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Award given for one of the most valuable texts of 2012

Dr Anne Grinyer

Dr Anne Grinyer has won an award for one of the most valuable texts of 2012, as chosen by the American Journal of Nursing's panel of judges.

The review had this to say of Anne's publication "Palliative and End of Life Care for Children and Young People: Home, Hospice and Hospital":

Children who have life-limiting conditions that will end in death upset the normal order of life. This is a highly emotional and difficult topic, even for health care professionals. This well-written book incorporates references and case studies to illustrate the point.

The book documents many of the problems in the current system of palliative care for children and young adults. It also suggests changes in policy that will improve service delivery. I especially appreciated the focus on the need for bereavement care after the death of a child.

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Updated: 08 January 2013

Observatory Research Associate awarded lecture top prize

Martin Loučka

Martin Loučka (FHM) who is a Research Associate undertaking a PhD from the Czech Republic, based at the International Observatory on End of Life Care, has been awarded the top prize for a lecture on 'Measuring the development of Palliative Care across the World: Methodological Challenges' in the 2012 International Palliative Care Network Conference (an online US based conference). Martin's research which is designed to improve methods for international comparative analysis in palliative care, has been funded by an EU FP7 Marie Curie training awarded call 'EURO IMPACT'.

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Updated: 07 January 2013

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