Palliative care for disabled children and young people embraces holistic, high quality, evidence-based care, recognition and timely management of symptoms, recognition and discussion with the multidisciplinary team and with families about the possibility of dying and care and support through life, death and bereavement. Systems are being piloted across the UK to collect data about who and where children [...]
En " Acompañamiento en el duelo y Medicina Paliativa", editado por Sociedad Vasca de Cuidados Paliativos y Paliativos Sin Fronteras,San Sebastián, 2007. DESCARGAR PDF
En toda demanda de eutanasia o suicidio asistido subyace un aspecto al que no siempre se dedica la atención ni la investigación que merece: el sufrimiento que experimentan las personas que se enfrentan a un daño irreversible importante o a la proximidad de la muerte. El concepto de sufrimiento, más amplio que el de dolor, tiene relación con la percepción de [...]
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Cuerpo específico de conocimiento, capacidad de autoregulación, códico de Deontología y vocación de servicio DESCARGAR PDF
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and diabetes pose the biggest threat to human life across the world. Over 36 million people die every year from NCDs and 14 million of these die too young, between the ages of 30 and 70. Eighty-six per cent of these premature deaths are in developing countries and result [...]
Documento de Human Rights Watch sobre la situación de los Cuidados Paliativos en Marruecos. DESCARGAR PDF
Good policies lay the groundwork for an effective health care system and society. They facilitate the implementation of palliative care programs aimed at providing care for all people in need of these services, and they ensure equitable access to affordable medications and therapies. The lack of good policies can lead to unnecessary suffering and costs for patients, families, [...]
To guide the provision of quality palliative care services across the African region, the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) has developed a framework of core palliative care competencies that can be used by service providers, educators and other stakeholders to guide programmes development. The competencies are developed based on the following principles: All patients have access to high-quality [...]
