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Palliative care reflections in this week’s #EAPCblog ‘Again our eyes meet, they voice a million words that are not spoken. He breaks the silence. ‘When, not so long from now, I won’t be able to take a shower any longer, I will still feel the care you all give me’’ bit.ly/47QrKQ9
Palliative care reflections: The shower
For our latest in Palliative Stories blog series, Christiaan Rhodius, a medical doctor in Oslo, reflects on what a shower reveals to us about securing dignity and a sense of self at the end of life…
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November 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
This week’s #EAPCblog is from Dr Juan Esteban Correa-Morales about attending his first EAPC Congress ‘What I had mapped across the globe - strangers, in different languages and contexts, quietly caring for one another - was now reassembling itself, in miniature, in that congress.’ bit.ly/4iJijIe
Finding your place at the table: reflections from the EAPC World Congress 2026
Attending a large conference for the first time can feel daunting. Juan Esteban Correa-Morales, a palliative care physician from Colombia and an early career researcher, presented at the 20th EAPC …
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November 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog is from Dr Juan Esteban Correa-Morales about attending his first EAPC Congress ‘What I had mapped across the globe - strangers, in different languages and contexts, quietly caring for one another - was now reassembling itself, in miniature, in that congress.’ bit.ly/4iJijIe
Finding your place at the table: reflections from the EAPC World Congress 2026
Attending a large conference for the first time can feel daunting. Juan Esteban Correa-Morales, a palliative care physician from Colombia and an early career researcher, presented at the 20th EAPC …
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October 31, 2026 at 7:35 AM
This week’s #EAPCblog is from Dr Juan Esteban Correa-Morales about attending his first EAPC Congress ‘What I had mapped across the globe - strangers, in different languages and contexts, quietly caring for one another - was now reassembling itself, in miniature, in that congress.’ bit.ly/4iJijIe
Finding your place at the table: reflections from the EAPC World Congress 2026
Attending a large conference for the first time can feel daunting. Juan Esteban Correa-Morales, a palliative care physician from Colombia and an early career researcher, presented at the 20th EAPC …
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October 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog by Dr Rahul D. Arora ‘Helping patients and families was never negotiable. What remained negotiable, however, was my relationship with the specialty itself.’ bit.ly/4zzz7XK
Palliative medicine: the specialty that chose me
Health and social care professionals come to palliative medicine in many different ways.  Sometimes they may feel the discipline chooses them. For this week’s blog, we hear from Rahul D Arora …
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October 26, 2026 at 6:50 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog by Dr Rahul D. Arora ‘Helping patients and families was never negotiable. What remained negotiable, however, was my relationship with the specialty itself.’ bit.ly/4zzz7XK
Palliative medicine: the specialty that chose me
Health and social care professionals come to palliative medicine in many different ways.  Sometimes they may feel the discipline chooses them. For this week’s blog, we hear from Rahul D Arora …
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October 23, 2026 at 7:35 AM
This week’s #EAPCblog by Dr Rahul D. Arora ‘Helping patients and families was never negotiable. What remained negotiable, however, was my relationship with the specialty itself.’ bit.ly/4zzz7XK
Palliative medicine: the specialty that chose me
Health and social care professionals come to palliative medicine in many different ways.  Sometimes they may feel the discipline chooses them. For this week’s blog, we hear from Rahul D Arora …
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October 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog ‘Improving access to opioids requires moving beyond policies driven by fear. Access to pain relief and prevention of opioid-related harms are not competing goals. They must be pursued together.’ bit.ly/3VyTK83
Opioid access and palliative care: moving beyond fear based policies
Millions of people around the world continue to suffer from severe pain because they cannot access opioid medicines needed for palliative care. Despite decades of international resolutions and poli…
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October 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog ‘Improving access to opioids requires moving beyond policies driven by fear. Access to pain relief and prevention of opioid-related harms are not competing goals. They must be pursued together.’ bit.ly/3VyTK83
Opioid access and palliative care: moving beyond fear based policies
Millions of people around the world continue to suffer from severe pain because they cannot access opioid medicines needed for palliative care. Despite decades of international resolutions and poli…
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October 16, 2026 at 9:55 AM
This week’s #EAPCblog ‘Improving access to opioids requires moving beyond policies driven by fear. Access to pain relief and prevention of opioid-related harms are not competing goals. They must be pursued together.’ bit.ly/3VyTK83
Opioid access and palliative care: moving beyond fear based policies
Millions of people around the world continue to suffer from severe pain because they cannot access opioid medicines needed for palliative care. Despite decades of international resolutions and poli…
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October 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog is about World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026 ‘Every person with serious health-related suffering should have access to evidence-based, holistic pain relief including opioid medications where needed.’ #WHPCDay26 bit.ly/3VuuLmk
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026: Pain management – an essential part of palliative care
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) was established in 2005 and has since become one of palliative care’s most significant global days. Each year a different theme is chosen to emphasise …
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October 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
This week’s #EAPCblog is about World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026 ‘Every person with serious health-related suffering should have access to evidence-based, holistic pain relief including opioid medications where needed.’ #WHPCDay26 bit.ly/3VuuLmk
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026: Pain management – an essential part of palliative care
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) was established in 2005 and has since become one of palliative care’s most significant global days. Each year a different theme is chosen to emphasise …
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October 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog is about World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026 ‘Every person with serious health-related suffering should have access to evidence-based, holistic pain relief including opioid medications where needed.’ #WHPCDay26 bit.ly/3VuuLmk
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026: Pain management – an essential part of palliative care
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) was established in 2005 and has since become one of palliative care’s most significant global days. Each year a different theme is chosen to emphasise …
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October 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
This week’s #EAPCblog is about World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026 ‘Every person with serious health-related suffering should have access to evidence-based, holistic pain relief including opioid medications where needed.’ #WHPCDay26 bit.ly/3VuuLmk
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2026: Pain management – an essential part of palliative care
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) was established in 2005 and has since become one of palliative care’s most significant global days. Each year a different theme is chosen to emphasise …
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October 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog ‘Shared planning involving young people, family and professionals, clear communication with all parties, and collaboration across paediatric, adult and community teams can strengthen continuity and trust.’ bit.ly/3TxYZnz
Transition in palliative care: towards a shared and evolving understanding
Transition from paediatric to adult care for young people with life limiting conditions remains one of the most complex challenges in palliative care, encompassing clinical, emotional and organisat…
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October 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog ‘Shared planning involving young people, family and professionals, clear communication with all parties, and collaboration across paediatric, adult and community teams can strengthen continuity and trust.’ bit.ly/3TxYZnz
Transition in palliative care: towards a shared and evolving understanding
Transition from paediatric to adult care for young people with life limiting conditions remains one of the most complex challenges in palliative care, encompassing clinical, emotional and organisat…
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October 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog ‘Shared planning involving young people, family and professionals, clear communication with all parties, and collaboration across paediatric, adult and community teams can strengthen continuity and trust.’ bit.ly/3TxYZnz
Transition in palliative care: towards a shared and evolving understanding
Transition from paediatric to adult care for young people with life limiting conditions remains one of the most complex challenges in palliative care, encompassing clinical, emotional and organisat…
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September 29, 2026 at 9:20 AM
This week's #EAPCblog 'Over time, I have come to understand that this complexity does not diminish the value of forgiveness. Forgiveness is not a universal process with a single pathway or outcome. It is as unique as each person’s life story, suffering, relationships and hopes' bit.ly/4rmczH7
Seeking forgiveness, discovering its complexity
When people have a life limiting condition, they may want to resolve issues in relationships that have been difficult for them. One way to do this may be to ask for or give forgiveness.  For July’s…
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September 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This week's #EAPCblog 'Over time, I have come to understand that this complexity does not diminish the value of forgiveness. Forgiveness is not a universal process with a single pathway or outcome. It is as unique as each person’s life story, suffering, relationships and hopes' bit.ly/4rmczH7
Seeking forgiveness, discovering its complexity
When people have a life limiting condition, they may want to resolve issues in relationships that have been difficult for them. One way to do this may be to ask for or give forgiveness.  For July’s…
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September 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
This week's #EAPCblog 'Over time, I have come to understand that this complexity does not diminish the value of forgiveness. Forgiveness is not a universal process with a single pathway or outcome. It is as unique as each person’s life story, suffering, relationships and hopes' bit.ly/4rmczH7
Seeking forgiveness, discovering its complexity
When people have a life limiting condition, they may want to resolve issues in relationships that have been difficult for them. One way to do this may be to ask for or give forgiveness.  For July’s…
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September 25, 2026 at 7:05 AM
This week's #EAPCblog 'Over time, I have come to understand that this complexity does not diminish the value of forgiveness. Forgiveness is not a universal process with a single pathway or outcome. It is as unique as each person’s life story, suffering, relationships and hopes' bit.ly/4rmczH7
Seeking forgiveness, discovering its complexity
When people have a life limiting condition, they may want to resolve issues in relationships that have been difficult for them. One way to do this may be to ask for or give forgiveness.  For July’s…
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September 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Read this week’s #EAPCblog on trauma informed palliative care ‘It is a fascinating area of practice and one, I believe, that has significant potential to improve care for the palliative population.’ bit.ly/4ynptXA @lancasteruni.bsky.social @churchillfship.bsky.social
Trauma-informed palliative care: what’s the evidence?
Trauma-informed palliative care aims to improve end of life experiences by recognising and responding to the psychological trauma which people may have experienced in their lives. While support for…
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September 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Read this week’s #EAPCblog on trauma informed palliative care ‘It is a fascinating area of practice and one, I believe, that has significant potential to improve care for the palliative population.’ bit.ly/4ynptXA @lancasteruni.bsky.social @churchillfship.bsky.social
Trauma-informed palliative care: what’s the evidence?
Trauma-informed palliative care aims to improve end of life experiences by recognising and responding to the psychological trauma which people may have experienced in their lives. While support for…
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September 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Read this week’s #EAPCblog on trauma informed palliative care ‘It is a fascinating area of practice and one, I believe, that has significant potential to improve care for the palliative population.’ bit.ly/4ynptXA @lancasteruni.bsky.social @churchillfship.bsky.social
Trauma-informed palliative care: what’s the evidence?
Trauma-informed palliative care aims to improve end of life experiences by recognising and responding to the psychological trauma which people may have experienced in their lives. While support for…
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September 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This week’s #EAPCblog is from the INSPIRE team ‘Palliative rehabilitation is a person centred process that helps people remain engaged in their lives, preserve what matters most and continue pursuing meaningful activities despite the challenges of advanced illness’. bit.ly/4x26Ur1
Don’t retreat, engage! Reclaiming life and identity through palliative rehabilitation
Photo credit: Centre for Ageing Better Palliative care has always helped people to live as well as they can, but palliative rehabilitation is an important route to help people fulfil meaningful goa…
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September 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM