Very interesting new paper - please do share widely!
Very interesting new paper - please do share widely!
Great to see this paper out. Well done team!
Would be great for Sam to hear from as many people as possible - do share @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social @sally-anne-fran.bsky.social @drbenbowers.bsky.social @nicolawhite.bsky.social @libbysallnow.bsky.social
Final interviews complete π Itβs been a privilege to speak with staff and patients at @queenscourthospice.bsky.social about the potential of VR. Now itβs time to dive into the data and prepare for the implementation study! #VirtualReality #PalliativeCare
Great work @katieflanagan.bsky.social
Brilliant night in Bristol πππͺ @idlesband.bsky.social
Thatβs a wrap on recruitment at Marie Curie Liverpool! Iβve spoken with staff & patients about whether VR could be used in a hospice π₯½ Huge thanks to the staff for their support through such uncertainty, and to the patients who shared their time & stories #PalliativeCare #VirtualReality
Thank you, Simon. Iβm looking forward to getting this study up and running. Weβll be setting our advisory group up towards the end of the year if you are interested :)
Caring for someone with dementia near the end of life can be overwhelming.
Our project aims to improve death literacy: the knowledge, confidence, and skills needed to navigate end of life care.
Listen to a summary of the project here:
youtu.be/U0hEbfn7DoI
Thank you ππ₯
Thank you π
Calling for your paper for the upcoming collection "Palliative care in people living with dementia"
I'm honoured to be on of the collection's Guest Editors. Learn more about the collection and how to contribute:
bit.ly/4i9VYkx
@biomedcentral.bsky.social #CallForPapers #Dementia
I still canβt believe I have won the 2025 European Association for Palliative Care Early Researcher Award! π
Thank you to the @eapcvzw.bsky.social for the award, and thank you for all the kind and encouraging words Iβve received over the last days. I really really appreciate it!
If you have 5 minutes, please nominate the PALLIATIVE CARE RESEARCH SOCIETY charity.
With this donation, we can provide more opportunities to develop careers and facilitate public involvement in palliative care research.
Closes in 1 day.
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#hapm
New paper out
A significant proportion of patients with metastatic cancer were unaware that their cancer was not curable at referral to the ESC service.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#hapm #hpm
Well done to @katieflanagan.bsky.social for presenting a great paper in the @mariecurieuk.bsky.social Hospice Liverpool journal club about the role of #VirtualReality in palliative care for hospice patients.
#hapc
#palliativecare
#medsky
#vr
@nicolawhite.bsky.social
@sarah-stan.bsky.social
Great to welcome @katieflanagan.bsky.social to Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool to prepare her #PhD to evaluate virtual reality in #PalliativeCare. It's amazing to have Katie join our team π
@mariecurieuk.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
@nicolawhite.bsky.social
#hapc
@sarah-stan.bsky.social
Im looking forward to this #hapm
@qpr.co.uk made a young aspiring goalkeeper very happy with their online meet and greet with Paul Nardi today πͺβοΈ #urs #juniorhoopers
Welcome aboard, Libby ππͺ
Did you find the starter packs already? Catherine Walshe has put 2 together π
REALLY IMPORTANT SURVEY for all those in the UK researching dying and palliative care.
The results will help shape research funding - so have your say, *especially* if you are have a social science or humanities background!
I've just joined Blue Sky - please say hello πso I can find like-minded people! Interests in palliative care and bereavement, improving quality and addressing inequities. bsky.app/profile/catr...
@thelancet.bsky.social
Comment out today:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Social and structural determinants of dying well and the complex systems they exist in
#palliativecare #socialdeterminantsofhealth
Another top nightπ€
Thanks @lbc.co.uk for having me on to discuss AD.
Both Keir Starmer & Wes Streeting know full well how grossly underfunded UK palliative care is - & they have the power to change that.
But will they?
Or will they turn their backs on dying people?
www.lbc.co.uk/news/palliat...
βThrough peer support, men provide therapy to each otherβ: A Q&A on the importance of Menβs Sheds. How can a shed at a hospice help men who are grieving and living with a terminal illness? We spoke to researchers to find out.
You can find out more about this important initiative in this interview: www.mariecurie.org.uk/blog/the-imp...
#HospiceUKConf
Man with glasses and beard in blue shirt and orange lanyard in front of conference poster on improving access and equity to end of life care: National Lottery protocol for Suffolk
If you are at @hospiceuk.bsky.social #HospiceUKConf, do see @joe-sawyer.bsky.social Dr Joe of @stelizabethhospice.bsky.social at poster 115 re: our public health approach to palliative care. Weβre developing a protocol for Suffolk, funded by the National Lottery. @compassionatecomm.bsky.social
Very important work which showcases innovative inpatient and outpatient services at Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool.
Further work is in development to understand experiences of patients accessing this vital service.
#PalliativeCare #hpm #hapc