by Alignd | Mar 19, 2020 | Palliative Care, Patients' Resources
We answer some of the most commonly asked questions around palliative care from patients and their families. Do I need to stop seeing my oncologist if I start to see a palliative care doctor?No, palliative care is an extra layer of support and the palliative care...
by Alignd | Mar 19, 2020 | Doctors’ stories, Palliative Care
Dr Nosisa Matsiliza wants medical practitioners and patients to know that palliative care doesn’t mean giving up; palliative care is not just for the very last days of life. Dr Nosisa Matsiliza was practising palliative care long before she officially trained as a...
by Alignd | Feb 4, 2020 | Doctors’ stories, Palliative Care
Dr Julia Ambler is a paediatric palliative care doctor who, together with the team at Umduduzi Hospice in KZN, provide care and support for very sick children and their families. Her primary tools are honesty, empathy and expertly administered morphine. There’s a...
by Shivani Ranchod | Aug 27, 2019 | Articles, Palliative Care
Dr David Cameron has been involved in the care of people with advanced serious illnesses over the past 30 years. These patients face many challenges, including unpleasant symptoms and a significant loss of independence. They need increasing help with their daily...
by Shivani Ranchod | Aug 1, 2019 | Awards, News, Palliative Care
Alignd shone at the recent BHF Conference Titanium Awards night with the cofounders winning Best Journal Paper Award entitled The devil’s in the detail: A value-based contracting case study. The case study focused on the personal experience of Alignd’s cofounders in...
by Shivani Ranchod | May 24, 2019 | Palliative Care
Liz Still, editor of the 2019 Healthcare Edition in South Africa spoke to Alignd about the current state of the healthcare sector in the country and how Alignd’s business proposition fits into it. Alignd: You are in the process of completing the 2019 edition of...
