Archive for the ‘Palliative Care / Hospice Care’ Category
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Accessing out of hours care is still a challenge for UK palliative care patients, even several years after the introduction of phone help line services like NHS24 and NHS Direct. Scottish researchers have specific recommendations for a more detailed and regular communication strategy to improve patients' care, which are published by SAGE in the journal Palliative Medicine...
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family, according to analysis by Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute researchers published in the March issue of the Journal of Health Psychology.
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
The premier meeting for healthcare providers who care for patients with serious or life-threatening illnesses will provide disease updates as well as sessions on the latest advances in clinical research, cultural, ethical and legal, psychulogical, social, and spiritual aspects of care.
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