📢Research Handbook on End of Life Care and Society (eds Clark & Samuels) now out OPEN ACCESS. Delighted to contribute the chapter on bereavement. PDF available here: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...

Webinar: Evaluating impact in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE). Join us for this FREE 90-minute session on the different approaches to evaluating PPIE in health research, led by PPIE experts. 📆Tues 21 Oct 2025, 1-2.30pm Register: tinyurl.com/5xvmpdmw @nihrspcr.bsky.social

If you're new to research, involving patients & the public in your work can seem daunting. In this blog, CAPC PhD student Anna Pathmanathan shares how she overcame her nervousness & learned to appreciate the value of #PPIE. Read the blog: tinyurl.com/y9wx6jv8 @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

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 ‬

🌍 Join us for a free EAPC webinar: “Death Literacy & beyond: Empowering people to navigate the end of life” 🗓️ Wednesday, 24 September 🕙 10:00 – 11:30 CEST 📲 Register now via QR code or here ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2da68... #PalliativeCare #DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeCare #EAPC

Proud of this Kidney International paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ki.... Nephrology involves optimal delivery of treatments that prolong life, preserve & replace organ function. The art lies in shaping this care to the person. @rachaelmorton.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social

The first seminar of our new series is now available on YouTube! Thanks again to Christy Denckla @hsph.harvard.edu @harvard.edu for a fascinating discussion exploring a public health perspective on grief & bereavement with @lucyselman.bsky.social. Watch here: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk/events

🚨Calling researchers - Submissions for abstracts and spotlight sessions for the Marie Curie Research into Practice Conference 2026 are now open! www.mariecurie.org.uk/research-and...

Watch our capacity-building workshops "A changing landscape and the need for complexity-informed approaches" and "Trauma-informed practice: Tools, stories, and strategies for impact" coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @buketkara.bsky.social

📢 In BMJo: That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis-a qualitative analysis of older patients’ & family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment rdcu.be/ewi4l @lucyselman.bsky.social @leilarooshenas.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social

Do you work for a bereavement service? If so, pls take a look at this v. short survey for a project we are running to support the analysis of qualitative client feedback data. Open until 31 July. There'll also be a focus group on 17 Sept - see flyer. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/be...

A wonderful day at Goldney House with @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social for the launch of The Bristol Centre for Grief Research & Engagement (1 July). 🎉 The Centre will focus on interdisciplinary & multidisciplinary research into grief, death & loss. See: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk

The Committee has chosen this engaging & timely theme as a reflection of the evolving nature of palliative care. It speaks to the need to integrate evidence-based innovations with creative, person-centred approaches reflecting the emotional & spiritual dimensions of palliative care pccongress.org.uk

Senior Clinicians Development Series: Kaleidoscope or cacophony? The changing landscape of policy and the impact on palliative care practice 🗓️10 October 2025 ⏰09:00 – 16:00 📍Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College Hospital, London 🎟️https://apmonline.org/events/senior-clinicians-02/

APM Juniors Conference 2025 Imagining Tomorrow Sunday 28 September Abstract & Essay Competition NOW OPEN for submissions. Visit the website to find out more 🔗https://apmonline.org/events/imagining-tomorrow/

Thanks to everyone who came to the launch of the Bristol Centre for Grief Research & Engagement. It was great to celebrate the new centre with colleagues, friends & collaborators. Together we hope to change the way that grief is seen, spoken about & supported. More photos coming soon!

It's my honour to be giving the Robert Twycross Lecture at this year's Oxford Advanced Pain & Symptom Management Course. The content is as fantastic as always. The networking is part of its value. See you there? More info from @oxcerpc.bsky.social See ⬇️

Thank you @peolcsw.bsky.social for inviting me to share our work about #technology to support #communication in #PalliativeCare. Excellent session with great talks. Interested in our paper? 👉🏻 bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @amaranwosu.bsky.social @annefinucane.bsky.social

Paper 1: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Plenary day! Thanks for the invitation to present at the public health & palliative care research seminar - papers below if you want to learn more. Some great talks today & a hour spent zine-ing 👌 ✂️📰🖊️ @eapcvzw.bsky.social @coastalcch.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone at @stmhospice.bsky.social & 18 Hours for a great kick off to Good Grief Hastings! @goodgrieffest.bsky.social will be part of the @coastalcch.bsky.social project, which uses creative approaches to address health inequalities.

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

If you haven't done so already, check out @deathstudiespod.bsky.social which features 50 episodes covering a wide range of death-related topics and scholars. We're very lucky to have Beth (who co-hosts the podcast) as a member of the OU and Open Thanatology.

‪Curious to learn more about advance care planning and engage in discussions about the nuances of practice and policy around this topic? Join us with UCL Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department for a free online event on June 25th - register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/caught-bet...

Join us for our next PEOLC research network meeting on Thursday 19 June 10am-12pm. We have an exciting list of speakers and interesting talks lined up. Register here forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

We're delighted that @artscouncilengland.bsky.social has highlighted #GoodGriefWeston as ‘a best practice example of cross-sector collaboration and the role of creativity in promoting health and wellbeing in our communities’: www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat... Huge thanks to all involved!

My Grief My Way: delighted to present a poster on our bereavement support resource at #eapc2025. Our website content is free to use by all, with further material coming soon! mygriefmyway.co.uk Funded by @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

📣 New #OpenAccess paper: “Bereavement Training in the Workplace, Can it Help Bridge the Grief Support Gap? A Qualitative Evaluation of Employers’ and Employees’ Views” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Supported by @arcnenc.bsky.social #Bereavement #Qualitative #Research #PalliativeCare

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

#PalliativeCare pals, I am planning my trip to speak at #EndWell2025. LA is a far from home, so I want to make the most of being there. To whom should I reach out? Who are our palliative pals over there? Advise me so I can learn from them & offer my support to them. Join us: bit.ly/EndWellTix

'The EAPC believes and advocates for access to palliative care to be a fundamental human right'. This week’s #EAPCblog celebrates the publication of the EAPC Atlas of Palliative Care for the European Region 2025! Find out more bit.ly/44Tjcrr

Joint #EAPC2025 presentation with Dr Sabrina Bajwah - our #equitable #BereavementCare For all study #Trust #Respect #EquityOfAccess #Model informed our successful recruitment of 120 participants. #Racism a key themes informing bereavement experiences @eapcvzw.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social

What a brilliant plenary by Smriti Rana, Head of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Policy on Access to Pain Relief 👏👏👏 @eapcvzw.bsky.social #eapc2025

Want to join the fun? Hop onto our interactive #EuropeanPalliativeDay app! Answer a few quick questions to show your support and see what others across Europe are saying – live! 🌍💬 Jump in here 👉 vevox.app/... Session ID: 165-124-823 Or just scan the QR code! 📱 #EAPC4all

Join our final webinar in the Clinical Leadership Series! 🌟 Nurses and healthcare professionals, don’t miss Sabine Peters discussing loss and bereavement. Register here: bit.ly/3SfLvZu Access all webinars here: palliativeprojects.eu/ #PalliativeCare #NursingEducation #Bereavement #NurseLeaders

Read Arts Council England's piece about Good Grief Weston highlighting the festival as "a best practice example of cross-sector collaboration and the role of creativity in promoting health and wellbeing in our communities." www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat... @lucyselman.bsky.social

The EAPC Atlas of Palliative Care in the European Region 2025 Infographic is now available. Explore the key insights and disparities. 🔗 eapcnet.eu/wp-content/u... 📍 Join us for the official launch at #EAPC2025: 🗓️ 29 May | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET | 📌 Hall 1, Helsinki #HealthPolicy #WHO #HealthEquity

It was a huge honour to welcome the fabulous @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social to Bristol Uni for the first ever @griefcentrebris.bsky.social & @goodgrieffest.bsky.social event. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us -- here are some snaps of the day

📣 New paper now online @ckj-era.bsky.social: How do patient information documents present dialysis and conservative kidney management? A document analysis. academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-... @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social @danafarber.bsky.social

This sound really interesting Lucy. Are you aware of the co-designed & co-delivered @arcengland.bsky.social @meetmacintyre.bsky.social Loss & Bereavement Course? arcengland.org.uk/loss-and-ber... It's run by Jess, @nicolapayne21.bsky.social & myself - I'm bias but well-worth checking out!

It's Dying Matters Awareness Week so have a look at the new Bristol Grief Centre's upcoming events including an interview with @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social on Friday lunchtime griefcentre.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/events/

Today marks the start of this year’s #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek – exploring why the culture of Dying Matters. Here’s what’s happening across the week and beyond – and how you can get involved. hospiceuk.org/latest-from-... #TheCultureOfDyingMatters #DMAW25

Demystifying Death Week continues through the week with activities by Ardgowan Hospice, St Vincents Hospice, @nhsgrampian.bsky.social, @nhsggc.bsky.social, @humanistsociety.bsky.social and others. Check out the listings #DemystifyDeath: www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/blogs/demyst...

'Why we need to talk about death': fantastic interview with @lucyselman.bsky.social by @markmardell.bsky.social in @prospectmagazine.co.uk. Lucy is co-founder of @goodgrieffest.bsky.social & the newly launched @griefcentrebris.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/a-good... #DyingMatters

Looking forward to joining colleagues in Victoria in June for the EAPC Public Health Palliative Care conference. I'll be giving a plenary on relationships and power in cross-sector collaboration. Registration is open at event.fourwaves.com/eapcirs2025

Grateful to @bnssgresearch.bsky.social for funding the launch of the Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement🙏 Full details of what we are doing and planning on our new website: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk

Do you work in #PalliativeCare in Europe? We would love to hear your perspectives on palliative rehabilitation (no knowledge on the topic required!) here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stirling/c... Please share! @eapcvzw.bsky.social @hospiceuk.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social #hpm #hapm #RCOT

New #grief research centre - the first of its kind in the UK - launched today. The Centre, led by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social, hopes to change public attitudes towards grief & improve community support for the bereaved. bit.ly/42YCRVi

New paper: Caregiving burden, receipt of palliative care, and the use of bereavement support: secondary analysis of population-based data bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... Congratulations Maja!

Our latest quarterly #PrimaryCare research newsletter is out now! Packed full of research news, blogs, events & more! Read now: mailchi.mp/00d2307d3865... Subscribe: bit.ly/4lfSi2s @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social