October 13, 2020
Palliative Care Concepts Can Help Shape Providers’ COVID-19 Response
https://hospicenews.com/2020/10/09/palliative-care-concepts-can-help-shape-providers-covid-19-response/The COVID-19 outbreak — and associated morbidity and mortality — has underscored the need for clinicians to navigate difficult, often emotional conversations with patients and families […]
October 5, 2020
COVID-19 has significantly increased the use of many technologies among older Canadians: poll
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/covid-19-has-significantly-increased-the-use-of-many-technologies-among-older-canadians-poll-865959030.htmlFrom Facebook to food delivery apps and fitness trackers, older Canadians have upped their use of many technologies and online services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 5, 2020
Delirium a key sign of COVID-19 in frail, older people
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200930110120.htmA new analysis, using information from the COVID Symptom Study app and patients admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London, has shown that delirium — a […]
October 5, 2020
Fostering End-of-Life Planning among Older LGBT Adults: The development of the British Columbia LGBT End-of-Life Resource Inventory
https://www.virtualhospice.ca/default.aspx?goto=en_US-Main+Site+Navigation-Home-For+Professionals-For+Professionals-The+Exchange-Current-Fostering+End_of_Life+Planning+among+Older+LGBT+Adults_+The+development+of+the+British+Columbia+LGBT+End_of_Life+Resource+Inventory&utm_source=Canadian+Virtual+Hospice+%7C+Portail+canadien+en+soins+palliatifs&utm_campaign=ca3fcc3dbb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_09_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8030ddb8bb-ca3fcc3dbb-412546373Why should we consider Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) end-of-life conversations and health planning distinct from the general population?