Photos of my grandfather dying
VICE
Johann Bouché-Pillon documented the final months of his grandfathers life following his diagnosis with terminal cancer.
The human rights-based approach to children’s palliative care in Belarus
EAPC Blog
Katherine Pettus explains how she has been working with staff of a children’s hospice in Eastern Europe to help them advance children’s palliative care through closer links with international human rights bodies.
Most dementia patients get drugs of questionable benefit
US – Bloomberg
More than half of patients with advanced dementia are regularly given drugs of questionable benefit, researchers have said.
Majority of patients ready for telehealth
US – Clinical Innovation + Technology
The majority of patients indicate a readiness for telehealth, according to a study published in Telemedicine and e-Health.
More resilient people tend to have a higher pain tolerance
Health Canal
Resilience, a person’s ability to overcome adverse circumstances, is the main quality associated with pain tolerance among patients and their adjustment to chronic pain.
End of life care preferences: a promising target for reducing racial disparities in terminal cancer care
US – Weill Cornell Medical College
A patient’s race and ethnicity dramatically influence their preferences about the care they receive at the end of their lives, which in turn significantly affect the likelihood they will complete a do-not-resuscitate order (DNR), say a team of researchers.
What cancer patients want and what Medicare covers may differ
US – Reuters
When asked what Medicare should cover for cancer patients in their last months of life, many patients and their caregivers choose benefits the federal insurance does not offer, like home-based long term care and concurrent palliative care, according to a new study based on interviews.
Universal commitment to quality end of life care
ehospice Australia
The Australian Medical Association has released a new position statement on End of Life Care and Advance Care Planning.
Good symptom control through palliative care can pre-empt request for euthanasia: IAPC
ehospcie India
In its position statement on the subject, the Indian Association of Palliative Care has opposed euthanasia in all its forms.
Why I will be running for the African Palliative Care Association
ehospice Africa
Steve Hynd, the editor of the Africa edition of ehospice, explains in a blog post why he is running a half-marathon to raise funds and awareness for the African Palliative Care Association.
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