Category Archives: Coronavirus and palliative care

Nurses behind the scenes: The palliative care response to COVID-19 in Paris

Posted on May 12, 2021 by pallcare

Cliquez ici pour la version en français. EAPC IS PROUD TO SALUTE NURSES ACROSS THE WORLD ON INTERNATIONAL NURSES’ DAY ON 12 MAY 2021. TO MARK THE OCCASION, WE ARE REPUBLISHING  THIS POST FROM ANJA OUSTALET, A NURSE MANAGER IN … Continue reading →

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Can patients still die a good death during a pandemic?

Posted on May 10, 2021 by pallcare

CONTINUING OUR NEW SERIES: COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE… Our Guest Writers today are Kathleen Leemans, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Radiotherapy and Palliative Care, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, and Lieve Van den Block, Professor in Aging … Continue reading →

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Role and Response of hospital palliative care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 21, 2021 by pallcare

CONTINUING OUR NEW SERIES: COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE… Today’s Guest Writers are Professor Irene J Higginson, OBE, and Dr Mevhibe B Hocaoglu, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & … Continue reading →

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Can Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteering Survive Covid-19?

Posted on March 24, 2021 by pallcare

CONCLUDING OUR SERIES ON CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN PALLIATIVE CARE… As the pandemic developed, many volunteer roles were stood down. Now, with the resurgence of the virus in many countries countless volunteers may have been prevented from … Continue reading →

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My experience of working in a hospice during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on March 17, 2021 by pallcare

CONTINUING OUR NEW SERIES: COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE  Today, Dr Ebun Abarshi, a locum associate specialist doctor in palliative medicine in the United Kingdom, looks back on her experiences of working at a hospice during the first wave … Continue reading →

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