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Palliative Care - Articles
Palliative Care: Connecting The Dots Between Home Care and Hospice
by
Dr. Mike Magee
Posted
Wed 11 May 2011 10:04pm
in this challenge. How can we make these two worlds intersect?
A smart first step would be to follow the lead and wise insights of this nation’s palliative care movement. Palliative care... of individual, family and community.
But the palliative care movement addresses this concern. Palliative care is as much a life philosophy and value position as it is a caring
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New NIH Brochure on Palliative Care
by
Thaddeus Pope
Posted
Sat 21 Nov 2009 10:01pm
The HIN National Institute of Nursinf Research has released a newpatient-oriented brochureon palliative care: "Palliative Care: The Relief You Need When You’re Experiencing the Symptoms of Serious Illness," The brochure explains in easy-to-understand language what palliative care is, who it benefits, and how it works. The brochure also addresses certain
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Canadian Palliative Care Links
by
Jennifer J.
Posted
Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:03pm
Check out these Canadian links concerning palliative care.
The Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control’s working group report on Palliative Care:www.cancercontrol.org
Living Lessons. www.living-lessons.org is a national initiative to increase awareness of hospice palliative care and services in Canada. The campaign is presented
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On Point with Palliative Care
by
Whidbeywoman
Posted
Sun 13 Nov 2011 12:00am
A lot of people ask me, "What's Palliative Care?"
I think this video does a good job of explaining it.
On Point With Palliative Care from Lee Memorial Health System on Vimeo .
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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
by
Thaddeus Pope
Posted
Tue 14 Oct 2008 4:55am
Saturday, October 11th is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world.
The theme for World Day 2008 which will take place on October 11th is "Hospice and palliative care: a human right".
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