Tag Archives: German Association for Palliative Medicine

The calm before the storm – Germany prepares for the corona deluge

Posted on April 6, 2020 by pallcare

Lukas Radbruch, Professor of Palliative Medicine at the University Hospital Bonn, and Claudia Bausewein, Chair for Palliative Medicine at Munich University and Director of the Department of Palliative Medicine at Munich University Hospital, Germany. As of last night, 5 April, … Continue reading →

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Opioids for breathlessness – standard of care in Germany

Posted on October 28, 2019 by pallcare

Responding to an earlier post by Professor David Currow and Professor Miriam Johnson, Professor Lukas Radbruch, President of the German Association for Palliative Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin, DGP), gives another perspective from Germany. David Currow and Miriam Johnson have explained … Continue reading →

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Germany has developed National Guideline on Palliative Care for Patients with Incurable Cancer

Posted on February 1, 2017 by pallcare

For the first time in Germany, a national guideline will provide evidence and consensus-based recommendations for best practice in palliative care. Project team leaders, Claudia Bausewein, Steffen Simon and Raymond Voltz explain. Following a four-year-project under the leadership of the German Association … Continue reading →

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