Category Archives: SOCIAL MEDIA

Learning through listening: The development of the ‘SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care’ podcast

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

Dr Amara Nwosu, Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, University of Liverpool, is Digital Editor of Palliative Medicine. Here, he explains more about the podcast and how it can help busy healthcare professionals … The ‘SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic … Continue reading →

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Equality of opportunity in academic palliative care: What’s the problem?

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

Dr Katherine Sleeman, NIHR Clinician Scientist at the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, UK Is there a problem with gender bias in academic palliative care? This was the question I pondered at the 2016 European Association for Palliative Care … Continue reading →

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Making the most of Twitter at #EAPC2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

Ahead of the 15th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care here’s another post from congress contributors . . . James Norris, Katherine Sleeman, Catherine Walshe and Julie Ling, give a glimpse of two sessions designed to keep … Continue reading →

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Talk CPR Project – improving communication in palliative illness

Posted on November 16, 2016 by

Dr Mark Taubert is Clinical Director for Palliative Medicine, Velindre NHS Trust, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, and a member of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) social media team. Here, Mark explains how a new website aims to dispel … Continue reading →

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The Child Without Name – Parents in Grief: Using social media to support bereaved parents

Posted on April 18, 2016 by

Cliquez ici pour lire la version française Continuing our special series on perinatal bereavement and palliative care with examples of initiatives from Ireland and France that aim to improve care for babies and families. Today, Nicole Monteville Culas, President of … Continue reading →

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Virtual communities of practice: A tool to increase palliative care engagement

Posted on March 31, 2016 by

Dr James Jap is Clinical Director and Palliative Care Physician at Totara Hospice South Auckland, Manurewa, New Zealand and is one of the co-founders of the palliative care virtual community of practice, Palliverse. Here, he explains the background to Team Palliverse’s  longer … Continue reading →

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