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Spotlight on palliative care beyond cancer

Spotlight on palliative care beyond cancer

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Spotlight on palliative care beyond cancer

FromThe BMJ Podcast

ratings:
Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In a series of articles, this spotlight focuses on recognising and managing the end of life, having the difficult conversations with patients about their death, and the importance of taking into account the spiritual aspects of death. In this podcast Duncan Jarvies talks to the authors of 2 of those articles.
Professor Jane Maher, oncologist and CMO of Macmillan Cancer Support, talks about the importance of end of life care. Dr Mike Knapton, GP and CMO of the British Heart Foundation, talks about their move into palliation.
Released:
Aug 28, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.