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Category Archives: RESEARCH
Shared decision-making about palliative chemotherapy: A conversation about what matters most
This month’s Editor’s Choice from Palliative Medicine . . . Inge Henselmans, Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, explains the background to her longer article selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’ in the July 2017 issue of Palliative … Continue reading
Randomised controlled trials involving people nearing death
Dr Kexin Ang, Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore, explains the background to a longer article published in the March/April issue of the European Journal of Palliative Care. As is widely known, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are among … Continue reading
Big step forward for chronic breathlessness
A world-first international consensus has agreed the term ‘Chronic Breathlessness Syndrome’. Miriam J Johnson and David C Currow explain Chronic breathlessness is common in people with advanced disease and can last for many years. Severe breathlessness is one of the … Continue reading
Living alone – dying at home? The role of non-kin-carers
This month’s Editor’s Choice from Palliative Medicine . . . Sabine Pleschberger and Paulina Wosko, both affiliated to the Austrian Interdisciplinary Platform on Ageing, Vienna, Austria, explain the background to a longer article selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’ in the June … Continue reading
Cross-national comparisons today and in the future – An interview with Dr Lara Pivodic, winner of the Palliative Medicine Early Researcher Award
Highlights of every EAPC Congress are the EAPC Researcher Awards, which recognize and support the work of scientists and clinicians who make an outstanding contribution to palliative care research. For the first time one of the three awards is sponsored … Continue reading
Sympathy, empathy and compassion: Patients can tell the difference – Can you?
This month’s Editor’s Choice from Palliative Medicine . . . Shane Sinclair PhD, Associate Professor, Cancer Care Research Professorship, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Canada, explains the background to a longer article selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’ in the May … Continue reading
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Understanding funding models in palliative care: Who pays and who provides?
This month’s Editor’s Choice from Palliative Medicine . . . Fliss Murtagh, Professor of Palliative Care, Hull York Medical School, UK, and Visiting Professor at the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, UK, explains the background to a longer article … Continue reading
