A blue and white infographic for the 4th international end of life doula symposium 5-6th September 2025. The dynamic hourglass logo for EOLDIRG is in the bottom right corner. Text reads " Programme including speakers from Australia, Canada, Latin America and UK. Panels, discussion groups and talks including: cultivating humility to increase equity in end of life care in Canada. EoL doula development, trends and challenges in Latin America, Mapping the territory of death in Puerto Rico. Beyond metrics: evaluating end of life doulas without losing ourselves in the system. Registration open at eold.org "

The 4th annual International End of Life Doula Symposium is this weekend - hurry and get your ticket from eold.org now!

International speakers, panelists, and networking opportunities.

#EOLD #EOLDIRG #event #DeathDoula #research

A blue and white infographic for the 4th international end of life doula symposium 5-6th September 2025. The dynamic hourglass logo for EOLDIRG is in the bottom right corner. Text reads " Programme including speakers from Australia, Canada, Latin America and UK. Panels, discussion groups and talks including: cultivating humility to increase equity in end of life care in Canada. EoL doula development, trends and challenges in Latin America, Mapping the territory of death in Puerto Rico. Beyond metrics: evaluating end of life doulas without losing ourselves in the system. Registration open at eold.org "

The 4th annual End of Life Doula Symposium is on this weekend - some tickets are still available at eold.org

International speakers, panellists, and networking - don't miss out! Follow @eold-irg.bsky.social for more year round.

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The blue and white information graphic from EOLD-IRG for the 4th annual international end of life doula symposium, online September 5-6th. Tickets via eold.org

The 2025 End of Life Doula International Research Symposium is this weekend - have you got your ticket yet??!

Speakers from Latin America, Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. Tickets via eold.org - see you there!

Research is a verb: Sharing knowledge as collaboration.

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A blue and white graphic with text and the dynamic hourglass logo for EOLDIRG in the lower right corner. Text reads: "Fourth international End of life doula symposium 2025 5th & 6th Sept online. Programme including speakers from Australia, Canada, Latin America, and UK. Panels, discussion groups, and talks including: *Cultivating humility to increase equity in end-of-life care in Canada *EoL doula development, trends and challenges in Latin America *Mapping the territory of death in Puerto Rico *Beyond metrics: evaluating end of life doulas without losing ourselves in the system. Registration open at eold.org"

We are getting closer to symposium time - do you have your ticket yet?!

Online, September 5-6th, this international event is one you want to be a part of. Also: Global South tickets are available for those in countries with lower income thresholds.

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This is an online event, with different start/stop times on each day to accommodate global timezones and attendees, so check your calendars carefully on both days.

See you there!

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Rush also served on the boards of the National Home Funeral Alliance and the Green Burial Council. She is very active in social justice issues, examining implicit bias, health disparities, and cultural humility, and feels that doulas are needed in every community. #EOLD #EOLDIRG

Jennifer has spent most of her career as a technical recruiter (in the UK and Canada) and views her end-of-life studies as continuation of the guiding principle of treating and supporting people with dignity, compassion, and respect at all of life’s stages. #EOLD #EOLDIRG #research

Emma's previous research explored how healthcare professionals’ own death anxiety can be a barrier to them providing high quality end of life care. #EOLD #EOLDIRG #research

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Meet the EOLD-IRG founders:

Jennifer Mallmes is a founding member of the EOLD-IRG. She has spent the last 20 years as a caregiver and an advocate for quality end-of-life care in Canada. She is a mother of 5 and resides in the Kootenay area of BC.

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Kelly holds a Masters degree from the University of Glasgow End of Life Studies Program, and her dissertation research focused on family and friend experiences of individuals who choose MAiD in Canada. #EOLD #EOLDIRG #research

She experienced, for the first time, the concept of facilitating a ‘good death’ through specialized end-of-life care. Kelly’s interest in end-of-life care began in 2007 when her sister was dying of breast cancer. #EOLD #EOLDIRG #MAID #VAD

A life-long writer and poet, Annetta offers qualitative research perspectives, humour, and thought leadership to her role as a member of the group.

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Meet the founders of #EOLDIRG - Dr Annetta Mallon

Annetta is the Australian representative, and in addition to her end of life consultant and doula work has been a grief and trauma recovery therapist for over 3 decades. Annetta holds a PhD in social science, and has a fine art background. #EOLD

Before joining the Glasgow End of Life Studies Group she held postdoctoral roles with Trinity Western University, the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, and the Canadian Frailty Network.

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Marian is interested in a range of issues relevant to 21st century innovations in end-of-life care, including end-of-life doulas. Her research also encompasses innovative approaches to suffering at the end of life, the concept of total pain, and environmental grief. 2/2

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Get to know the people of #EOLDIRG

Today's highlight is Dr Marian Krawczyk, the founder of EOLD-IRG and a medical anthropologist. Marian is Program Lead for the End of Life Studies MSc / PGCert / PGDip Program at the University of Glasgow. 1/2

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2/2 Sarah runs a private practice in end-of- life care in Toronto, Canada with her business partner, Ruth Mackay called WISHSTONE. Their clients have the wonderful experience of an EOLD dyad working with them which helps counter doula burnout.

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Get to know the people of #EOLDIRG

Today's highlight is Sarah Farr, a founding member of EOLD-IRG. She has a Masters in End-of-Life Studies from the University of Glasgow where her dissertation research focused on family and friends’ experiences of working with
an end-of-life doula in Canada. 1/2

Thank you to all who have boosted posts from us, and who follow us. Finding end of life community members here is a wonderful thing.

Enjoy your Friday everyone!

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Wondering how end of life doula work can look in the workplace and for health systems as well as for clients? This handy graphic helps break down possible pathways for working EOLDs.

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Congratulations New York!

New opportunities for working with end of life doulas for the state. #EOLD #EOLDIRG

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Opportunities for self-awareness, reflection and honest evaluation are always important - this goes for end of life doulas, too. How we work with opportunities and realities in the workplace, in tandem with our highest goals for work are shown in this graphic.

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Global North and Global South ticket pricing will be offered to support equity and fairness in terms of income access.

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Save the date!

The fourth annual End of Life Doula International Research Group symposium is September 5-6 with the theme Research is a verb: Sharing knowledge as collaboration.

Online Sept 5-6, tickets and full programme live soon.

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2/2 while also promoting a diversity of voices and perspectives in dying, death, and bereavement

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