, supporting our values and delivering our aims.

The APM represent you, our members, to ensure that your voice is heard and that you are represented in all areas relative to Palliative Medicine practice (e.g. legal, political, training, economic and workforce), as well as many other issues, including continually changing topical national debates and important matters such as assisted dying, palliative care funding, clinical nutrition and hydration, assisted ventilation and Palliative Medicine Training.

For news, please refer to the recent news section below and if you have any questions please contact Compleat Secretariat.

What is Palliative Medicine?

Palliative medicine provides clinical leadership, care and support to prevent and relieve suffering for people with life-limiting and life-threatening illness.

• Its diagnostic and therapeutic priorities focus on meeting every individual patient’s goals through shared decision-making with them and those important to them
• It is practiced both as part of multidisciplinary palliative care teams and in partnership with other relevant specialties to deliver individualised, holistic care
• It is a medical specialty recognised by the respective nations’ Royal Colleges of Physicians

Palliative Medicine’s specific expertise is in:
• Assessing and managing physical, psychological and spiritual symptoms and in mitigating distress
• Clinical analysis of and decision-making in complex scenarios, such as when a patient’s clinical needs, preferences and interests are finely balanced and may require skilled application of relevant ethical and legal guidance
• Skilled communication about and co-ordination of care, especially at disease transitions and boundaries between care settings
• Working with partners, colleagues and organisations across multiple sectors to provide excellent multidisciplinary care for patients and those important to them
• Care and support to those important to the patient, including facilitating their bereavement care

Join the APM today

Join our growing community – The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM) is the world’s largest representative body for professionals practicing or interested in Palliative Medicine, with a growing membership of over 1,000. We welcome international members and Allied Health Professionals.

• Full and Associate membership is open to professionals practicing or interested in palliative medicine
• Student membership is open to undergraduate medical students

We work in strategic alliance with those who can contribute to achieving our vision, supporting our values and delivering our aims.

Membership Benefits

Networks
APM Bi-Monthly Bulletin
Membership of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)
Palliative Medicine journal
BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care journal
Palliative Care Formulary (PCF) **
Quarterly paper copies of the BMJ SPC Journal
Study days and other meetings
APM awards

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