Taking legal aspects of palliative care into the community: The story of Nyeri Hospice
Kenya – IAHPC Newsletter
Dr Zipporah Ali is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care and Executive Director of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA). Here, she explains how KEHPCA is empowering patients to understand their legal rights.
The 14th EAPC World Congress in Copenhagen – how it’s made a difference…
IAHPC Newsletter
Traveling scholars from Brazil, Colombia and Moldova give an insight into palliative care in their countries and explain how their participation at the 14th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, held in Copenhagen, may influence their work.
Armenia: Palliative care report and video published
Armenia – IAHPC Newsletter
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a new report and video about palliative care in Armenia where thousands of cancer patients die annually in excruciating and completely avoidable pain.
Illegal hospice with shocking conditions found in Russian region
Russia – The Moscow Times
A building functioning illegally as a commercial hospice for the elderly was discovered by law enforcement officers in Russia’s central Vladimir region, who found that staff had been mistreating the elderly inmates, the regional branch of the Investigative Committee said Tuesday.
New NIH brochure highlights the value of palliative care for children living with serious illnesses
US – The National Institute of Nursing Research
A new brochure from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health, provides information about pediatric palliative care – a type of care that can reduce a child’s pain, help manage other distressing symptoms, and provide important emotional support to the child and family throughout the course of an illness.
What we say when we say goodbye
UK – Marie Curie blog
Marie Curie asked its supporters to share their memories of loved ones’ last words – here is a selection.
Remembering Cicely – founder of the modern hospice movement
UK – EAPC blog
Dr Mary Baines and Dr Tom West, former medical colleagues and close friends of Dame Cicely Saunders, took part in a special seminar held at St Christopher’s Hospice in London on 23 June to mark the tenth anniversary of her death.
This is what it’s like to face recurrent cancer while going broke
US – Kevin MD
I am one of many people today “living” with cancer. I want to focus on the impact cancer has on my personal finances, and this is probably true for any chronic illness, not just cancer.
ehospice South Africa
On the 30 July 2015, the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA) hosted a media launch at Den Anker to introduce the Butterfly Box campaign, which aims to change the way South Africans perceive charity shops.
Compton Hospice nursing team wins award for improving timeliness of symptom management
ehospice UK
Last month, a team from Compton Hospice was presented with the inaugural Sue Pembrey Award for its work in improving the timeliness of symptom management through enabling healthcare assistants to become second checkers for controlled medication.
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