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Bisphosphonates and denosumab good for bone pain…. right?

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Wrong!

The folk from Cochrane asked this question. ‘In adult patients with metastatic bone pain, what is the evidence that bisphosphonates and denosumab are effective and safe in controlling pain?’

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27006430

They found that evidence to support an analgesic role for bisphosphonates and denosumab is weak. Bisphosphonates and denosumab appear to be beneficial in preventing pain by delaying the onset of bone pain rather than by producing an analgesic effect per se.

Sonia

 

Do we in palliative care know what a “bad death” is?

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Hello all!

Spending my weekend doing some auditing as my life is so exciting. Actually, it is really interesting, I am having a look at how people die with metastatic melanoma, and whether that’s been affected by novel agents.

I have volunteered to make an assessment of whether the deceased patients in our cohort had a “bad death”.

I am thinking of things like chemotherapy in last week/month, or death in ICU , or death in a resuscitation (although if the resuscitation and ICU admission were not futile, then that does not necessarily make them bad, does it….)

Are there proposed criteria for a “bad death” and a “good death”?

Thanks for helping me with my homework!

Sonia

Call for Survey Participants in Victoria

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Are you currently working in the palliative care sector in Victoria?

 

One of colleagues in the Palliverse has been working hard to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receive quality end of life care. Steve Kirkbright is a Project Officer for The Victorian Aboriginal Palliative Care Collaborative (VAPCC). He’s seeking people working in the palliative care sector in Victoria to participate in a brief, online survey. You’ll find more details and a link below.
 
If you’re also conducting research and would like to share it with us, please get in touch via @palliverse or palliverse@gmail.com.
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Pictured:  Palliative care resources available from VACCHO  

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#PallANZ tweet chat: Advance Care Planning

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Advance care planning is an important process that is increasingly being taken up by our community. When done well, it can help those with serious illnesses take control of their future health care. However, many people in our community still do not know about advance care planning, which means those who are likely to benefit from the process are missing out.

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guest interview – Soula Ganiatsas, Palliative Care Research Network Victoria

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Tell us about your job.

I am the program manager for the Palliative Care Research Network Victoria (PCRNV).

What does PCRNV do?

We try to gain funding to conduct clinical and community intervention research. The PCRNV also  provides an opportunity to network and collaborate with other palliative care researchers through PCRNV forums and workshops.

We also help with access to a variety of PCRNV funding schemes including; PhD scholarship, small project and travel grants. There can be support with developing your research idea into a potential project and grant proposals via the PCRNV Concept Development Workshops and also mentoring.

But, it’s not right to do research on people who are dying, is it? 

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European association for palliative care early researcher award

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Know a hot young palliative care researcher? Or perhaps you ARE a hot young palliative care researcher?

You might be interested to investigate this award for early palliative care researchers. There are other awards for post docs and for clinical research

http://www.eapcnet.eu/research2016/

You will have to get your proverbial skates on as applications close 13th December. The EAPC research congress is in Dublin in June 2016.

 

 

 

3rd Australian Palliative Care Research Colloquium

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Prof Patsy Yates sharing her reflections on setting up a NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in end-of-life care at the PCRNV Breakfast Forum

Prof Patsy Yates sharing her reflections on setting up a NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in End of Life Care at the PCRNV Breakfast Forum

For the third year in a row, the Australian Palliative Care Research Colloquium was held at the Rendezvous Grand Hotel in Melbourne on October 22-23. The meeting was once again preceded by a breakfast forum hosted by Palliative Care Research Network Victoria (PCRNV), which served as a tempting entrée to the two-day main course of fantastic presentations and workshops exploring a diverse range of topics pertaining to palliative care research. Conversations about research continued over tea and meal breaks, next to quality poster presentations, and during the convivial conference dinner on the banks of the Yarra.  Continue reading →

Reflections on research – Responding to peer review

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So your precious paper has been sent for peer review and you’ve been asked to submit some revisions. This is the second post in a series on peer review.  This post has a few of our best tips for responding to the reviewers’ comments.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2015

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is a global day of action organised by the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance and held on the second Saturday of October every year. It aims to:

  • Raise awareness of the needs of people and families living with a life-limiting illness
  • Create opportunities to talk about the issues around improving access to hospice and palliative care around the world
  • Raise funds to develop and support hospice and palliative care services around the world

The theme this year is “Hidden Lives, Hidden Patients” – focusing on people whose palliative care needs are often not recognised, such as children, indigenous people, those living in rural settings, prisoners, soldiers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals.

To help to raise awareness about “Hidden Lives, Hidden Patients”, Palliverse and Palliative Care Australia invite everyone to join us for a tweet chat on Thursday, October 8th using the hashtag #PallANZ  Continue reading →

Call for abstracts: 14th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing

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‘Bringing research to life’: 7-8 December 2015, National Ageing Research Institute, Melbourne.

The National Ageing Research Institute is pleased to host the 14th National Emerging Researchers in Ageing Conference in 2015. This is the only national conference in Australia focusing exclusively on the work of higher degree research students undertaking research in ageing across a range of disciplines. The conference presents a unique opportunity for higher degree research students to come together to share their research.

The conference organisers invite the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations from PhD, Masters and Professional Doctoral students and other emerging researchers engaged in ageing related research from any discipline.

The call for abstracts is now open and will close on 31 August. A copy of the submission guidelines and abstract template are available on the conference website.