World media roundup – 20 December 2013
20 December 2013
In the world media roundup we bring you the top
hospice and palliative care stories published daily in world media. This
service allows you to stay up to date with news, stories, and opinion
pieces as well as personal experiences of health care professionals,
journalists and bloggers.
CBC News Toronto
Some of the country’s smallest and sickest patients have passed
through the doors of a Toronto-area hospice since it opened earlier this
year — providing care and support to families with terminally ill
children.
The Atlantic
An article published this week in the Atlantic explores the delicate balance between religion and palliative care in Nigeria.
EAPC blog
Catherine Walshe, Editor in Chief, and Debbie Ashby, Editorial
Manager, ‘Palliative Medicine’, contribute to a special series of blog
posts to celebrate the EAPC’s 25th anniversary.
Delmarva Now
Delmarva Now offers some advice for dealing with grief over the festive season.
The Portugal News Online
A Portuguese nurse who has set up an association to promote
palliative care in the Algarve has told The Portugal News that
government resources currently available to patients are “clearly
insufficient” and that society must unite to fill the voids being left
by waning health and support services.
The Irish Hospice Foundation
The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) has written today to Tony O’Brien,
Director General of the Health Service Executive seeking clarification
that a budget for specialist palliative care will be unveiled in
sectoral budgets published in January 2014.
Psychology Today
Earlier this month, 5000 people packed the Mall of America to sing
“Clouds,” a hit song written and recorded by a terminally ill Minnesota
teenager named Zach Sobiech.
Dying Matters, in partnership with the Heart of England NHS
Foundation Trust and Flix Productions, has launched a groundbreaking
short film aimed at improving understanding of end of life needs of the
Muslim community.
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