A Review on Problems of China’s Hospice Care and Analysis of Possible Solutions
Chinese Medical Journal
Journal article reviewing problems in accessing hospice care in China and laying out suggestions for improvement.
Lack of community palliative care means people die away from home
The Australian
Most Australians die in hospitals and aged-care homes, despite the vast majority wanting to spend their final days at home, because there is not enough support or community palliative care packages, researchers say.
More than 260,000 citizens sign NHI ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ clause
Taiwan: The China Post
The Taiwan Hospice Organization recently stated that 267,044 Taiwanese citizens have included a “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) clause on their National Health Insurance (NHI) card.
CanSupport to organize 8th Walk for Life to raise awareness about cancer
India Infoline News Service
CanSupport, a pioneer in the field of palliative care that today runs the largest homecare program for people with cancer in India, will hold its 8th annual ‘Walk for Life’ on 8th February four days after World Cancer Day.
Hobday honoured for her contributions to hospice care in Cayman
Cayman Compass
Feature on Dr Virginia Hobday, was who named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services in establishing hospice care in the Cayman Islands.
Ageing with MS: palliative care
MS in Focus
The goal of palliative care in MS is to achieve the best quality of life for the person with MS and their families once their symptoms no longer respond effectively to treatment or management. People with advanced MS may need palliative care over decades.
Introducing 목숨 (The Hospice) movie
Asia Pacific Hospice Network
2014 Busan International Film Festival entrant for the catergory: Wide Angle, Documentary Competition, The Hospice, is set in a hospice located outskirts of Seoul. The film invites the audiences to the hospice and offers a unique opportunity to observe the patients and how they deal with death.
Irish Hospice Foundation announce new round of design and dignity grants
Irish Hospice Foundation
The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) and the HSE today announced the beneficiaries of the new round of Design & Dignity grants which include St. Monica’s gynaecology ward at University Hospital Galway.
Marie Mutsuki Mockett on Death, Ghosts, and Zen in Post-Tsunami Japan
KQED Arts
Marie Mutsuki Mockett, an American writer of Japanese descent, began to ask questions about the universal nature of grief and the ways that ancient cultures handle death, following the 2011 Tsunami. Her book: Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey, is the result of her questioning.
Forced chemotherapy in a teen: Exploring the ethics
KevinMD
The case of Cassandra C., a 17-year-old in Connecticut who was forced to undergo chemotherapy to treat her Hodgkin’s lymphoma against her own will and the will of her family, poses a genuine ethical dilemma, says Ruth Macklin, professor, department of epidemiology and population health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.
Pallium Canada and the Ontario Auditor General’s 2014 Annual Report
ehospice Canada
Pallium Canada acknowledges the findings of the Ontario Auditor General in the 2014 Annual Report, which highlights the lack of timely and equitable access to cost effective palliative services in certain areas, the limited information on system demand and capacity, and the variation in education and training among physicians and nurses providing palliative care.
Exciting new children’s pain clinic for Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis
ehospice International children’s edition
The Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota have opened an amazing new pain clinic for children. Unlike similar medical facilities, it could easily be mistaken for a spa or playroom.
National Hospice Foundation and Global Partners in Care welcomes new board chair
ehospice USA
Under Betsy Clark, new and returning leadership will continue to focus on the work of two affiliate programs of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
ehospice UK
Following Richard Smith’s blog for the BMJ, in which he asserts that cancer offers the “best” death, Laura Middleton-Green, lecturer and researcher in palliative and end of life care, considers what constitutes a “good” death.
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