Palliative care as a model of care for all medicine
Singapore – APHPCN
Summary of a talk by Dr Jeremy Lim in which he sought to explain why he felt palliative care should be used as a model of care for all medicine, including topics such as the future of palliative care in view of Singapore’s growing ‘silver population’.
Palliative Podcast: what is really going on around the world?
Hospice Times
A talk with Liliana De Lima, Executive Director of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
US – UroToday
With the aging patient population, end of life palliative care is a growing field, which is unfortunately still lacking in the practice of urology. These authors focused on a variety of outpatient indicators and theorized that it is possible to provide high-level patient palliative care in the urological setting using a collaboration of health care providers.
UK – The Independent
Terminally ill patients must be granted the right to spend their last days at home, leading charities and a former health minister have said, in light of a harrowing report that lays bare the damage done by poor care at the end of life.
Aruna Shanbaug case: forget euthanasia, even ‘do not resuscitate’ option not available
The Times of India
The Supreme Court paved the way for passive euthanasia in India in 2011, but there has been little follow-up in terms of legislation thereafter.
SA doctors warned against assisted suicide
South Africa – Health 24
Doctors who help terminally ill patients to die could face disciplinary action from the Health Professions Council of SA, cautions the South African Medical Association.
Government restores health coverage to refugee dying of cancer
Canada – Global News
Bernard is a refugee claimant from Pakistan who came to Canada with his family in 2012. He filed a refugee claim because he says as Christians, his family suffered religious persecution.
Working at hospice a ‘privilege’
New Zealand – New Zealand Herald
Caring for those in the last stages of their lives is not for everyone, but the health professionals and volunteers at North Haven Hospice in Whangarei say the work they do is a privilege.
Booking open for Hospice UK’s annual national conference: ‘The art and science of hospice care’
ehospice UK
The proportion of people dying in hospices in England has nearly doubled since 1993, but the gap in hospice deaths between people living in the least and most deprived areas appears to be growing, according to new research published today.
Pope Francis gives his Blessing to the ICPCN NOW Campaign
ehospice International Children’s edition
The ICPCN is delighted to announce the they have received the official blessing of His Holiness Pope Francis for their NOW Campaign which celebrates 10 years of advocating for the needs of all children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
Engaging scribes in efforts to advance palliative care reporting
ehospice Kenya
Palliative care is everyone’s business. It is more than the patients and care providers. It goes beyond hospice and care units to the various public stakeholders including governments. Most importantly, it involves the media who are an integral part of society.
Family carers who provide palliative and end of life care need to be supported
ehospice Ireland
The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) has called on the government to recognize the needs of carers who provide valuable palliative and end of life care to seriously ill family and friends.
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