Palliative care to be improved by patient feedback
Ireland – The Irish News
New research reveals that many patients undergoing palliative care feel frustrated and helpless with their situation. Joanne Sweeney discovers more about their needs from those in the know
Greens to go further on CDC, but stops short of uncapped supply
Australia – Australian Ageing Agenda
Mature age employment, dementia and palliative care are among the areas featured in the Greens aged care policy, released yesterday.
British Medical Association remains opposed to assisted suicide
US – The Christian Times
The British Medical Association, the trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom, has maintained its stance against assisted dying despite the pressure it received to “go neutral” on the subject.
Online Course Teaches Rabbis How to Navigate End of Life Crises
US – The Jewish Times
YU’s Online Course for Communal Rabbis Explores Medical, Legal and Halachic Perspectives on Terminal Illness, End of Life Issues.
How Hospice Support Continues After a Death
US – Tabitha
Author C.S. Lewis wrote “A Grief Observed,” a personal look at grief after his wife passed away from cancer just a few years after they were married. The account is raw, real and honest and a must read. Check out the book here.
When a patient nears the end, a feared therapy can also comfort
US – Stat
It was mid-October 2008 when the medics rolled the elderly man through the glass-enclosed lobby.
Become a Hospice Hero – St Francis Hospice
ehospice South Africa
As we continue our #HospiceVisits at St Francis Hospice, we would like to share one of their campaigns, “Become a Hospice Hero”.
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