{"id":361,"date":"2011-01-13T22:36:18","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T22:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/?p=361"},"modified":"2013-04-01T17:12:36","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T17:12:36","slug":"eddie-mwebesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/eddie-mwebesa\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Mwebesa, Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Eddie Mwebesa, MB CHB, MMed<\/h1>\n<div class=\"treat_left_column top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-340\" title=\"Eddie Mwebasa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/eddie-mwebesa_30mar12_037-72.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie Mwebasa\" width=\"125\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clinical Director, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hospiceafrica.or.ug\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hospice Africa Uganda<\/a>, Kampala, Uganda<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fellow, International Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, OhioHealth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:e&#109;&#119;ebesa&#64;&#104;o&#115;&#112;&#105;&#99;&#101;&#97;&#102;r&#105;&#99;a.or.ug\">e&#109;&#119;e&#98;&#101;&#115;a&#64;&#104;&#111;sp&#105;&#99;e&#97;&#102;&#114;i&#99;&#97;.&#111;r.u&#103;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"share_this_container\"><span  class='st_twitter_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_facebook_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_yahoo_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_gbuzz_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_email_large' ><\/span><span  class='st_sharethis_large' ><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Mwebesa, MD is Clinical Director at Hospice Africa Uganda in Kampala, Uganda. He provides clinical care to patients and provides mentoring and support to members of the palliative care team. Eddie is involved in efforts to increase morphine production within his organization and in Uganda, and has a special interest in furthering the philosophy and practice of palliative care in Uganda and Africa.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Appointments:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Honorary Lecturer, Makerere University,Kampala, Uganda<\/li>\n<li>Honorary Lecturer, Mbarara University,Mbarara, Uganda<\/li>\n<li>Instructor, BSc Degree in Palliative Care, Institute for Palliative Medicine for Africa<\/li>\n<li>Senior Management Team, Hospice Africa Uganda<\/li>\n<li>International Programs Directorate, Hospice Africa Uganda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Accomplishments:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Eddie is championing operational research projects through Hospice Africa Uganda&#8217;s Research Agenda Initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Education \/ Honors:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Master of Science, Public Health, International Health Sciences University, Kampala, Uganda, expected 2012<\/li>\n<li>International Visiting Scholar, Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, 2010<\/li>\n<li>Master of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2009<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor of Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2002<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Presentations:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mwebesa, E. 2011, &#8220;Difficult Clinical Situations&#8221;, Palliative Care Association of Uganda Conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Global Access to Pain Relief Initiative, GAPRI: Treat the Pain: Nurse in the House video <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/category\/treat-the-pain\">www.ipcrc.net\/news\/category\/treat-the-pain<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Blog for the Nurse in the House video: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.treatthepain.com\/nurse-patient%E2%80%99s-home-africa\">www.treatthepain.com\/nurse-patient%E2%80%99s-home-africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\">\n\t\t<br style=\"clear:left;\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"treat_right_column top\"><div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"fellow_logo\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hospiceafrica.or.ug\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/eddie-mwebasa-logo.jpg\" title=\"Hospice Africa Uganda\" alt=\"Hospice Africa Uganda\" width=\"143\" height=\"103\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/category\/international-fellows\/\">Fellows Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p> \n<div id=\"video_list_container\" class=\"scroller\">\n<!-- jQuery populates this area -->\n<\/div>\n<h3>Subscribe to IPCRC.net<\/h3>\n<p>New videos and content are released weekly. 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