Tag Archives: Coronavirus and palliative care

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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The challenges of caring for people dying from COVID-19

Posted on March 8, 2021 by pallcare

CONTINUING OUR NEW SERIES: COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE… On International Women’s Day 2021, we’re delighted to welcome our guest writer, Adejoke O Oluyase, Research Associate at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, UK, who … Continue reading →

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Together we can – the need for palliative care services to join forces in times of COVID-19

Posted on May 18, 2020 by pallcare

Dr Zipporah Ali is Chief Executive Director of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA), which represents and supports hospices and palliative care providers in Kenya. KEHPCA has been involved with the Ministry of Health of Kenya in developing the first … Continue reading →

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New ESMO recommendations for palliative and supportive care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on April 24, 2020 by pallcare

Nathan I Cherny (Israel) Anna KL Reyners and Elisabeth DeVries (The Netherlands) unveil the latest guidelines from The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in respect of the pandemic. The COVID pandemic has now caused almost 200,000 deaths, and sadly many more are … Continue reading →

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Managing bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on April 14, 2020 by pallcare

Mai-Britt Guldin is a clinical psychology expert and senior researcher at Aarhus University hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, and a member of the steering committee of The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Bereavement Care Task Force. Together with members of the task force, … Continue reading →

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