Just recently the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA) launched a new global action network designed to focus exclusively on hospice and palliative care development worldwide. The full press announcement can be found here . More than 100 million people and their families worldwide need palliative care and support each year; however, it is estimated that [...]
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New Alliance Launched To Address Urgent Palliative Care Needs
Posted in end-of-life care, Featured, hospice, NHPCO, Palliative Care, WPCA, tagged hospice, Palliative Care, WPCA on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
Posted in Featured, Palliative Care, tagged hospice, Palliative Care on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A great resource for people interested in palliative care is the World Hospice and Palliative Care site. This year the annual day to recognize all that people are doing in hospice and palliative care is October 10, 2009. For more information go to this link.
Some definitions …
Posted in Definitions, Featured, Palliative Care, tagged end-of-life care, health care, hospice, NHPCO, Palliative Care on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In talking with people across the country about end-of-life care issues, oftentimes I am asked about definitions of some of the most widely-used terms in this arena of health care, including palliative care and hospice. ‘What’s the difference?’, people ask. Here’s a brief reflection: The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)(www.nhpco.org) defines palliative care as: [...]
