The New Independent Expert on Ageing at the Human Rights Council
IAHPC Newsletter
Katherine Pettus, IAHPC Advocacy Officer, on Dr Rosa Kornfield Matte’s new role as Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons.
Obama signs rare bipartisan health bill on hospice, post-acute quality
US – Forbes
President Obama has signed bipartisan legislation into law that will bring more frequent surveys to hospice providers as part of a broader bipartisan action designed to increase quality, transparency and accountability to the “post-acute” care industry.
Expanding the right to die
US – The New York Times
A series of articles in response to the question: “Should the right to die be expanded further, and if so, what should the standards be?”
Dealing with childhood bereavement is vital, says Minister
The Irish Times
Dealing with childhood bereavement is vital, but it hasn’t been given the sort of attention it deserves, Minister for Children James Reilly has said.
Specialist intervention needed in grief support model
Science Network Western Australia
A new public health model for supporting mourning is one step closer to being implemented, according to Curtin and La Trobe University researchers.
It’s your choice: how to plan for a better death
Australia – The Conversation
Margaret Brown from the University of South Australia writes about the legally binding documents that ensure a person’s end of life wishes are met.
No risky chances
Slate
“Lacking a coherent view of how people might live successfully all the way to the very end, we have allowed our fates to be controlled by medicine, technology, and strangers.”
How to talk to a patient with terminal cancer? Not like this.
Kevin MD
“We overtrain our doctors on the overvalued technical aspects of medicine and under-train them in the undervalued relational skills that have always been at the heart of healing.”
Victorian legacies and death in the contemporary age
End of life studies blog
Article about changes around death and dying in the nineteenth century and how these still have repercussions for us today.
Doctor takes on a 17-hour ultra-marathon to raise funds for terminally ill
AsiaOne
GP Tan Poh Kiang is participating in The North Face 100, a 100km run to raise $100,000 to help terminally-ill patients supported by HCA Hospice Care.
A dream come true
ehospice USA
Luke McCollister wanted to attend a San Diego Chargers game while under hospice care, his hospice nurse knew that this would mean so much and worked to try and make it happen.
Together for Short Lives launches new edition of its flagship Family Companion
ehospice UK
Together for Short Lives has launched the third edition of its number one resource for families, the Family Companion.
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