Meet for youth on palliative care
India – The Hindu
Students in Palliative Care, in association with the Institute of Palliative Medicine, will organise ‘Wheelathon 2015’ in Kozhikode as part of the ‘Studentspalcon 2015’ – an international conference on youth in palliative care to be held on 17 January.
Plea for public participation in palliative care
India – Assam Tribune
Article about the Guwahati Pain and Palliative Care Society (GPPCS), a community-based service founded in 1999.
Back to basics: are we losing sight of what hospice care is all about?
GeriPal blog
Hospice nurse Amy Getter asks: “Are we losing sight of what hospice care is all about?”
Stuart Scott and fighting metaphors in medicine
Pallimed blog
“ESPN sportscaster Stuart Scott’s recent death has given the American public a chance to reflect on what it means to live with a cancer diagnosis.”
Palliative care may help patients find what gave their life meaning
End of life studies blog
“Suffering and the end of life can create the conditions for moments of deep insight and the development of solidarity, gratitude, friendship, dialogue and love,” writes Attilio Stajano.
Home-based palliative care for children
Little Stars blog
“Throughout the world, the preferred location of care for children receiving palliative care is home for the majority of the time,” writes Dr John Collins.
European rights court mulls whether to let French quadriplegic die
Medical XPress
Europe’s human rights court is to decide whether a man in a vegetative state should be taken off life support in a case that has torn his family apart and ignited a fierce euthanasia debate in France.
Dying in dignity – euthanasia
Germany – Deutschland
New rules about assisted suicide may be introduced in Germany in the near future.
Doctors block Belgian murderer’s euthanasia
Belgium – Reuters/Yahoo News
Doctors in Belgium have rejected an imprisoned murderer and rapist’s request for medically assisted suicide, less than a week before he was due to receive a lethal injection.
Ebola drug trial starts in Liberia
BBC News
A trial of a potential drug to treat Ebola has started at a Medecins Sans Frontieres centre in Liberia.
Life on the Ebola frontline: ‘Things will never be the same in Sierra Leone’
The Guardian
In his sixth update, Isaac Bayoh, a quarantine and awareness worker in rural Sierra Leone, reflects on the importance of religion in the struggle against Ebola.
Charlie’s story – latest short film by Little Stars
ehospice International children’s edition
The latest short film by Little Stars, the fourth in the series, is entitled ‘Charlie’s story’ and tells the story of a four year old boy with a life-limiting condition who lives in Sydney, Australia.
African Palliative Care Association documents palliative care progress across Africa
ehospice Africa
The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) have launched their Annual Report detailing the advancement of palliative care across Africa.
NHPCO welcomes new board chair for 2015
ehospice USA
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is proud to welcome Linda Rock as chair of the organization’s board of directors.
My ‘new normal’
ehospice UK
Dietitian and cancer patient Helen writes about having to give up work due to her diagnosis and reaching her ‘new normal’.
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