Category Archives: Advance care planning

Understanding and addressing challenges for Advance Care Planning in the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on February 17, 2021 by pallcare

NEW SERIES:  COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE… Today, our guest writer is Andy Bradshaw, Research Fellow in Palliative Care at the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK, who contributes on behalf of … Continue reading →

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Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives: A clear and concise expression of the patient’s wishes regarding personal care and medical treatment or therapeutic interventions

Posted on April 3, 2019 by pallcare

ABSTRACT WATCH – THE START OF A NEW, BI-ANNUAL SERIES FROM BARRY ASHPOLE, COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT, EDUCATOR AND MEDIA SPECIALIST FROM ONTARIO, CANADA. TWICE A YEAR, BARRY WILL PRESENT A SELECTION OF ABSTRACTS ON TOPICAL ISSUES IN PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE. Today, … Continue reading →

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Relatives’ experiences with Advance Care Planning

Posted on March 6, 2019 by pallcare

Anouk Overbeek is a postdoctoral researcher at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. With, among others, Agnes van der Heide, Judith Rietjens and Ida Korfage, she conducted a randomised controlled trial on the effects of Advance Care Planning in frail older people … Continue reading →

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EAPC white paper on advance care planning . . . the sequel

Posted on October 31, 2018 by pallcare

Judith Rietjens (Associate Professor) and Ida Korfage (Assistant Professor) both work in the department of Public Health of Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Together, they chaired the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Task Force on Advance Care Planning. … Continue reading →

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More than meets the eye: How design can help people at end of life

Posted on October 15, 2018 by pallcare

Ivor Williams, Senior Design Associate at Helix Centre, a healthcare innovation lab within St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK, explains the background to his longer article published in the May/June issue of the European Journal of Palliative Care. Design might not … Continue reading →

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