June 22, 2020
The effectiveness of advance care planning in improving end-of-life outcomes for people with dementia and their carers: a systematic review and critical discussion
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28827062/End-of-life care for people with dementia can be poor, involving emergency hospital admissions, burdensome treatments of uncertain value, and undertreatment of pain and other symptoms.
June 15, 2020
Learning from lockdown: we need to talk about the design of care homes
https://www.bdonline.co.uk/opinion/learning-from-lockdown-we-need-to-talk-about-the-design-of-care-homes/5106393.articleWith care homes in the news for tragic reasons it is time to imagine a different future, says Julia Park.
June 15, 2020
The changing narratives of death, dying and HIV in the United Kingdom
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1049732320922510Death and infection were closely linked from the start of the HIV epidemic, until successful treatments became available. The initial impact of mostly young, gay men […]
June 15, 2020
Family satisfaction with family conferences about end-of-life care in the Intensive Care Unit
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15241092/Family members of critically ill patients report dissatisfaction with family-clinician communication about withdrawing life support, yet limited data exist to guide clinicians in this communication.