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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

Hospice News

Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them. This was the impetus behind the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), which emerged from an Oct. 8, 2005 meeting of health care leaders in South Korea. Case in point, as many as 71% of the U.S.

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EAPC Webinar: Public Health Approaches to Bereavement Support

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

Register to attend here The post EAPC Webinar: Public Health Approaches to Bereavement Support appeared first on EAPC. The start time may be different for you in your country.

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Places of Farewell – bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This blog provides a summary of preliminary findings regarding bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death. Research that considers the place of death of children where death is expected, varies in number depending on diagnosis. 12389 Johnston E et al (2020) Hospital or home?

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HAP Foundation Launches to Research and Advance Hospice, Palliative Care

Hospice News

HAP Foundation includes a Pediatric Palliative Care program, involving a network of providers that also offers bereavement care services. HAP Foundation includes a Pediatric Palliative Care program, involving a network of providers that also offers bereavement care services.

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EAPC Webinar: Music therapy as a form of bereavement support: What is the evidence?

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

Presented by the EAPC Social Work Task Force. Chaired by Steve Marshall, the session will include presentations on: What is music therapy, and how is it applied within palliative and end-of-life care- Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener Music therapy in bereavement – what are the benefits? The start time in your country may be different.

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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

Hospice News

The greatest barrier to further improvement is the ever-present workforce shortage affecting the health care industry at large and hospices in particular. While the change is modest, this is the first uptick since the onset of the pandemic, which came with a precipitous drop in these visits. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.

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A Human Rights based approach to Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Public Health Palliative Care

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

The theme of the seminar ‘A Human Rights based approach to Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Public Health Palliative Care’ is highly relevant as 2023 marks 75 years since the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nationals General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948.