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Final day at @aahpm.bsky.social and #hapc26 #spiritualcare

So great to be at #hapc2026 with so many friends and colleagues! #spiritualcare

Headed to #hapc26 with @aahpm.bsky.social ! See you all soon! #spiritualcare

Holding space for grief and love in the hemophilia community How do mothers cope with the grief of losing a child? They keep the love and memories alive, writes columnist Cazandra Campos-MacDonald.

Hospice chaplain on giving comfort when your heart aches: About being called on to lead a prayer service for a child who had died. #spiritualcare hemophilianewstoday.com/columns/hold...

The Global Network for Spirituality and Health (GNSAH) at GWish brings together clinicians, educators, researchers, and spiritual leaders worldwide to advance spiritual care in clinical practice. Join a global community working to transform how care is delivered. Membership is free. www.gnsah.org

The global need for paediatric palliative care: the evolution of serious health-related suffering in children aged 0–19 years from 1990 to 2023 Our findings underscore the crucial need to expand access to high-quality palliative care services for children and adolescents, particularly in LMICs. Our results also highlight the shift from decede...

The global need for paediatric palliative care: the evolution of serious health-related suffering in children aged 0–19 years from 1990 to 2023 - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Dr. Christina Puchalski will be speaking on Day 1 of the Collective Soul Symposium. Join us April 10–11 for discussions on spiritual care in clinical settings. Rick Bauer, BCC & Dr Marvin Omar Delgado-Guay, MD will also be presenting. static1.squarespace.com/static/59512... #spiritualcare

We’re pleased to participate in the AAHPM / HPNA Hospice and Palliative Care Annual Assembly, taking place March 4–7 at the San Diego Convention Center. If you’re attending, we invite you to visit the GWish booth (#325) in the Exhibit Hall to connect with us.

Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an LGBTQ+ inclusive communication skills training for multidisciplinary oncology healthcare providers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Planning for My Care is part of Proud, Prepared and Protected – a series of resources to support 2SLGBTQ+ inclusive #palliativecare. buff.ly/3A1gU8M

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Stop by the GWish booth at @aahpm.bsky.social to meet our team, learn more about our work, and explore how we support integration of spiritual care into clinical care.

If you want the trauma survivor to understand that God is a refuge, then be one.

The new issue of the Journal of Islamic Faith and Practice centers on Islamic chaplaincy in North America. (open access) #spiritualcare journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/JI...

Growing Together at Sunflower Children’s Hospice - A Reflection from Lillie Stewart My experiential internship with Global Partners in Care gave me the opportunity to explore pediatric palliative care from many perspectives. I witnessed how com

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In 2025, 1,348 attacks were carried out on medical facilities, resulting in the deaths of 1,981 people.

Watch our documentary series “Again and Again” which reveal attacks against healthcare and their devastating consequences: https://ow.ly/o87P50Y1aar

A great new website with resources adults with autism for grief and bereavement. #spiritualcare #grief autismandgrief.org

Sources of Spiritual Care in Hospice That Support the Well-being of African-American Hospice Patients. Open access article #spiritualcare #palliativecare link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Guess I'm not retiring anytime soon! #hospice #palliativecare #spiritualcare academic.oup.com/academicmedi...

Not all pain needs solutions—some needs companionship. #spiritualcare #grief journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Social Determinants of Health and Pediatric Long COVID in the US This cross-sectional analysis of a meta-cohort study evaluates associations between social determinants of health and odds of long COVID in children and adolescents.

Poorer #children are at a higher risk of #LongCovid. This provides additional #evidence showing that #poverty makes people sick. #COVID19 #MedSky 🧪 #PoliSky #EconSky

The Theatre of Medicine: New course using performing arts to help doctors be more empathetic Through principles of improv and theatre, the program aims to give physicians the tools to build deeper and more effective human connections with both their patients and their colleagues in the form o...

The Theatre of Medicine: New course using performing arts to help doctors be more empathetic

On serenity & powerlessness: A meditation by Lukas Radbruch in IAHPC's Pallinews.

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#pallinews #healthcare #hospice #progress #community #advocacy

No health without peace What will be the most pressing health challenge of 2026? Climate change? Artificial intelligence? Pandemics? Non-communicable diseases? These issues will continue to shape health and medicine. Yet acr...

What will be the most pressing health issue of 2026? @pallchase.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Join us Wednesday, January 7, 3pm ET to discuss Health Literacy and Plain Language. @cancersurvivorpn.bsky.social #medsky #oncsky #cansky #cancercare #oncology #palliative #supportivecare #MedOnc

Five misconceptions about palliative care Rachel Yantzi is a Canadian nurse and mobile support technician. Rachel has a specialisation in paediatric and neonatal palliative care and previously went on assignment with MSF as a nursing activiti...

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If you’ve been thinking about joining the ISPEC Training Course on January 29–30, join us this Friday for a live Q&A. This is a chance for clinicians and chaplains to learn more about the program and ask any questions. #spiritualcare registration: gwu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This documentary explores the connections between spirituality, meaning, and whole-person health care, lifting up the voices of clinicians, chaplains, caregivers, and patients who remind us that healing is about more than the body alone. #spiritualcare www.pbs.org/video/your-h...