Welcome to Kerala, Penny and Jeremy
Pallium India
Dr Jeremy Johnson, palliative care consultant from the UK, takes over as Medical Director of Alpha Palliative Care in Edamuttam, Thrissur District, Kerala.
Morphine consumption in India
Pallium India
This is good news as well as bad news. The good news is that the morphine consumption in the country is on the rise. The bad news is that the progress is too slow.
Documentary to raise awareness of childhood bereavement
The Bugle
A new HBO documentary, “One Last Hug,” will take viewers inside Camp Erin and explore the realities of childhood bereavement.
A palliative care approach for people with advanced heart failure
The Lancet
This study found that a palliative care approach before the very end of life is beneficial in patients with heart failure and recommends a problem-based flexible approach to recognising the need for palliative care, rather than prognosis.
Report calls for better palliative and end of life care for patients that relapse following transplant
News Medical
Senior haematology nurses in Australia and New Zealand believe relapsed transplant patients are often referred to palliative care services too late in their cancer journey, with little consideration given to end of life planning.
Immigrants facing death without home hospice support
US- Hispanically Speaking News
While Asians and Latinos accounted for about a quarter of total deaths, they made up only 8% of deaths served by hospice.
Uganda says healthcare is for all despite anti-gay law
BBC News
Uganda’s health minister says homosexuals will not be discriminated against when accessing healthcare despite the introduction of a tough new anti-gay law.
India’s disabilities bill raises hopes of an end to discrimination
The Guardian
A long-awaited bill promises to grant millions of disabled people equal access to education and employment.
How can we reduce end of life healthcare costs?
Wall Street Journal blog
Series of articles highlighting the benefits of palliative care and advance care planning.
When dying meets denial
The Huffington Post blog
“Rather than being the limiting or destructive condition it can be in other circumstances, denial can be a useful coping mechanism at end of life,” writes Jeanne Dennis.
Framing an ethical dilemma: 4 basic concepts of medical ethics
KevinMD
“Medical ethics is something all of us should know a little about,” writes paediatric intensive care physician Christopher Johnson.
How do you tell someone they’re going to die?
ehospice Australia
A new study investigates whether health professionals require more training when it comes to how they deliver bad news to patients and their families.
Anyone can offer palliative care; medical practitioners told
ehospice Kenya
Hundreds screened for cancer as medical practitioners receive palliative care sensitization during a symposium organised by Kenya Medical Association.
The Ministry of Heath of Rwanda targets health centres in palliative care
ehospice Africa
Dr Christian Ntizimira from the Kibagabaga Hospital in Rwanda writes for ehospice about the impact that palliative care training is having across the country.
The Last Outing – improving end of life care for LGBT people
ehospice UK
Dr Anne Patterson, Research Fellow in the Sue Ryder Care Centre for the Study of Supportive, Palliative and End of Life Care, gives an update on The Last Outing – a project to improve end of life care for LGBT people.
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