We have places available on two upcoming EASE courses in Aberdeen!

Sir Duncan Rice Library: 10, 17, 24, 31 October, 10:30am-12:30pm.

Aberdeen Lads Club: 4, 11, 18, 25 November, 6.00-8.00pm.

Email to book! caroline@palliativecarescotland.org.uk

www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/plan-illness-ease/

📣 Workshop announcement

“Conversation Analysis & Healthcare Interactions”

Led by Marco Pino, Saul Albert, Charles Antaki, Katie Jordin

@darg-sessions.bsky.social Loughborough University

📆11-12 Sep ‘25
📍 online

darg.lboro.ac.uk/event/online...

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One of the less expected findings at #EAPC2025 is the “colabottle date” epidemic (with Emma Cardiff in staring role)

First generation migrants’ experiences of terminal illness: a systematic review of diasporic dying - BMC Palliative Care Background Migration is an established global phenomenon. While many newly arrived migrants have better health than the general population of the country they have moved to, migrants also have their o...

Our new systematic review on terminally ill migrants has just been published. #FinancialInsecurity Funded by @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

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Dying for Beginners | Dr Kathryn Mannix In modern British society, death is out of sight and behind closed doors. Many of us lack direct exposure to the dying process - with all sorts of potential emotional and spiritual consequences for how we grieve our loved ones, as well as how we prepare for our own deaths. What does the dying process actually look like? A short animation by Emily Downe, and voiced by Dr Kathryn Mannix which guides you gently on a step by step journey through the process of dying. Acclaimed author, speaker and former palliative care physician Dr Kathryn Mannix has spent her medical career working with people who have incurable, advanced illnesses. The author of two Sunday Times Bestsellers – With The End in Mind and Listen, Dr Mannix is on a mission to reclaim the public’s understanding of dying. CREDITS Written and voiced by Dr Kathryn Mannix Directed and designed by Emily Downe Animated by Martha Halliday Music and sound by Jan Willem de With Produced by Theos with thanks to The Fetzer institute Find out more about Theos' work in the area of death, dying and the afterlife here: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/dying-for-beginners-theos-work-on-death-dying-and-the-afterlife ***** Like what you see? Be sure to sign up to the Theos monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date with all our content, research and events: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/E9E17CAB71AC7464 CONNECT WITH THEOS Twitter: https://twitter.com/Theosthinktank Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theosthinktank LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theos---the-think-tank/ Website: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/ CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS The Sacred: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred/id1326888108 Reading Our Times: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reading-our-times/id1530952185

It's #DyingMattersWeek

We're all going to do it. Shouldn't we get our minds around what to expect?

Here's a 3 min guide. If you like it, please share it.

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“More support, less distress?”: Examining the role of social norms in alleviating practitioners’ psychological distress in the context of assisted dying services This study explores how providing assisted dying services affects the psychological distress of practitioners. It investigates the influence of professional norms that endorse such services within ...

“More support, less distress?”: Examining the role of social norms in alleviating practitioners’ psychological distress in the context of assisted dying services

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Attitudes Toward and Experience With Assisted-Death Services and Psychological Implications for Health Practitioners: A Narrative Systematic Review - PubMed A narrative systematic review was conducted to review studies that examine mental health implications of involvement in assisted-death services among health practitioners. Qualitative and quantitative...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36357863/

What can systemic psychotherapy offer clinical practice and public debates on assisted dying? Debates around assisted dying have not to date been informed by family and systemic psychotherapy. This article sets the context of legalized assisted dying with a précis of the international terrai...

Interested in reading more? Check out some articles on assisted dying: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

and that is it now having passed the initial stage. Stand by for a lot of work from health/disability/palliative care/faith communities to advocate strongly for best possible next steps

Feeling tension while Scottish Parliament votes on the #AssistedDying bill. Results should be known very soon.

Even mild face blindness can cause serious difficulties in daily life – new study Strategies to recognise people require ‘huge mental effort’ and often don’t work.

Faceblindness (prosopagnosia) is something i live with. Read more about it here, a paper by @stir.ac.uk colleagues

theconversation.com/even-mild-fa...

Main - Grant Writing & Networking Event 8th May 2025

For *academics and clinicians* working in mental health/advanced illness, please do join us for a grant writing workshop. Edinburgh 8th of May and Marie Curie have kindly offered some travel bursaries!

You can sign up here:
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...

Reminiscence Therapy Read all about Reminiscence Therapy and download and/or our print our easy-to-use guide on how to do it.

Want to engage more with someone who has memory loss or dementia, but don't know where to start? With OU Connect, I've created a short guide to Reminiscence Therapy, using objects to unlock memories & connections. Interactive & free printout here -
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fabulous! nice to see furface has identified a nice spot of sun to sit in.

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Working or training as a therapist? Interested in research? Come along to the fantastic Society for Psychotherapy Research event in May 2025. It's in beautiful Siena. What more could you want?!

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“More support, less distress?”: Examining the role of social norms in alleviating practitioners’ psychological distress in the context of assisted dying services This study explores how providing assisted dying services affects the psychological distress of practitioners. It investigates the influence of professional norms that endorse such services within ...

Want to know more about the impact of #AssistedDying on professionals? See our paper, out today, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I’m pleased to share that I’ll be presenting my work on terminally ill migrants at the Marie Curie Research into Practice Conference, today at 12:30. I’ll be joined by Jamilla Hussain and Caroline Barry, Tracey McConnel as chair) and would love for you to attend! (free & online)
#MCResearch2025

Academic mothers ‘hide’ impact of caring responsibilities on work Researcher questions whether ‘care obfuscation’ is the answer to mums’ sense of exclusion

Not hiding here... and glad to report that "my" bit of a late-finishing meeting today is pulled forward so i can collect mini-Forbats from after school club. Not so hot if others in the meeting are still there late however...

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi...

Free conference in February - i'll be presenting work on terminally ill migrants and there's a rich programme on other topics too. Do sign up! #palliative #research #migrants #TerminalIllness

Learn about a new approach to supporting care home residents. 24th January 2025, 10am-12. RSVP fssneedsrounds@stir.ac.uk

Want some free training? Learn about Palliative Care Needs Rounds at a workshop in London. Flyer attached, please repost. #CareHome #Palliative #dying #evidence #free

Hello! Look for Catherine walshe’s starter packs. They were great!

Sympathy boomeranging over to you too. Glad you got a good day of manual labour out of your body though yesterday! I'm off to the gym later to try and undo some of the damage

Invitation - open until Sunday 12th: If you are a UK-based researcher, or clinician conducting palliative care research, please complete our brief survey to help funders understand what is needed to sustain and grow palliative care research in the UK. Now open until 12.1.25: