'We took turns holding her hand'- Daughter didn't know mum was dying until nurse explained
RANBIR Saib said she did not realise her mother was dying when doctors told her they were arranging palliative care. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Has Over 176, 000 People Living With Palliative Care Conditions
[Nyasa Times] Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Charles Mwansambo, has disclosed that the country has over 176, 000 certified patients for palliative care services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 25, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
End-of-life care program at UCLA benefited dying patients and loved ones despite COVID restrictions
A program offered by UCLA Health ’s intensive care units is providing meaningful and compassionate support for dying patients and their families, despite the challenges brought about by COVID-19. A study about the initiative, published in the journalCritical Care Explorations, is the first to show empirically that a palliative care program could be adapted — and even expanded — during the pandemic. It also could serve as a case study for improving end-of-life care during an era when visiting restrictions and infection control have introduced extraordinary new challenges for health care providers.Researchers analyzed...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 18, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Short on Staff, Some Hospices Ask New Patients To Wait
“It causes huge distress to tell a family, ‘We can’t serve you,’” said one state hospice organization director. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paula Span Tags: your-feed-science Hospice Care Nursing and Nurses Shortages Elder Care Death and Dying Labor and Jobs Home Health Care Elderly National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization your-feed-health Source Type: news
How COVID-19 Opened the Door to a New Era in Psychedelic Medicine
From Wall Street to Hollywood, psychedelics are having a cultural moment. For those of us who grew up in the “this is your brain on drugs” era, it’s hard to let go of stigma—and the mental image of an egg sizzling on a hot pan. But as a growing number of states and cities move to decriminalize drugs, and investors flock to an emerging market for psychedelic health care, substances like psilocybin, ketamine and LSD are edging into mainstream culture—and setting the stage for a paradigm shift in modern medicine.
Within the next few years, we could see psychedelic therapies prescribed for refract...
Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Mobile Phone App Helps to Deliver Palliative Care Mobile Phone App Helps to Deliver Palliative Care
Dr David Kerr discusses a recent study of a mobile phone app designed to collect palliative outcomes data in sub-Saharan Africa.Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 12, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news
End of life care for people with a brain tumour
The Brainstrust's end of life care resource has been produced with people who have the lived experience of what it is like to care for someone with a brain tumour at end-of-life, with leading consultants in palliative care and clinical nurse specialists who are hospice-based. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - October 12, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Cameroon: Cameroon Nurses Seek Extra Care for the Terminally Ill
[VOA] Bamenda -- Nurses in Cameroon are marking this year's World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (October 9) with visits to terminally ill patients in the country's restive North-West and South-West regions. The regions' ongoing separatist conflict has left hundreds of patients unable to receive regular in-home hospice care. Cameroon's nurses are calling for that to change. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 11, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Only 10% of Patients Who Need Palliative Care Get It: WHO Report Only 10% of Patients Who Need Palliative Care Get It: WHO Report
The World Health Organization calls for"urgent and concerted action" to increase access to palliative care; only 39% of countries report that such care is generally available.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 8, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care, receive it: WHO
Only one in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - October 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Care workers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities feel the need for soft skills training to accomplish better palliative care deliverance
This study2 aims to assess the perceived needs in PC training for DCWs of PWIDD and their training preferences, in order to develop a personalised training … (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Supportive and palliative care services are beneficial for people affected by dementia
Over 20 million patients with dementia require palliative care every year.1 Palliative care addresses the holistic needs of patients with dementia, which may include unmet needs, practical aspects of care, social and psychological issues to ensure quality of life.1 It helps patients and families find their voices and express their healthcare needs by providing comfort care, symptom management … (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preparing Nurses to Deliver End-of-Life Care Preparing Nurses to Deliver End-of-Life Care
The implementation of an education initiative could help nurses better provide effective end-of-life care.Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Journal Article Source Type: news
Tackling Grief, Loss in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer Tackling Grief, Loss in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer
Managing distress in patients with a life-limiting condition is challenging, but physicians have a host of strategies at their fingertips to help provide relief, according to palliative care experts.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 16, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Solomon Center and CAPC launch palliative care policy-tracking database
YLS ’ center for health and law policy is partnering to develop a centralized platform for tracking palliative care policies and regulations across the country. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 8, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
