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Media Watch is compiled and annotated by Barry R. Ashpole

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30 Jan 2012, #238 Planning life's end: International and GPs told to quiz elderly with serious health problems about they want to die
23 Jan 2012, #237 Building on a foundation of knowledge: Specialist publications and A new model for breaking bad news to people with intellectual disabilities
16 Jan 2012, #236 Mourners' health risks: International and You really can die of a broken heart
09 Jan 2012, #235 Experiencing loss and separation: Bereavement in childhood: Risks, consequences and responses
02 Jan 2012, #234 Inappropriate care at the end of life? USA and Many seriously ill get too much care: Docs, nurses
26 Dec 2011, #233 Access to end of life care: USA and Looking for a place to die
19 Dec 2011, #232 Missed opportunity?: Specialist publications and 'Leveraging external resources to grow and sustain your palliative care program: A call to action
12 Dec 2011, #231 U.K. National Council for Palliative Care survey: International and staff shortage for terminally ill
05 Dec 2011, #230 Quality of relationships: USA and "In caregiving, bond is often more important than blood"
28 Nov 2011, #229 Errors in end-of-life care: Specialist publications and Checklist to meet ethical and legal obligations to critically ill patients at the end of life
21 Nov 2011, #228 Care planning: Specialist publications and End-of-life care pathways as tools to promote and support a good death: A critical commentary
14 Nov 2011, #227 Paediatric palliative care: Specialist publications and 'Confronting death in legal disputes about treatment-limitation in children
07 Nov 2011, #226 Is it recorded in the notes?: Specialist publications and documentation of end-of-life care and preferred place to die discussions in the final weeks of life
31 Oct 2011, #225 Do no harm: USA and When saving a life conflicts with Hippocratic Oath
24 Oct 2011, #224 Care planning: Specialist publications and Failing to plan in planning to fail: Advance care planning for people nearing the end of life
17 Oct 2011, #223 Fast Track Palliative Care Discharge Service: International and Service gives terminal cancer patients choice to die at home
10 Oct 2011, #222 Towards agreed-on clinical outcomes: Specialist publications and 'Time-limited trials near the end of life
03 Oct 2011, #221 Key differences between rural and urban palliative care: Specialist publications and Be known, be available, be mutual: A qualitative ethical analysis of social values in rural palliative care
26 Sep 2011, #220 Improving support for family and friends: Specialist Publications and Can assessing caregiver needs and activating community networks improve caregiver-defined
outcomes?
19 Sep 2011, #219 Fulfilling the principles of a good death: Specialist publications and Information of imminent death or not: Does it make a difference?
12 Sep 2011, #218 Advance care directives: International and It's just a piece of paper
05 Sep 2011, #217 Place of death: Specialist publications and No place like the hospital.
29 Aug 2011, #216 Disadvantaged dying: Specialist publications and How can we improve palliative care provision for older people?
22 Aug 2011, #215 Palliative care research: Specialist publications and Experts: palliative care can begin before the end.
15 Aug 2011, #214 Comfortable and homely environment: Exploring health professionals views regarding the optimum physical environment for palliative and end of life care in the acute hospital setting: A qualitative study
08 Aug 2011, #213 Ethics of end-of-life care: Specialist Publications and The need for improved communication among physicians, patients, and families
01 Aug 2011, #212 Seamless care: Specialist Publications and Navigation and palliative care