Tag Archives: Palliative care and neurology

The role of palliative care in ALS/MND: Where are we and how can we do better? 

In partnership with the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Neurology Reference Group, we present a new weekly series where practitioners and researchers share their experiences in supporting people affected by neurological disease.   Today’s guest writer is Dr Simone Veronese, a … Continue reading

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Palliative Care and Neurology – launch of special series on EAPC blog

In partnership with the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Neurology Reference Group, we are launching a new series where practitioners and researchers will share their experiences in supporting people affected by neurological disease. Today’s guest writer is Professor David … Continue reading

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Palliative care and neurology in Sri Lanka  – another first!

For the first time ever, palliative care featured in a neurology congress in Sri Lanka.  Professor David Oliver, Honorary Professor at the University of Kent, UK, and Chair of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Reference Group on Neurology … Continue reading

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Palliative care and neurology: Continuing collaboration at 2019 World Congress of Neurology

Professor David Oliver, Chair of the European Association for Palliative Care Neurology Reference Group – Palliative Care, was part of a cohort of palliative care clinicians and academics who presented at this year’s World Congress of Neurology. The Twenty Fourth World … Continue reading

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Non-invasive ventilation in motor neurone disease

Dr David Oliver, Dr Sandip Banerjee and Dr Lisa Vincent-Smith, Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, UK, explain the background to their longer article published in the July/August edition of the European Journal of Palliative Care. Their research shows how a multidisciplinary collaborative … Continue reading

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