Category Archives: INTERVIEWS & TRIBUTES

Contextualising constraints to improve palliative care in acute care: An interview with Associate Professor Melissa Bloomer, winner of the 2020 EAPC Post-doctoral Award

Posted on October 8, 2020 by

LIVE FROM THE 11th EAPC WORLD RESEARCH CONGRESS ONLINE… Highlights of every European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Congress are the EAPC Researcher Awards. Awarded jointly by the EAPC and the EAPC Research Network (RN), these awards recognise and support the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Mary, pioneer of hospice care

Posted on August 25, 2020 by

Heather Richardson and Shaun O’Leary, Joint Chief Executives at St Christopher’s Hospice, London, UK, pay tribute to the life and work of hospice care pioneer, Dr Mary Baines. Dr Mary Baines OBE was a pioneer, a mother to Rachel, Stephen and … Continue reading →

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Discovering people’s strengths and resources at the end of life

Posted on August 28, 2019 by

On the 90th birthday of pioneering palliative care social worker, Elisabeth Earnshaw-Smith, we are delighted to republish this earlier post, which we hope will stimulate the thinking around the family and social model in palliative care. And you can download … Continue reading →

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Developing palliative care nursing in Brazil: Professor Sheila Payne interviews Professor Fabiana Bolela de Souza

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

Fabiana Bolela de Souza, a Professor in Nursing at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, talks to Professor Sheila Payne from the International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, UK, about her perspectives and … Continue reading →

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Lessons to be learned from children and adolescents approaching end of life – An interview with Dr Lorna Fraser, winner of the 2018 EAPC Post-Doctoral Award

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

Highlights of every EAPC Congress are the EAPC Researcher Awards, which recognise and support the work of scientists and clinicians who make an outstanding contribution to palliative care research.  We talk to Dr Lorna Fraser, winner of the 2018 EAPC Post-Doctoral … Continue reading →

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