{"id":519,"date":"2012-02-23T22:09:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T22:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/?p=519"},"modified":"2012-03-13T18:26:46","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T18:26:46","slug":"roberto-wenk-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/roberto-wenk-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Roberto Wenk, Argentina, Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Roberto Wenk, MD<\/h1>\n<div class=\"treat_left_column top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"padding\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/roberto-wenk-2.jpg\"  title=\"Roberto Wenk, MD\" alt=\"Roberto Wenk, MD\" width=\"125\" height=\"187\" class=\"alignleft size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Director, Fundamentals of Palliative Medicine Paliativa of the Fu FEMEBA Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:&#114;&#111;be&#114;&#116;o&#46;&#119;e&#110;&#107;&#64;&#103;&#109;a&#105;&#108;.&#99;om\">&#114;&#111;&#98;&#101;rt&#111;&#46;w&#101;n&#107;&#64;gma&#105;l&#46;c&#111;&#109;<\/a><br \/>\nSkype: roberto_daniel_wenk<\/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>Dr. Roberto Wenk actively promotes palliative care in primary care settings. Currently, he is developing a new and improved approach to education and management of palliative care. He has made numerous visits to the International Centers of Excellence in Palliative Medicine for many years as well as treating patients in their homes. Home care visits are part of his routine also known as.&#8217; The Bus Rounds&#8217;. Activity takes place in a bus while visiting patients in their homes and facilities. The service also provides interdisciplinary, theoretical and practical activity for primary care physicians and nurses.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Appointments:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>International Associate Faculty, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, California, USA, 2012 to present<\/li>\n<li> International Associate Faculty and Mentor, International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, San Diego, California, USA, 2012 to present<\/li>\n<li>Chairman, Board of Directors, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC), Houston, USA<\/li>\n<li>Professor of Palliative Medicine; School of Medicine, Universidad Austral, Argentina<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer in the Palliative Care Service of the Liga Argentina de Lucha contra el Cancer (LALCEC) San Nicol\u00e1s, Argentina.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Accomplishments:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>On-line palliative education for physicians and nurses, with optional bedside practice, since 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Development and use of an on-line clinical database to collect demographic and epidemiologic information on patients and families that receive palliative care within our program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Education \/ Honors:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Diploma in Anesthesiology, College of Medicine in Rosario, Argentina, 1974<\/li>\n<li>Medical Degree, National University in Rosario, Argentina, 1972<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Publications:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>E., Bennett M., Nekolaichuk C., De Lima L., Wenk R., Ripamonti C., and Bruera E., Strategic Pain Management Vignaroli: The Identification and Development of the IAHPC Opioid Essential Prescription Package. J., Palliat Med (2011) Oct 20. http:\/\/www.liebertonline.com\/doi\/pdfplus\/10.1089\/jpm.2011.0296<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paliativo-femeba.org\/\" class=\"popup\">Argentina Program in The Fundamentals of Palliative Medicine FEMEBA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hospicecare.com\/\" class=\"popup\">International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cuidadospaliativos.org\/\" class=\"popup\">Asociaci\u00f3n Latinoamericana de Cuidados Paliativos<\/a><\/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=\"CHANGE_LINK\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/femeba-logo.png\" title=\"Fundamentals of Palliative Medicine Paliativa of the Fu FEMEBA\" alt=\"Fundamentals of Palliative Medicine Paliativa of the Fu FEMEBA\" width=\"169\" height=\"65\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h3><a class=\"popup pdf\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Leadership-Development-Initiative-LDI-Overview-Nov-2011.pdf\">About the International Palliative Care Leadership Initiative (LDI) at the Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice <span>(100 KB)<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Read About Other International Leaders<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcrc.net\/news\/category\/international-leaders\/\">Leaders 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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