Irene J Higginson
@ij_higginson
Professor Palliative Care and Policy, Cicely Saunders Institute, palliative care and public health doctor - all views my own
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http://www.csi.kcl.ac.uk 27-01-2015 23:59:45
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#palliative care is still too patchy across the UK & the world. Cicely Saunders Int set out a 7 point action plan, 'You matter because you are you' of what is needed: cicelysaundersinternational.org/action-plan-foā¦ csiweb.pos-pal.co.uk/csi-content/upā¦ Cicely Saunders Institute at King's RichardHarding Prof Katherine Sleeman Kathryn Mannix
Ten years after the World Health Organization (WHO) resolution on palliative care, nine since l wrote this editorial for Journal of Clinical Oncology. Why do we still wait? #palliativecare #pallonc #hpm ASCO ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12ā¦
New international study in J Palliative Care finds it's important to examine the factors that shape where people want to be cared for at the end of life. People may be shaping preferences based on what is feasible, as well as what they would prefer. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11ā¦
Navigating the #NHS present & future. What can be done? See proposals at: kcl.ac.uk/navigating-theā¦ Annette Boaz #health #socialcare #multimorbidity
Prof Katherine Sleeman Joanna Davies Anna Bone Irene J Higginson @lynn_laidlaw Cara Ghiglieri Sophie Cicely Saunders Institute at King's @KingsNursing @wolfsonpallcare Fawn Harrad-Hyde of interest? X
Congratulations Prof Catherine Evans, a wonderful appointment, great for Cicely Saunders Institute at King's King's & the fields of #palliative #hospice & #EOLC
Published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine the results the BETTER-B double blind, international randomised controlled trial of whether mirtazapine alleviates severe #breathlessness in people with serious #respiratory illness or needing #palliative care- thelancet.com/journals/lanreā¦
Published yesterday in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine - the common antidepressant mirtazapine did not alleviate #breathlessness in this international RCT when compared with placebo. Most effective treatments remain non-pharmacological interventions. sciencedirect.com/science/articlā¦
Excited to be here in Cicely Saunders Institute at King's with Prof Graham Lord opening Cicely Saunders Int lecture on #palliative care & #oncology integration by David Hui .. welcome to all on line
Do look at the Cicely Saunders Institute at King's Cicely Saunders Int latest triennial report to see more of what we do .. cicelysaundersinternational.org/triennial-repoā¦
How does palliative care help people- great model from David Hui Timely symptom management, longitudinal psychological support & enhanced communication and decision making Cicely Saunders Institute at King's Cicely Saunders Int #palliative #oncology
Examples of referral criteria for #palliative care at Cicely Saunders Int Annual Lecture w David Hui - see details in thelancet.com/journals/lanonā¦ Cicely Saunders Institute at King's @KingsNursing King's Health Partners
Breathlessness in Palliative Care and End of Life Research Webinar: Cross-ARC insights from experts on 2 Dec 2024 - 11.00-12.00. @MoragCFarquhar Irene J Higginson Amy Gadoud NIHR ARC East of England More info & to book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/nihr-arc-palā¦
šHonoured to present the top 10 research priorities for breathlessness research today at #BTS2024 alongside Rachael Evans Erika Kennington ā¦ amazing turn out in the room and lots of support and interesting questions - thank you! Asthma + Lung UK James Lind Alliance Cicely Saunders Institute at King's King's College Hospital Research
Research priorities on breathlessness, great talk and insight by one of our national experts in breathlessness, lucky I am as one of my professional mentors, ā¦Charles Reillyā© . Well done Charlie, congratulations on your amazing work!
