Reflections from Ontario
Ted and I have been travelling for the past week and have packed a lot into a short period of time! We attended the PSNO PSW Conference 2014 in Markham, ON on October 21st. It was wonderful to meet 300+ personal support workers! One PSW, Derek, spoke about his work in hospice palliative care and highlighted […]
Kath’s favorite read this month – ""Generalist plus Specialist Palliative Care – creating a more sustainable model of palliative care"
In the essay “Generalist plus Specialist Palliative Care — Creating a More Sustainable Model” Dr Timothy Quill and Dr Amy Abernethy propose that even though specialist palliative care consultations improve quality of care, reduce costs, and may increase longevity that all practitioners should have a core set of “basic palliative skills”. Examples of core skills […]
American Cancer Society Awards Its Medal of Honor to a palliative care physician!
Yahooo! Way to go! Good choice! Dr. Diane E. Meier, one of the leading figures in the field of palliative medicine, received the Medal of Honor for Cancer Control in recognition of her pioneering leadership of the effort to bring non-hospice palliative care into mainstream medicine. Her work as a researcher, physician, and policy advocate […]
Before we talk of Assisted Dying, let's ensure that all dying Canadians can access Hospice Palliative Care!
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 who fought for “Reproductive Rights” will not succeed at legalizing “Death Rights” including the right to chose “Assisted Dying”. As Canadians participate in this discussion and laws change my greatest […]
