Category Archives: NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

The start of volunteering in hospice and palliative care in Serbia

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

NEW SERIES: HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE … Serbia’s first palliative care social worker and volunteers coordinator, Mijodrag Bogićević, is Patient Care Manager at the Center for Palliative Care and Palliative Medicine “BELhospice” and a member of … Continue reading →

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MedLang Palliative Care – new digital tool to advance education and training in Europe

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

NEW SERIES: HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE Romania is one of four countries leading an innovative project to improve palliative care education in Europe that is available in six languages. The Romanian project is directed by … Continue reading →

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Palliative and hospice care in Ukraine: How care is organised

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

NEW SERIES: HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE Alexander Wolf, Head of the All-Ukrainian Association of Palliative and Hospice Care, and a clinical social worker at the National Children’s Hospital in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, explains how palliative and … Continue reading →

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Transformational leadership: “Mary Potter” Palliative Care Centre contributes to improved quality of care and standards in Albania

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

NEW SERIES: HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE … Irena Laska, Executive Director, “Mary Potter” Palliative Care Centre, Korça, and national palliative care trainer in Albania, launches our new series and puts the spotlight on Albania. The … Continue reading →

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Continuity of care in Brazil: Challenges to filling the gaps

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

Santiago Rodríguez Corrêa, a family physician and founder of ‘Estar ao Seu Lado – Cuidados Paliativos na Atenção Primária,’ Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, explains why he’s feeling a little more optimistic … “A pessimist is one who makes … Continue reading →

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Planning for the future with COPD – a new resource

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

Bettina Korn, End-of-Life Care Coordinator, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, and Deirdre Shanagher, Development Officer, Irish Hospice Foundation Dublin, Ireland, introduce a new booklet for people affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This post responds to a blog post by Lea … Continue reading →

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There is still a great deal to be done for patients with delirium – palliative care physicians and geriatricians team up on World Delirium Day

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA OBTENER LA VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL Dr Gabriela Picco, an internal medicine and palliative care physician, Palliative Care Unit, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Pamplona, Spain, and Silvia Echavarren Zozaya, Communications Officer, Hospital San Juan de Dios, describe … Continue reading →

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