Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care announces new consortium partners
The All Ireland Institute of Hospice Palliative Care has announced a significant expansion of its consortium membership, increasing from 12 to 17 partners.
Long-term care nurses often ‘scramble’ to get family members’ blessing for palliative care, research shows
McKnight’s
Nursing home residents might not transition to full palliative care until they are very near death, at which point nurses and family members act in a state of crisis, suggests recently published research out of Canada.
Palliation is rarely a topic in studies on advanced cancer
Medical Xpress
End of life aspects, the corresponding terminology, and the relevance of palliation in advanced cancer are often not considered in publications on randomised controlled trials (RCTs).
NINR launches ‘Palliative Care: Conversations Matter’ campaign
nih record
The National Institute of Nursing Research’s campaign Palliative Care: Conversations Matter aims to raise awareness of and improve communications about paediatric palliative care.
Better to die a good death at home
Singapore- Straits Times
Dying has moved from the warmth of one’s bed to the cold comfort of one in hospital, but might not an earlier death be better than a drug-filled prolonged life? Doctors should learn to recognise medical futility sooner and be brave enough to let people go home to die earlier.
8 tips for new family caregivers
ehospice Canada
Often we are not prepared for these situations until we find ourselves in them. Here is some guidance from others who have been there.
Understanding the Medicare Care Choices Model
ehospice USA
Through the Medicare Care Choices Model, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will provide a new option for Medicare beneficiaries to receive palliative care services from certain hospice providers while concurrently receiving services provided by their curative care providers.
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