Update on WHO palliative care spreadsheet
The WHO palliative care spreadsheet, dated July 2015 is available on the website for reading. Some of the key facts in palliative care highlighted are […]
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Palliative care mentoring guide published by the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care
The All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) has published a ‘Mentoring guide for health and social care professionals who provide palliative care […]
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Palliative care physicians' attitudes toward patient autonomy and a good death in East Asian countries
Journal of Pain & Symptom Management | Online – 28 March 2015 – A total of 505, 207, and 211 responses were obtained from Japanese, […]
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SHC – LCPC Forum: Advance Care Planning: Care and Communication in Palliative Care
By Mr. Lawrence Wong, Senior Counselor of HOME Programme, AIC; Ms Sharon Ganga, Programme Manager of HOME Programme, AIC & Dr Rina Nga, Head – Medical Services, […]
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It Was Like ‘Having a Lifeboat’: Family Carers Perceptions of the Impact of a Hospice at Home Service
Professor Barbara Jack is Head of Research, Director Evidence-based Practice Research Centre. She completed her nurse training and held various clinical posts in the NHS until […]
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Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network and Palliative Care Australia : Syringe Driver Exchange Programme
With the phasing out of Graseby syringe drivers in Australia with the introduction of alternatives, significant numbers of these useful devices could be made available […]
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Online platform matches IT volunteers with NGOs
A group of Hungarian IT professionals has developed a free platform to connect charities with a community of IT volunteers who can help NGOs cut […]
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New programme to support older people in Dhaka, Bangladesh
World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA) and The Centre for Palliative Care, Bangladesh, part of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), have secured funding for a […]
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Love in Our Own Time – film released for teaching and training
The Australian film Love in Our Own Time, a documentary about birth, love, and death set in Sydney, is now available as a teaching and […]
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