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Sage Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care

Jun 25, 2020

This episode features Minna Hökkä (Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, Medical Department, Oulu University, Oulu, Finland).

Palliative care is provided across a wide range of healthcare settings, from tertiary hospitals to primary care. It has been recognized that palliative care services should...


Jun 25, 2020

This episode features Rebecca Anderson (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK).

Honest prognostic communication with families of patients in the final hours and days of life is important for enabling a good death and for families’ preparedness...


Jun 25, 2020

This episode features Dr Emily Harrop (Marie Curie Research Centre, Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK).

The support needs of people experiencing bereavement vary significantly. Bereavement support in palliative care involves different types and levels of provision to accommodate these...


Jun 25, 2020

This episode features Professor Catherine Walshe (International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, UK).  Publication bias is known, but usually associated with direction of research findings. Bibliographic analysis of databases shows publication rates differ between countries, and an increase...