by Alignd | Apr 9, 2020 | Doctors’ stories, Palliative Care
Palliative care doctor, Dr Cameron Bruce, chooses to care for patients away from a frenetic hospital environment where physicians run in and out of rooms, order lab tests and check results. He chooses to sit down with patients and their families, to stay longer, and...
by Shivani Ranchod | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19, Palliative Care
As we face a devastating global pandemic, let’s not lose sight of the need for communication and compassion. At Alignd, we spend a lot of time thinking about how to help people live their best lives right up until the last moment. The COVID-19 crisis cuts deeply, not...
by Alignd | Mar 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Palliative Care
The Association of Palliative Care Practitioners of South Africa (Palprac) has compiled guidelines for managing adult patients currently receiving home-based palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic. As ever, the role of palliative care practitioners in the time...
by Alignd | Mar 20, 2020 | Palliative Care, Patients' Resources
An advance care plan helps you do the job of discovering, clarifying, and communicating what is important to you towards the end of your life. You can download one here. Ninety percent of us say that talking about our end of life wishes with a loved one is important,...
by Alignd | Mar 19, 2020 | Palliative Care, Patients' Resources
Consider joining one of these active support groups which connect cancer patients, their loved ones and caregivers with others who have “been there”, and provide a safe place to share and work through feelings and challenges. Hearing the news that you or someone you...
by Alignd | Mar 19, 2020 | Palliative Care, Patients' Resources
Take a look at this list of questions to ask your palliative care doctor so you feel informed and empowered during your illness. When you’re diagnosed with a serious illness, it’s common to have a mixture of many emotions – fear, anger, sadness, anxiety, guilt. But...
