Dignity and Palliative Care in the time of Covid
How can we ensure dignity within the time of Covid? Read what Dr Raksha Balbadhur’s has to say.
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Palliative care in the time of Covid-19
Read why Palliative Care is ideally suited to meet the needs of patients during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dr Margie Venter, Palprac secretary, found her niche in palliative medicine.
Dr Margie Venter, journeyed from oncology to palliative medicine, finding her niche. Read about what palliative care means to her.
Introducing the Palprac board: Julia Ambler, paediatric palliative care doctor.
Dr Julia Ambler, a paediatric palliative care doctor is co-founder of children’s hospice Umduduzi in KZN. She shares her journey to palliative care.
Introducing the palliative care doctors serving on the 2020 Palprac board
In a short series of blogs we will be introducing you to the board of Palprac, all palliative care doctors in South Africa.
What and why do they do what they do?
Simple tech health care communication solution
Signapps, is a low tech, efficient solution to improving care coordination and communication in the South African health care industry.
Feedback from Kigali
Dr René Krause gives feedback on the 6th International African Palliative Care Conference held in Kigali, September 2019. Palliative care is now considered part of Universal Health Coverage.
Palliative care and cancer
Think of palliative care as a fundamental level of support to a cancer patient and their loved ones. Contrary to popular belief that it’s associated with end-of-life care alone, this medical approach improves quality of life – through pain and symptom management – at any stage of a cancer journey.
What Is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness
