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Do patients need to know they are terminally ill? 03 May 2013 News | Research A 'head to head' article published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) last week has sparked much debate within the palliati...
Research fellowships for Irish professionals 03 May 2013 News | Research The All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) has launched new clinical research fellowships to support h...
One month to go until the EAPC congress 01 May 2013 News | Research The 13th World Congress on Palliative Care, organised by the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), is taking place...
Those who have not suffered loss perceive bereavement as more devastating 25 April 2013 News | Research A study headed by Professor Simshon Rubin of the the University of Haifa in Israel suggested that people who have never lost ...
Nurses should be involved in decision-making at end of life 15 April 2013 News | Research Nurses should be involved in decision-making around the use of continuous palliative sedation, according to the authors of a ...
Counting the cost of living with HIV in Africa 10 April 2013 News | Research The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) and Measure Evaluation have launched a new study on the cost of HIV care, trea...
Increase in home and hospice deaths for people with cancer in the UK 28 March 2013 News | Research The National End of Life Care Programme in the UK has helped increase the proportion of cancer deaths that happen at home and...
Handbook of Patients’ Spiritual and Cultural Values for Health Care Professionals 27 March 2013 News | Research HealthCare Chaplaincy has announced the publication of the new, expanded edition of the free “Handbook of Patients’ Spiritual...
EAPC Taskforce on Occupational Therapy 22 March 2013 News | Research The European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC) Taskforce on Occupational Therapy has put out a call for occupational ther...
One in three older people in the US die with dementia 22 March 2013 News | Research In the United States, one in three older people have Alzheimer’s or another dementia when they die, according to a new report...