Background: Following organ donation, bodies of children are generally cared for in hospital
mortuaries or by funeral directors, and their families are offered little routine bereavement …

A consequence of the biomedical model of cure which has dominated the delivery of health
care over the last half-century has been the perception of death as failure, leading to …

Canadians older than 64 years now outnumber persons under 14 years and are
increasingly living with chronic illness heightening the importance of palliative and end of …

End-of-life doulas (EOLDs) represent a rising profession and are becoming increasingly well-
known through pop culture, yet associated scholarship is scant. Through a “sociology of …

Background: Children's hospices provide a range of family-centred care services, including
bereavement support. Not all hospices provide specific services for grandparents. Aim: To …

Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is a globally polarising topic which often sparks debate
surrounding the ethical and moral dilemmas that arise with a life-ending intervention. To …

Dame Cicely Saunders created the hospice movement to be a voice for the voiceless. Those
needing palliative care needed someone to speak for them and ensure they received the …

A community survey of Sioux Falls, South Dakota was conducted in 2004 to understand
knowledge, attitudes, and preferences about end-of-life (EOL) care and to generate …

Objective To help healthcare professionals (HCP) act with more confidence when
communicating about approaching death, we sought to develop a communication model for …

Literature indicates that populations worldwide are ageing and non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) are more likely to affect older people 60 years and over. Older people are also more …