International Conference on Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care
Germany – IPPCN
This biennial international conference will be held in Munich, Germany from 9 to 12 September 2015. Professor Scott Murray and Dr Joel Rhee of IPPCN will be co-chairing the session on Advance Care Planning in Primary Care. We would really welcome any abstracts about ACP and end of life care in the community! Abstracts close soon on 1 March 2015
APHPCN
Pediatric advance care planning differs from the adult setting in several aspects, including patients’ diagnoses, minor age, and questionable capacity to consent. So far, research has largely neglected the professionals’ perspective.
Euthanasia and living wills in Malaysia – two sides of the coin
Malaysia – The Star
A discussion on physician assisted suicide in Malaysia.
End of life care: who’s doing it right?
US – Healthline
According to new research, the United States continues to lag behind other nations in end of life care, but healthcare experts say the tools we need to fix our system are already in place.
A continuing conversation: Q&As from the 2014 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium
US – ASCO connection
The inaugural Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, held in October 2014, drew nearly 700 attendees from medical, radiation, and surgical oncology, as well as from hospice, palliative care, and other symptom management specialties. As a way to continue the discussion from the meeting, ASCOconnection.org has published select attendee questions posed during the Symposium along with faculty responses.
2015 a watershed year for assisted suicide in the US
US – New Scientist
The fight to legalise doctor-assisted suicide for people who are terminally ill will take centre stage in the US this year, with bills filed in 20 states plus the District of Columbia.
Stories of compassion: meet Sumunthra Moodley
ehospice South Africa
Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering.
Applications now being accepted for innovative hospice nursing residency program
ehospice USA
Care Dimensions, based in Danvers, Massachusetts, in collaboration with Regis College, announces the launch of an innovative new hospice nurse residency program.
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