Indian Medical Association building palliative care centre at Ponda
The Times of India
In a bid to alleviate the pain and suffering of the terminally ill, the Indian Medical Association’s Ponda wing is constructing a hospice.
National University Hospital starts palliative care service in emergency department
Singapore – The Straits Times
The National University Hospital is starting a dedicated palliative care service in its emergency department to relieve patients’ suffering.
Palliative care may elude some seniors
US – Interim HealthCare
Researchers from South Dakota State University have found that access to palliative care services is not easy for everyone to acquire.
HealthCare Chaplaincy awards $1.5 million to advance research on palliative care
US – Philanthropy News Digest
HealthCare Chaplaincy has announced six grants totalling $1.5 million to researchers testing hypotheses about chaplains’ contributions to palliative care practice.
Give people a legal right to die at home, says former Labour health minister
UK- The Telegraph
Lord Warner, a former Labour health minister, has proposed legislation which would allow people to formally register a preference on where they would like to die.
Medicare experiment could signal sea change for hospice
US – Kaiser Health News
Interview with Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, about a recently launched pilot program that allows hospice patients in the US to continue to receive life-prolonging treatment.
WHO appalled by attacks on health-care facilities in Gaza
WHO
WHO has been appalled by the continuing trend for healthcare facilities, staff and vehicles to come under direct fire in Gaza since the escalation of violence on 8 July 2014.
Learning to listen II: a grief tour de force
It’s OK to Die
“Listening is the essence of compassion,” writes Rea L. Ginsberg in this blog post.
Baltimore area family plays pivotal role in highlighting paediatric hospice care
ehospice USA
Article about Baby Amanda’s story, part of the ‘Moments of Life’ public awareness campaign launched by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Katy Perry song helps erase HIV stigma for young people
ehospice International children’s edition
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Katy Perry, launched her new ‘Unconditionally’ music video at International AIDS Conference 2014 for the #showyourlove campaign, which aims to erase stigma surrounding AIDS related deaths amongst adolescents.
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