Hospice completes two decades
The New Indian Express
Article about the Bangalore Hospice Trust, founded 20 years ago.
Hospitalisations of nursing home residents with dementia in the last month of life
EAPC blog
Article by Dirk Houttekier, PhD, researcher at the End of Life Care Research Group of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Ghent University.
Study examines patients’ perspectives on deactivation of ICDs in end of life
Medical Xpress
A new study has investigated patient perspectives on deactivation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) at the end of life, especially related to decisions to deactivate devices against patient or family wishes.
All about my mother: ‘It’s amazing what the living expect of the dying’
The Guardian
“For much of my life, there was something about my mother I felt almost allergic to. Yet, as she approached death, for the first time I found I didn’t merely love her, I actually liked her.”
The nurse coaching people through death by starvation
US – The Daily Beast
Judith Schwarz, who is 70, estimates that she’s guided more than 100 patients through the voluntary stopping of eating and drinking.
Rare resource: Ebola death of Dr Martin Salia is a big loss for West Africa
NBC News
Dr Martin Salia’s death from Ebola Monday is a loss that Sierra Leone can ill afford. He’s the sixth doctor to die from the virus during this epidemic in Sierra Leone, a country that has few to start with.
Ebola outbreak: British nurse back to help after recovery
BBC News
The British nurse who has returned to Sierra Leone after recovering from Ebola has told the BBC he is “frustrated” by the “woefully slow” international response to the outbreak.
New maps to predict spread of Ebola
Health Canal
Oxford University research to predict the geographic spread of Ebola virus in West Africa has been funded by the UK government and the Wellcome Trust.
Mobile Ebola testing device to be developed for quicker diagnosis
Nursing Times
Nurses volunteering in West Africa to tackle Ebola could in the future have access to a portable device that tests for the disease in just 40 minutes.
Comic books help children learn about Ebola
ehospice International children’s edition
Young people in Ghana are helping in the fight to prevent the spread of Ebola through an innovative comic strip project developed by Cardiff University and delivered by Africaid WhizzKids United (WKU), an international NGO based in South Africa.
New Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines launched
ehospice UK
New guidelines designed to improve the care of people with life-limiting illnesses in Scotland have been published.
Report: Fast-Track – Ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030
ehospice South Africa
Released on 18 November ahead of World AIDS Day, the UNAIDS report outlines new targets for the five-year window UNAIDS says is crucial to ending the global threat of HIV.
NHPCO comments on new research
ehospice USA
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization adds its voice in support of research demonstrating the value of hospice care and calls for regulators to be more responsive.
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