Katherine Pettus

A Prison Hospice Program for the Living and the Dying

A Prison Hospice Program for the Living and the Dying www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

Albanian nurse leader Irena Laska, IAHPC delegate to #RC75 @WHO Europe, delivers our statement on #palliativecare inclusion in 2nd European Programme of Work today! Read it here:https://iahpc.org/uploads/2025/10/IAHPC-Statement-on-palliative-care-re-RC75-European-Program-of-Work.pdf

What does meaningful support look like for caregivers of people living with dementia? Join us next Thursday October 30th at 2pm CET for a free webinar hosted by the @IAHPC to explore how WHO's iSupport prorgramme can support caregivers throughout their care journey.
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Dr Yukio Nakatani @who.int opening session of CND Thematic Session calls for "safe access to controlled medicines limited in many parts of the world." Says drug control must be rooted in public health & access to controlled meds shld be integrated into national policies supported by whole of govt!

INCB President Professor Atasoy calls out persistent disparities in availability of controlled medicines due to inaccurate estimates of medical needs by member states.Promotes Learning Programme to improve availability for #palliativecare #painrelief #SUD treatment. CND Thematic Session 2025.

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Lazarus and the rich man: why palliative care advocacy is so challenging! Today's gospel about Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31) pinpoints why palliative care advocacy is so challenging. The rich man, oblivious to Lazarus languishing on his doorstep, didn’t experience compassion until he himself suffered the torments of hell after death. Only then did he notice Lazarus and beg him to “dip the tip of his finger in water” to cool his tongue.

Lazarus and the rich man: why palliative care advocacy is so challenging!

Today's gospel about Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31) pinpoints why palliative care advocacy is so challenging. The rich man, oblivious to Lazarus languishing on his doorstep, didn’t experience compassion until he…

“A quiet revolution in care-giving is emerging – rooted in compassion, driven by dignity. In a place often associated with suffering, this initiative is sowing seeds of healing, presence, and human connection. www.thetablet.co.uk/features/bor...

Important event at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs October 3. Register for online participation

The Virtues of Solitude Curing loneliness requires more than just socialization. It also requires cultivating spiritually fulfilling solitude.

“Loneliness also imperils the health of the body politic…in The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt characterizes loneliness as “the experience of not belonging to the world at all.” …loneliness leaves us vulnerable to totalitarian power www.commonwealmagazine.org/virtues-soli...

Vamos a dar comienzo una nueva edición de nuestro Curso y esta vez en expansión también a personal sanitario de Latinoamérica ‼️os animamos a difundir ‼️@PepaCN @PilarAstier @mlalanda @A_Melendez_G… |... Vamos a dar comienzo una nueva edición de nuestro Curso y esta vez en expansión también a personal sanitario de Latinoamérica ‼️os animamos a difundir ‼️@PepaCN @PilarAstier @mlalanda @A_Melendez_G @A...

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Why San Diego’s Catholic leaders are standing with migrants in court—against impossible odds Some 50 people of faith, including the three Catholic bishops of San Diego, have signed up to stand with our immigrant brothers and sisters.

www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2... walking the talk.

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Feast of St Camillus de Lellis founder of “The Clerks Regular of Good Death, Ministers to the Sick,” commonly known as the Camillians. Patron saint of the sick, nurses & hospice workers, Revolutionized 16th century nursing, founded the first Red Cross, sent nurses to battleflields in Hungary!

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North America & Western and HIC's have high levels of opioid availability 4 medical use >10,000 S-DDDs per million inhabitants in 2023. Average 1,329 SDDDs per million inhabitants in SE Europe; low of 7.1 S-DDDs per million inhabitants in West & Central Africa in 2023. www.unodc.org/documents/da...

"availability of pharmaceutical opioids for pain management & palliative care continues to vary considerably between LMICs & HICs. Availability in low- and middle-income countries has been increasing, but the gap between them and high-income countries remains massive.” www.unodc.org/documents/da...

The real opioid crisis isn’t prescriptions—it’s prohibition West Virginia's overdose data prove it: Officials misunderstood the problem, and patients paid the price.

“Policymakers adhere to a narrative that conflicts with the data.” CDC data reveals no connection between amount of opioids prescribed and rates of nonmedical use or addiction. People who misuse opioids aren't the same as patients who rely on them for real pain. reason.com/2025/07/01/t...

Hungary banned Pride marches. This is the response ✊🏳️‍🌈

Interesting ending. Why not show up before they are dying?

Catholic Bishops Try to Rally Opposition to Trump’s Immigration Agenda

“No person of good will can remain silent,”Archbishop Broglio, bishop’s conference president, said in an opening reflection that was made public for churches, to reach immigrant families.Count on the commitment of all of us to stand with you in this challenging hour.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...

A survivor of Nazi-occupied France asks: Who will protect Trump’s migrant targets? My Jewish family was sheltered in a Christian village in Nazi-occupied France. Now I am a naturalized American citizen, but can I count on similar courage and good will from my neighbors?

“In the United States during World War II,the murder of the Jews of Europe demonstrated the extent of our capacity to look away when faced with a demanding responsibility.In the end,the Allies won one war—but chose not to oppose the Nazis war against the Jews. www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

We agree... though what about palliative care? 🤔

People *also* rightly expect a comfortable, dignified death. But right now, too many are dying in avoidable pain, in poverty and alone - because services are underfunded & overstretched.

❗ This has to change. #SpendingReview

Assisted dying is an existential choice, not a treatment The question of whether assisted dying is a treatment is of legal, philosophical, and clinical importance, write Gareth S Owen , Alex Ruck Keene , and Katherine Sleeman Assisted dying is back in UK ...

Excellent analysis of an issue that has serious consequences for policy and practice. www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Screenshot of an article from the Independent, with the headline: Stormont minister calls for terminally ill to be allowed state pension early Figures from charity Marie Curie show that around 111,000 people die in poverty each year in the UK. Below the headline is a headshot of Gorden Lyons, the Minister who is supporting the call for terminally ill people to get early access to the state pension.

111,000 people die in poverty each year in the UK.

This is unacceptable. Early access to the state pension for people with a terminal illness will give people the financial security they need.

It’s good to see Communities Minister Gordon Lyons back our call. 👏

San Diego: No Kings Rally & March On June 14, Donald Trump will get the military parade he has long wanted, timed to coincide with his birthday, Flag Day, and the 250th Anniversary of the Army. Our flag, our troops, and our tax dollar...

Join me at San Diego: No Kings Rally & March action.womensmarch.com/events/san-d...

Read all about it! Palliative care advocacy at the World Health assembly and beyond ! iahpc.org/what-we-do/i...

The need for better Palliative Care in nursing homes is significant. So how do we achieve that? And what are the obstacles? We talk with guests Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy. #medsky
 
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