NEWS & ARTICLES FROM LIFE & DEATH MATTERS
While studying for my thanatology certification exam with ADEC, I discovered one of my all time favorite books, “The Heart of Grief: Death and the
I look forward to meeting with family caregivers on Saturday at the “CARE4U 2012” Manitoba Alzheimer Society Conference. My first presentation “It takes a village”
No better place to give thanks for the incredible and invaluable contribution of Health Care Workers! Thanks to HCWs from Niagara Falls October 2012 October
In the article by Robert Cribb about Assisted Dying, he quotes criminologist Ogden who suggests that those who companion those who die by suicide or
The Liverpool Care Pathway was developed in the UK to provide people dying outside of hospice access to good symptom management and support in the
Next week I am presenting at the Manitoba Alzheimers Conference for Family Caergivers, speaking first about using “supportive care” as part of the “village of
I do not prefer the title “Death’s Midwife” to refer to the role of those who companion or assist with “Planned Death”, AKA Assisted Dying.
Robert Cribb’s article in The Star addresses Assisted Dying in a five part series addressing how Canadians are dying. It seems unlikely that the Boomers
The BC Home Support Summit was excellent. Over a hundred people attended. The majority were Community Health Workers (CHWs) from Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Northern Health.
“New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that around 24 million adults require palliative care each year. 66% of these are over 60
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