Analysis of #opioid analgesic consumption in #Africa: Katherine Pettus and Eve Namisango state in The Lancet Global Health that "colonial legacies condition and sustain epistemic and practice deficits that results in suboptimal #palliative care development." thelancet.com/journals/langl…

Thanks for the repost Raffaella Ravinetto

“Instead of abandoning our most vulnerable citizens,society should do all it can to provide the best standards of care." #palliativecare! - Jean-Paul Van De Walle, Legal Counsel and leading lawyer on the case for ADF International

As Dame Cecily knew so well,proper compassionate approach to suicidal ideation whether in terminally ill people or otherwise is suicide prevention not participation&facilitation by medical profs,of all people ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Maria C Cigolini⁩ alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2024/06/hospic…

WRITING A LITERATURE REVIEW

Ellen Wiebe says she's "not interested [in non-MAID] deaths." Do Canadian euthanasia docs really think that every single person should be euthanized instead of dying naturally? That seems like death shaming to me. nationalpost.com/feature/canada…

“Death is not the opposite of life — it is part of life…We’re here and then we’re not. Understanding that allows you to lead a much fuller life and to be fully human.” thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…

Indeed! Excellent takeoff!

“Let us not be scandalised by Jesus but,on the contrary,be indignant at all those situations where life is degraded, wounded, and killed;let us bring the prophecy of the Gospel into our flesh,with our choices even before our words,”⁦⁦Pope Francis⁩ catholicherald.co.uk/the-scandal-of…

We cannot outsmart death. But if we know how, we can take charge of how we meet it. Join us. Register here: palliumindia.graphy.com/sessions/Advan…

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"Most people,as they die,move into a mystical or a transpersonal state of consciousness…They're filled with peace,equanimity,they have mystical visions — these are universal…But I don't see it happening with MAiD.” Affects family bereavement also! cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

It was a great conversation!

This month’s report from the front. Essential Yet Scarce: Rational use of medical morphine for home hospice - International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care hospicecare.com/what-we-do/pub…

🙋A new paper published!! ‘Someone must do it’: multiple views on family’s role in end-of-life care – an international qualitative study. Best Care for the Dying Person iLIVEProject ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care IAHPC WHPCA ALCP 📢OPEN ACCESS journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…

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Brilliant exposition by a ”young” person of what is most real and precious in a ‘communion in suffering of those who love’ Have a listen!

San Roque -- patron saint of invalids and dog lovers! globalpalliativecare.wordpress.com/2024/08/19/san…

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