Rethinking supportive relationships among people with life-limiting illness and family caregivers in palliative care

Rethinking supportive relationships among people with life-limiting illness and family caregivers in palliative care Author: Dr Geraldine Foley, Trinity College Dublin Keywords: Palliative care, support, relationship, patients, family caregivers, reciprocity, decision making Family caregiving in palliative care has broadly been defined as the process in which family members, significant others or simply loved ones, provide care to […]

Palliative Care as a Human Right

Palliative Care as a Human Right Author: Dr John Lombard, University of Limerick Keywords: Human Rights,  Law,  Health, UDHR   The concept of a right to palliative care has emerged over the past 20 years. It has been advocated for and expanded upon in journal articles, statements, resolutions, and international declarations. It has been put forward as […]