Cry for law to help ease cancer pain
The Telegraph, India
The Indian Association for Palliative Care (IAPC) has issued a fresh call to the government to speed up passage of a bill which would amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, making it easier for hospitals to procure morphine.
House of Dreams, Mission of Love paediatric hospice, opens in December
US/Guatemala- Vindy.com
Supplies sent from Washington State to Guatemala City will help complete the House of Dreams Paediatric Hospice, scheduled to open next month.
Award-winning author Sheila Himmel and Fran Smith launch blog
US- Broad Way World
Authors of the award-winning book ‘Changing the Way We Die’ have started a blog on Psychology Today to further provide information for families and individuals concerned about end of life care and hospice.
Suicide of elderly French couple stirs euthanasia debate
France- The Guardian
The discovery of letters left by an elderly couple who checked into a luxury Paris hotel to commit suicide has reopened the debate in France about the right of individuals to choose to die.
Chemo in palliative perspective
Sunrise Rounds
“When counselling patients and families about end of life care, I say, ‘Look at each treatment, each action and each moment and ask; How does it improve quality of life?’ My goal is to reduce the choices during a chaotic time of life to the simple goal of comfort,” says James Salwitz, MD.
Managing missing data, attrition and response shift in palliative and end of life care research – recommendations and guidance
EAPC blog
Dr Nancy J Preston, Lecturer, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, UK, explains the background to a study on palliative and end of life care research.
A short history of hospice
ehospice Africa
Carol Breslin, from the Medical Missionaries of Mary, writes on the evolving nature of ‘hospice’ tracking the term from the Middle Ages to modern day Africa.
Legal services for hospice patients: interview with Nicola GunnClark
ehospice South Africa
Nicola GunnClark is the Legal Projects Co-ordinator for HPCA, integrating legal services at hospice for patients and their families. In this interview she explains the role of legal services.
Customized palliative care models improve care and reduce health care costs
ehospice USA
For high-risk geriatric patients, improved palliative care that is matched to their changing needs at home can reduce emergency room visits, reduce health care costs, and improve overall care.
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