World media roundup – 8 May 2014

Categories: In The Media.

14th World Congress of the EAPC

Abstract submissions will open on 15 July 2014 for the Congress which is taking place in May in Denmark.

Palliative care in Latin America

EAPC Blog

Lukas Radbruch, Chair of the International Association for Palliative Care, introduces a new EAPC blog series on palliative care in Latin America.

Shining a light on caring for those with a neurological disease

Health Canal

Motor Neurone Disease Australia aims to raise awareness of the disease and the rights of patients to quality of life and dignity in life and death as part of this week’s MND Week (4 to 10 May).

New Yorker cartoonist illustrates end of life care in new memoir

Radio Boston

Roz Chast’s new memoir, ‘Can’t we talk about something more pleasant?’ captures the lives of her parents and her own complicated efforts to care for them.

Understanding palliative care

Kenya- AM Live, NTV 

Feature looking at palliative care and how to cope with a terminal diagnosis. Includes visit to Nairobi Hospice and discussion with hospice CEO.

The day I started lying to Ruth

New York Magazine

Personal story by a cancer doctor on losing his wife to cancer.

Is death the new high school?

Changing the Way We Die

For the tidal wave of baby boomers, the end of life could be compared to the teenage years.

What a patient’s artwork can tell us

ehospice USA

By initially bypassing conscious thought, art therapy can sometimes help patients and families communicate what they cannot express or acknowledge.

The importance of monitoring and evaluation in palliative care

ehospice Africa

Immaculate Mukasa from the African Palliative Care Association writes for ehospice about the importance of monitoring and evaluation in palliative care after her organisation’s annual review meeting.

DeadSocial: the final farewell & digital legacy tool

ehospice UK

ehospice caught up with James Norris, CEO and founder of DeadSocial, to find out more about the social networking tool that enables you to say goodbye to your friends on Facebook and Twitter once you are dead.

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