Category Archives: Coronavirus and palliative care

Palliating myself through the COVID -19 pandemic.

Posted on June 6, 2022 by pallcare

‘Physician heal thyself’.  Immeasurably harder to do in a pandemic. Dr. Sandhya Maharaj reflects on her inner world while delivering Supportive Care in a developing country. Living in the region of the world classed as developing during a global pandemic … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus and palliative care | Tagged | Leave a comment

What happens when palliative care is neglected as a public health priority?

Posted on January 26, 2022 by pallcare

New series: Palliative Care and Public Health – where contributors will explore how we can make sure that palliative care becomes part of public health and a health care priority. To launch the series, our guest writer Luc Deliens, Professor … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVOCACY & POLICY, Coronavirus and palliative care, EAPC Task Forces/Reference Groups, PATIENT & FAMILY CARE, public health palliative care | Tagged | Leave a comment

Sustaining Palliative Care Services​ in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Outcomes from the Leadership Day 2021

Posted on January 13, 2022 by pallcare

In October 2021, the European Palliative Care Academy (EUPCA) and the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) held their second Leadership Day as part of the 17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). Chaired by Professor Frank Ferris … Continue reading →

Posted in 17th EAPC World Congress, Coronavirus and palliative care, EAPC COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, EAPC Task Forces/Reference Groups, European Palliative Care Academy | Tagged , | Leave a comment

“I may not be with you, but I’m holding your hand”: What has COVID taught us about telehealth in palliative care?

Posted on December 3, 2021 by pallcare

Monica Bason-Flaquer is a project manager at Marie Curie, a leading end-of-life charity that provides frontline nursing and hospice care in the United Kingdom. With a specific interest in improvement and inclusion in health and social care, Monica recently conducted … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus and palliative care, PATIENT & FAMILY CARE | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Changing patterns of mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on October 25, 2021 by pallcare

ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR SPECIAL SERIES ON COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE… Today’s guest writers are Rachel Cripps, Dr Anna Bone, and Professor Katherine Sleeman from the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, King’s College … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus and palliative care, PATIENT & FAMILY CARE, RESEARCH | Tagged | Leave a comment