Different advance care planning intervention types impact patient outcomes to varying degrees. #hpm #hapc #acp journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

‘With more people dying in hospitals, the need for volunteer support in this setting will increase’ Find out more in this week’s #EAPCblog bit.ly/4pdKSyP @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social @livunihls.bsky.social @careforthedying.bsky.social @palliativemedj.bsky.social

This week’s #EAPCblog ‘We found that volunteers brought meaningful company, comfort and human connection to seriously ill and dying patients in hospitals.’ bit.ly/4pdKSyP @palliativemedj.bsky.social ‪ @careforthedying.bsky.social @livunihls.bsky.social @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social ‬

September issue online today! Assisted dying, advance care planning, sedation, bereavement and more. Check it out at journals.sagepub.com/toc/PMJ/curr... #hpm #hapc.

Palliative care and assisted dying: uneasy bedfellows. Read the latest editorial from James Downar and Nancy Preston. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #hpm #hapc

Palliative care and assisted dying: uneasy bedfellows. Read the latest editorial from James Downar and Nancy Preston. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #hpm #hapc

September issue online today! Assisted dying, advance care planning, sedation, bereavement and more. Check it out at journals.sagepub.com/toc/PMJ/curr... #hpm #hapc.

Please LISTEN to Heidi Merrington and Angela Dawson describe their research: #PalliativeCare needs of people seeking refuge @palliativemedj.bsky.social #podcast Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/3pWp... Paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #hapc #hpm #medsky @lancasteruni.bsky.social

A bibliometric analysis of the top 100 cited articles of the top palliative care articles Jacopo D'Andria Ursoleo et al. @billyrosaphd.bsky.social @palliativemedj.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

‘I feel like I need time to heal. But the situation we're in and the demands that we have with our child makes that impossible’. Read this week’s #EAPCblog bit.ly/47k8L1j @palliativemedj.bsky.social

Latest paper from the @mariecurieeolc.bsky.social Better End of Life programme. Meta-level evidence supporting provision of in-home palliative care, specialist palliative care and integration of primary pall care w specialist support. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @palliativemedj.bsky.social

‘Given the serious impact constipation can have on an individual’s comfort, dignity and wellbeing, and the associated health costs, we would be wise to reconsider our strategies’. Read @palliativemedj.bsky.social’s Editor’s Choice #EAPCblog by Amy Taylor bit.ly/3HeG3UA

‘Given the serious impact constipation can have on an individual’s comfort, dignity and wellbeing, and the associated health costs, we would be wise to reconsider our strategies’. Read @palliativemedj.bsky.social’s Editor’s Choice #EAPCblog by Amy Taylor bit.ly/3HeG3UA

Healthcare providers need to consider how the USD-4D needs to be properly embedded in clinical care for patients to optimally benefit from using it. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Multimodal interventions with a focus on symptom control, quality of life, peer support and with psychosocial input appear to be crucial to integrated, effective and patient led supportive care #hpm #hapc #palliativecare #ILD journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Resilience in both wife caregivers and husband caregivers increased over time but husbands had higher levels of resilience than wives. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

As the use of technology to sustain life increases, we need to question how much we expect of family members in providing care for those with complex interventions, such as ventilation, at home. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

This week’s #EAPCblog @palliativemedj.bsky.social’s Editor’s Choice ‘In healthcare settings Cognitive Authority plays out in subtle but powerful ways. It shapes which voices are heard, which kinds of knowledge are legitimised, and whose truths are sidelined.’ bit.ly/3Skhfga

This week’s #EAPCblog @palliativemedj.bsky.social’s Editor’s Choice ‘In healthcare settings Cognitive Authority plays out in subtle but powerful ways. It shapes which voices are heard, which kinds of knowledge are legitimised, and whose truths are sidelined.’ bit.ly/3Skhfga

Family caregiver-targeted web-based interventions may facilitate spouses’ and patients’ experience of sharing everyday life. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

This study on young-onset #dementia identified future care preferences consistent with a palliative care approach, emphasizing palliative care goals and prioritizing quality of life in decision-making. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Since 2016 I've produced 138 podcasts for @palliativemedj.bsky.social Podcast #1 by Mary Godfrey explores cancer pain. Mary Godfrey died in 2020, tribute 👇 academic.oup.com/ageing/artic... Paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... Podcast sagepalliativemedicine.libsyn.com/godfrey-pati... #hapc

On the @palliativemedj.bsky.social #podcast Victoria Ali @ioelc.bsky.social describes her reseach about nurses' experience when providing care across acts that may be perceived as death hastening. Podcast👇🏾 open.spotify.com/episode/0B9j... Paper 👇🏾 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #hapc

This week’s #EAPCblog @palliativemedj.bsky.social’s Editor’s Choice ‘In healthcare settings Cognitive Authority plays out in subtle but powerful ways. It shapes which voices are heard, which kinds of knowledge are legitimised, and whose truths are sidelined.’ bit.ly/3Skhfga

Congratulations to Matthew Allsop and colleagues for the award of Palliative Medicine 'Paper of the Year' awarded today at #EAPC2025. Very well done for an excellent paper. #hpm #hapc

We are delighted to publish the abstracts for #EAPC2025 which starts on Thursday 29th May. They are freely available now, ready to help you select the sessions you attend and posters to view. journals.sagepub.com/toc/pmja/39/... #hpm #hapc #palliativecare #research

The use of a single question (‘Are you constipated?’) is inadequate in identifying a significant proportion of patients with opioid-induced constipation in people with advanced cancer in Europe. #hpm #hapc mc.manuscriptcentral.com/palliative-m...

It is clear that people in receipt of palliative care, and their family/carer(s), wish to play an active role in deprescribing decision-making; consideration now needs to focus on the best approach(es) to achieve this in clinical practice #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Recommendations allow clinicians to make a simple distinction between experimental off-label use and scientifically proven off-label use in #palliative medicine. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #hpm #hapc

May issue online today. Prescribing, constipation, pulmonary fibrosis and more! journals.sagepub.com/toc/PMJ/curr... #hpm #hapc #palliativecare

Wonderful Editorial Board Meeting for @palliativemedj.bsky.social with excellent colleagues and friends. We all work really hard for you to provide the best possible international journal, to improve palliative care globally. @catherinewalshe.bsky.social #hapc #hpm #medsky #research

What would you like us to know as a journal? Its our editorial board meeting tomorrow - all feedback is important to us to consider. You can reply to this post, DM us, or contact editor Catherine Walshe on [email protected] #hpm #hapc #palliativecare

I’m excited to share the third and final paper from my #PhD: Developing a Theory of Change and Implementation Plan to implement a novel child- and family-centred outcome measure in paediatric palliative care. #pedpc Published in @palliativemedj.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 1/8🧵

Delighted that our realist review identifying aspects of physiotherapy and occupational therapy which improve outcomes is now published in @palliativemedj.bsky.social @bayly-jo.bsky.social @palldata.bsky.social @thecsp.bsky.social @palliativerehab.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Here's me talking about our recent paper "Components of home-based palliative and supportive care for adults with heart failure: A scoping review", in @palliativemedj.bsky.social #podcast Would love to hear your thoughts! 🫀🏠 #homebased #supportivecare #pallativecare #heartfailure

Sharing our latest article, "Components of Home-Based Palliative and Supportive Care for Adults with Heart Failure: A Scoping Review," published in @palliativemedj.bsky.social Full article on doi.org/10.1177/0269...

Moyke Versluis of IKNL discusses how patient's perception of prognosis changes as their disease progresses. Listen to the @palliativemedj.bsky.social #podcast Paper 📗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Podcast 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/6AHM... #hapc #medsky #cancer #palliativecare #hpm

Dr Madhurangi Perera discusses components of home based #palliativecare & #supportivecare for people with heart failure. Listen to the @palliativemedj.bsky.social #podcast Paper 📗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Podcast 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/4y5W... #palliativecare #hapc #hpm #medsky

At @palliativemedj.bsky.social we try hard to help make papers better - its nice to hear that this is appreciated. Sure we don't always get it right of course, and so dependent on our lovely reviewers.

The next in our series of editorials about Palliative Medicine requirements and processes is now available, this time focused on peer review: buff.ly/3F0Ly80 With many thanks to all who review for us. #hpm #hapc

Guideline development within palliative care would benefit from detailed documentation of the evidence appraisal process for consistency and transparency. #hpm #hapc buff.ly/3QoouCx

I've updated the second of my #palliativecare starter packs with lots of people worth a follow in the #hpm #hapc #hapc25 field! The first linked to in my profile. go.bsky.app/E8o273Y

Patients and families adopt creative strategies and utilize intricate care networks to access care and ease the caregiving burden. #hpm #hapc buff.ly/3CEvuIw

When designing how to integrate consideRATE into improvement work, who administers the PREM, in what format and how the data is fed back to clinical teams needs careful consideration #hpm #hapc buff.ly/3CrJfdx

Listen to Dr Masanori Mori on the @palliativemedj.bsky.social #podcast share recommendations to guide practice, education, research & policy in advance care planning for Asian populations. Paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/3FNY... #hapc #palliativecare

Listen to Amy Brown on the @palliativemedj.bsky.social #podcast discuss continuous subcutaneous infusion safety and ways to improve care. Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/0IFZ... Paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #hapc #hpm #palliativecare

When designing how to integrate consideRATE into improvement work, who administers the PREM, in what format and how the data is fed back to clinical teams needs careful consideration #hpm #hapc buff.ly/3CrJfdx

Patients and families adopt creative strategies and utilize intricate care networks to access care and ease the caregiving burden. #hpm #hapc buff.ly/3CEvuIw

Co-production can reach and engage minoritised communities, enabling community members to receive information they want, in the way they want and widening access to information and support. #hpm #hapc buff.ly/42DNPjy

Future ACP interventions should foresee a longer consolidation period to reach more staff in trainings and to ensure sufficient time for on-the-job learning and practice. #hapc #hpm #acp buff.ly/4ho2PX9