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

Australia

Examining the role of specialist palliative care in geriatric care to inform collaborations: A survey on the knowledge, practice and attitudes of geriatricians in providing palliative care

Canada

The association between varying levels of palliative care involvement on costs during terminal hospitalizations in Canada from 2012 to 2015

Hospice care providers' experiences of grappling with medical assistance in dying in a hospice setting: A qualitative descriptive study