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Call for abstracts extended 📢
Deadline now COB Fri 15 May for the ANZSPM 2026 Biennial Conference.
Share case studies, research, or innovations in palliative medicine - first-time presenters encouraged.
Submit: buff.ly/tb5mYXm
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Ms Irene Chan: All you need is love. But how do we operationalise love within organisations?
Many health services list compassion as a core value. But what does this look like in day-to-day practice? #SPCC2026
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Prof Eric Finkelstein @dukenus_lcpc asks his "friend' (a.k.a. @ChatGPTapp) what is happening with life-expectancies & healthcare costs in Singapore: both are increasing.
He then asks: is this bad? 🤔
#SPCC2026
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Chi Li retweeted
Friendliness isn't always a sign of trustworthiness. Warmth is easy to fake.
The foundations of trust are reliability and integrity. What counts isn't courtesy in the moment—it's keeping commitments over time.
The best way to inspire confidence is to consistently walk our talk.
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Amazing plenary by Professor Myra Bluebond-Langner on the dance of mutual pretence when communicating with children and parents facing a life-limiting illness #25OPCC #PalliativeCare #PallANZ
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War is a life-threatening illness and those caught up in it experience total pain #EAPC2025 #PalliativeCare
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Dr Mhoira Leng: our #PalliativeCare colleagues in Gaza tell us the hardest thing for them is feeling abandoned #EAPC2025
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Prof Andrew Davies: the word “constipation” means different things to different people, so just asking “Are you constipated?” is not enough to exclude change in or distress from bowel habits #EAPC2025
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Prof David Currow: chronic dyspnoea is largely invisible but nevertheless causes measurable (aka ‘real’) suffering #EAPC2025
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Prof Reino Pöyhiä quoting Dr Robert Twycross & Dr Anne Merriman during the opening session at #EAPC2025 with delegates honouring the two giants of #PalliativeCare with a standing ovation
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"We know we need more specialists and we need more doctors in our rural and regional areas and we believe that one of the best ways is a grow-your-own program” #RuralHealth #RRIPM Ping @ANZSPM @RuralDoctorsAus abc.net.au/news/2025-04-28/g…
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Chi Li retweeted
Emotion regulation is not about denying your feelings. It's about choosing a constructive response.
Victimhood is blaming others for what you feel. Regulation is taking responsibility for how you react.
A key to resilience is expanding the space between stimulus and response.
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Chi Li retweeted
Clonidine in palliative care- A thread 🧵
Clonidine is not a new drug.
Developed in the 1960’s it has been used to manage hypertension, hot flashes, migraine and even ADHD.
Use perioperatively and in ITU for pain relief has been fairly common inc via spinal and epidural route
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"The fact that we don't produce medications in Australia, particularly these critical medicines … I think that's one of the reasons we've got ourselves into trouble” - Dr Michelle Gold @ANZSPM #PalliativeCare #PallANZ @Pall_Care_Aus abc.net.au/news/health/2025-…
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Chi Li retweeted
Psychological safety is not about withholding criticism. It’s about enabling people to speak up without fear.
The goal is not to lower our standards. It’s to replace knee-jerk reactions with open-minded consideration.
All ideas are welcome. Not all views are equally valid.
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“I don’t know” is not an admission of ignorance. It’s an expression of intellectual humility.
“I was wrong” is not a confession of failure. It’s a display of intellectual integrity.
“I don’t understand” is not a sign of stupidity. It’s a catalyst for intellectual curiosity.
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GP shortfall forecast to grow to 8,900 by 2048, and is likely to disproportionately impact rural, regional and remote areas #RuralHealth @RuralDoctorsAus abc.net.au/news/2025-01-22/r…
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