World hospice and palliative care news roundup – 15 April 2015

Categories: In The Media.

Palliative care services in Victoria overwhelmed: Auditor-General report finds

Australia – The Age

Dying people in Victoria are facing waiting lists of up to six weeks for specialist care to relieve their pain and suffering and many who want to die at home are not able to because palliative care services are overwhelmed, an audit has revealed.

Palliative Care Bill signed into law

US – Edmond Sun

An advisory panel that helps set state health policies would have more input from experts on the coordinated care of patients with chronic conditions under a measure signed into law yesterday.

Film explores end of life choices

US – Herald Tribune

Thursday is National Healthcare Decisions Day, and if you haven’t already, it’s the perfect time to make known and document your end of life choices.

The conversation we all avoid

New Zealand – Taranaki Daily News

It’s the conversation most people don’t want to have – the one about what they or their loved ones want to happen at the end of their lives.

Sweet sorrow as star-crossed lovers in Syria and Jordan connect via Skype

Syria & Jordan – The Guardian

Under the eaves of a hospice for Syrian refugees in Amman, Jordan, a wounded young Romeo reaches out to the blurred image of a girl on a screen. From the besieged and bombed-out city of Homs, Syria, Juliet gazes back.

RNAO tackles end of life care at annual meeting

ehospice Canada

The top provincial nursing association representing Ontario’s RNs, NPs and nursing students will host a keynote panel on end of life care this Saturday, as part of its 90th annual general meeting (AGM).

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