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Academic Supportive Oncology Fellowship
By Professor Declan Walsh, Hemby Family Endowed Chair in Supportive Oncology, North Carolina, USA The Department of Supportive Oncology at the Levine Cancer Institute (LCI) is seeking a Fellow to complete a comprehensive post-graduate academic year in their internationally recognized center for supportive care in cancer. About the Fellowship: • Train to become a next […]
Compassionate Cymru Wales: bold step towards better endings
by Lesley Bethell, steering group chair of Compassionate Cymru, Wales, UK Introduction Compassionate communities have been seen as one element of public health approaches to end of life care, driven by concerns around scarce resource allocation in the face of unmet need.(1) One of the drivers for shifting support towards public health here in Wales, […]
Unexplained 7-fold variation in euthanasia rates across The Netherlands
Findings may relate to underuse, overuse, or even misuse, say researchers There’s a 7-fold unexplained variation in rates of euthanasia across The Netherlands, reveals an analysis of health insurance claims data, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. It’s not clear if these differences relate to underuse, overuse, or even misuse, say […]
Perspectives on dying from COVID-19 part 3: Swimming against the tide
Part three in this exploration of themes from frontline care staff during the pandemic Authors: Dr Simon Tavabie – Royal London Hospital, Dr Katie Ball – Marie Curie Hospice Hampstead, Dr Rory Carrigan – University College London Hospital, Dr Stephanie Lister-Flynn – St Catherine’s Hospice Crawley As we enter the new year we’re offered a […]
Survival of the Kindest – a Christmas Podcast
by Dr Julian Abel, Cornwall, UK What is the collective noun for a group of palliative care consultants? A reflection, a chatter? Perhaps a mob? Or a dollop? In fact, do you like ice-cream? Then read on. It is not often that we have the opportunity to sit down and discuss our working lives with […]
Slipping Through the NET
A blog by patient Sally Jenkins, Cardiff, UK Palliative versus end of life care, we all know they’re not the same, but even so, they’re often used synonymously. Nowhere is the need to distinguish between them more pressing than in the management of neuroendocrine cancers, known as NeuroEndocrine Tumours, or ‘NETs’. Arising from unusual neuroendocrine […]
New Charter to support better life-long conversations about ‘What Matters Most’
News Experts from leading charities and health bodies in Wales and across the UK have launched a new charter to support better conversations between people and their loved ones on the topic of living at the end of our lives. It is hoped that this will encourage people to have open discussions, whatever stage they […]
The Development and Implementation of a National Covid-19 Hospital Guideline for Wales
Authors: Rhys Jeffries; Simon Barry; Laura Wallis; Chris Davies and Mark Taubert on behalf of the Respiratory Health Implementation Group Wales, the Institute of Clinical Science and Technology and the NHS Wales Health Collaborative, Cardiff, UK Guideline website: https://covid-19hospitalguideline.wales.nhs.uk/ Introduction: It became evident in early March 2020 that clinical practice in managing COVID-19 varied markedly […]
The Nordic walking experiences of a neurologist with Parkinsonism
by Professor Anica Jusic, Zagreb, Croatia Professor Anica Jusic is a retired neurologist in Zagreb, Croatia, and became aware of the need for further care for her patients – particularly those with progressive neurological disease, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. She attended the first International Symposium on ALS/MND in 1990 and she became aware of […]