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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