Author Archives: pallcare

Death of a goldfish: Social experience or medical event?

Posted on June 17, 2013

Dr Kathleen McLoughlin, National End of Life Audit and Review Co-ordinator, The Irish Hospice Foundation, reflects on the 3rd International Public Health and Palliative Care Conference held in Ireland on 25-27 April 2013 Last month I attended the 3rd International … Continue reading →

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Fostering hope through palliative rehabilitation

Posted on June 13, 2013

Caroline Belchamber, Physiotherapy Lecturer, Bournemouth University, and Senior Physiotherapist at Lewis-Manning Hospice, Poole, Dorset, UK, explains the background to her longer article, which is published in the May/June edition of the European Journal of Palliative Care. The open and supportive … Continue reading →

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Social media, palliative care and me: a personal view

Posted on June 12, 2013

MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 13TH EAPC WORLD CONGRESS IN PRAGUE… Sean Hughes, Research Associate (InSup-C), International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, UK One of the more interesting aspects of this year’s EAPC Congress was the emerging importance … Continue reading →

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Russian court sentences physician over providing pain relief to terminally ill patient

Posted on June 9, 2013

Adri Nieuwhof, Human Rights Advocate, Switzerland On 29 May, I received information from a Russian physician calling for support to Dr Alevtina Petrovna Khorinyak who was sentenced in court for performing her professional duties by providing care to a terminally … Continue reading →

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Memorable moments: the 13th EAPC World Congress

Posted on June 6, 2013

Dr Corinne Cohen Peimer shares her personal highlights from the 13th EAPC World Congress held in Prague on 29 May to 2 June 2013. I am an American family medicine physician who recently moved to Switzerland, and I’ve worked in … Continue reading →

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