By Ali T. Taher, MD, PhD, FRCP Ali is Professor of Medicine at the American University of Beirut (AUB), where he serves as Director of the Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute and Associate Vice President for Academic Centers, Development and External Affairs. He is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in thalassemia and iron metabolism, […]
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Healthcare staff attending child patient funerals – what is the right thing to do?
Dr Katharine Weetman, Assistant Professor in Clinical Communication [1], Professor Cara Bailey, Professor in end of life care [1][2], Dr Christine Mott, Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine [3][4]. College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham. St Giles Hospices, Lichfield, Staffordshire. Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust. Acorns Children’s Hospice, Selly Oak, Birmingham. The moral […]
The Palliative Times presents: A day in the life of a palliative medicine consultant
By Dr Joseph Hawkins, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Clinical lead for End of Life Care, Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust. Twitter: @JoeHawk75825077 In the latest of our ‘day in the life series’ the Palliative Times is delighted to present a day in the life of a Palliative medicine consultant thanks to guest author […]
The Last Christmas?
Dr Matthew Doré – Palliative Care Consultant Northern Ireland Hospice & Belfast Trust Hon Sec of APM and Co-lead Clin ECHO I am blessed to have my parents and my wife’s parents all coming around for Christmas this year, and in the flurry of Christmas preparation it got me thinking. But, and with a big […]
Out of Hours, Out of Context: Balancing Comfort and Safety at the End of Life
My reflections on a challenging nightshift caring for a dying patient. By Dr Ailie Brennan-Davies General Hospital Medical Officer, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne After years of planning, months of paperwork and weeks of packing – I was finally working in Australia. When I moved from London to Melbourne after foundation training, I anticipated a learning […]
The Three Laws of Suffering
Dr Matthew Doré – Palliative Care Consultant and Dr Alan McPherson Northern Ireland Hospice & Belfast Trust Hon Sec of APM and Co-lead Clin ECHO What is ‘suffering’? At its most fundamental, suffering is the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship. It is an aversive, negative experience that an individual experiences and wishes to escape. However, […]
Progression to Specialist: Launch of a new Framework for SAS doctors
Authors Co-Chairs APM SAS and Hospice Doctors Committee Katie Jerram, Specialist Grade Doctor Palliative Medicine; Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Medical Director, Rowans Hospice Paul Selway, Macmillan Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine; Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust What are SAS doctors? The term ‘SAS doctor’ encompasses Specialty Doctors, Specialist […]
Canada’s Shortcut to Death: How Assisted Dying Fails Our Most Vulnerable
Author: Dr. Ramona Coelho, Family Physician; Senior Fellow of Domestic and Health Policy at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute; Member of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Death Review Committee; Ontario, Canada. In this analysis, Dr Coelho offers a further review of Ontario coroner reports on euthanasia and assisted suicides Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), Canada’s assisted […]
Art as a tool for reflection
By Dr Tiffany D’Silva Junior Clinical Fellow in Palliative Care Marie Curie Hospice, Penarth, South Wales “Am I going to die?” I was a fourth-year medical student, trying to navigate placement during COVID. My job was to take a blood sample for a patient in one of the COVID bays. I prepared myself by putting […]
Assisted dying: We need to talk about suicide
By Jonathan Blackwell1,2 Edinburgh Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Deanery of Molecular, Genetic & Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK I cannot forget a Sunday night from when I was 17. I cannot forget it. Waiting on the platform at Wandsworth Common, laughing, joking, waiting for the […]