Sat.Oct 13, 2018 - Fri.Oct 19, 2018

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National comparative audit of red blood cell transfusion practice in hospices: Recommendations for palliative care practice

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features Dr Karen Neoh (St Gemma’s Academic Unit of Palliative Care, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK). This national audit aimed to determine national transfusion practice in hospices and compare this against National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and British Society of Haematology guidelines to develop recommendations to improve practice.

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A qualitative exploration of patient and healthcare professionals’ views and experiences of palliative rehabilitation during advanced lung cancer treatment

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features Dr Cathy Payne (Institute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK). This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals on the feasibility and acceptability of palliative rehabilitation during advanced lung cancer treatment. The results of this study demonstrated that patient participants perceived that an individualised behaviour change programme which combined physical activity, exerc