Of particular interest in this week’s issue of Media Watch (copy attached):

Canada

Palliative care in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic

Europe

Responding to the new International Classification of Diseases-11 prolonged grief disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: A new bereavement network and three-tiered model of care

U.S.

A vital layer of support: One safety net hospital’s palliative care response to the pandemic

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Palliative care in low-income and middle-income countries

“Flattening” one curve: What about “raising the line” on the other? COVID-19 and palliative care in low-income and middle-income countries

U.K. (Scotland)

How many people will need palliative care in Scotland by 2040? A mixed-method study of projected palliative care need and recommendations for service delivery

Europe

Palliative care competencies for geriatricians across Europe: A Delphi consensus study

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Spain 

Palliative care professionals’ inner lives: Cross-cultural application of the awareness model of self-care

U.K. (England & Wales)

Palliative care: Experts call for major reforms as pandemic accelerates demand by 20 years

BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | Online – 26 January 2021 – Experts at a leading charity have made an urgent call for reforms to the U.K.’s palliative care system, as demand during the

U.S.

PSST! I need help! Development of a peer support program for clinicians having serious illness conversations during COVID-19

Of particular interest in this week’s issue of Media Watch (copy attached):

Australia

Validation of the responding to urgency of need in palliative care (RUN-PC) triage tool

Denmark

Maintaining control: A qualitative study of being a patient in need of specialized palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic

U.K. (England)

A national survey of ambulance paramedics on the identification of patients with end-of-life care needs