Palliative care physicians' attitudes toward patient autonomy and a good...
Journal of Pain & Symptom Management | Online – 28 March 2015 – A total of 505, 207, and 211 responses were obtained from Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean physicians, respectively. Japanese (82%)...
View ArticleHospice and Palliative Care Services in South Korea Supported by the National...
Rhee, Y. (2015) Hospice and Palliative Care Services in South Korea Supported by the National Health Insurance (NHI) Program. Health, 7, 689-695 Previous main body of research on end-life-care in South...
View ArticleNIH announces available end-of-life and palliative care grants
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be awarding grants toward research on the perspectives, needs, wishes, and decision-making processes of adolescents and young adults ages 12–24 with...
View ArticleA cross-cultural study on behaviors when death is approaching in East Asian...
An article from Media Watch, compiled and annotated by Barry R. Ashpole (Ontario, Canada). More reports can be found at IPCRC.NET Medicine, 2015;94(39):e1573. Responses were obtained from Japanese,...
View ArticleEAPC 2016 Early Researcher Award – enter now
The Early Researcher Award (formerly Young Investigator Award) was created as an annual award by the EAPC in 2009. This award is designed to recognise the work of young (novice) scientists and...
View ArticleJKT Research Project – The Role of Leadership and Management of Palliative...
Submitted by: APHN Editorial Team (Taiwan) – Hospice Foundation of Taiwan JKT Research Project is a cross-national research project started in 2013. It involves 3 different cross-national research...
View ArticleBarry Ashpole’s Media Watch (#482)
The latest issue of Media Watch, compiled and annotated by Barry R. Ashpole (Ontario, Canada) can now be downloaded here. More reports can be found at IPCRC.NET Article highlighted to be of particular...
View ArticlePalliative Care Improves Quality of Life and Survival, Lessens Patient...
This article is originally from PCAeNEws. In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that...
View ArticleHow to uphold patient dignity at the end of life
This article is from Palliative Matters. According to Dr Harvey Max Chochinov, international expert in dignity and palliative care, dignity is not just a concept associated with managing bodily...
View ArticleEnd of life care: how do we move forward?
Abstract: Death and dying are inevitable. High quality and accessible palliative and end of life care can help people who are facing progressive life-threatening and life-limiting illness, and those...
View ArticleThe status of palliative care in the Asia-Pacific Region
“…it is easy to become immersed in a sense of failure when faced with this enormous challenge. When our hands are empty and our hearts heavy, reach out to colleagues, be kind to ourselves, turn to the...
View ArticlePaediatric palliative care improves patient outcomes and reduces healthcare...
Abstract Background Around the world, different models of paediatric palliative care have responded to the unique needs of children with life shortening conditions. However, research confirming their...
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