Thanks Caleb Ferguson for listening. Time to write again. Important topic to revisit in light of pandemic.

Do spend the next 18 minutes to review the key evidence on why we should say NO to "assisted dying" in the UK by an experienced #PalliativeCare Consultant Assisted dying- the Evidence youtu.be/dNQedJeS_dc via YouTube

It was great for Nursing@UniCanberra to connect with some of the new nursing staff from #UCSH today over coffee. This is an exciting time for UC Faculty of Health

Honoured to join Rosa and McDarby in delivering this vital message. Canadian Virtual Hospice Waiting Room Revolution Kathryn Mannix Dr. Brian Goldman André Picard Timothy Caulfield CancerCare Manitoba Research University of Manitoba @CSPCP_SCMSP Canadian Medical Hall Fame IPOS CAPO @edubru Cicely Saunders Institute at King's #PalliativeCare

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Many years ago when we were in our 20s, one of our dearest couple friends (still close) lost a preschooler to cancer. Nearly killed all of us in our circle. The fuller details of the last moments are too sacred for social media but I can’t get a part of it out of my mind this AM.

Forced, false positivity is not leadership. It's denial. Employees need to feel empowered to speak up when something worries them, even if these worries aren't easy for their colleagues to hear. Problems can't be addressed unless they're acknowledged.

Carol Davis marion harris Leonie Herx Prof Katherine Sleeman … press release from SA health minister “finally giving South Australians autonomy over their end of life care” How did we get to VAD = care? What autonomy do the people living in Northern Adelaide’s poorest suburbs have re end of life care? 😥

Singapore has a 2023 action plan for successful ageing with 7 initiatives including End-of-Life and Pre-planning Care. Good read on community, systems and people. irp.cdn-website.com/6b462398/files…

A Canadian woman says she "still felt lost" drinking wine and watching a movie while her grandmother was being euthanized at a nearby hospital. Complex grief and trauma are ensuing for those whose loved ones were killed by doctors. cbc.ca/news/canada/fi… #cdnpoli

Let's create a thread of lines of poetry that have changed our lives. Maybe this will be something people can carry around and scroll through to find what they need. 🖤 I'll start with Derek Walcott's final line from "Love After Love": "Sit. Feast on your life."

"Bullying is a means for mediocre scientists to rise to the top. Some star academics reached their position because they are bullies, not in spite of it." - Excellent piece about bullying in academia (and really any other professional environment). nature.com/articles/s4156…

Super proud of Andrew at Anzac service in Gallipoli

Sure. No conflict of interest here.l. Consulting firm KPMG being paid to perform aged care audits while also advising providers theguardian.com/australia-news…

An absolute research legend Brett Mitchell is delivering a keynote presentation #ANMC23 Nursing & Midwifery Conference #ANMC23 sharing his learnings and reflections on impactful research to transform practice @Avondale_uni

Please re-Tweet if you are committed to preventing #loneliness among people living with #Alzheimers disease and other forms of #dementia. #caregiving #depression #mentalhealth #quote

Older people deserve to live in aged care homes that ensure dignity, comfort and independence. HammondCare’s newest 70-place dementia care home in South Australia is designed to feel like a village with: 🏡 small cottages with door bells and letterboxes 🛒 mini supermarket ✂️

Thankyou Kathryn Mannix 🟣 Grief is a lonely experience. It's even more isolating if friends and colleagues, worried about saying 'the wrong thing,' simply stay away. 🔵 How could we do better? Well, here are some suggestions. They are all based on feedback from bereaved

Health is highly professionalised. Clinicians must be registered, there is a strong culture of evidence-based practice & regulation systems well established. NDIS is the exact opposite. De-professionalised, little or no evidence-based practice & ineffective regulation 👇