Each month, we publish a limited selection of items that we feel will be of interest to our global readership. Content is welcomed but please observe the criteria for inclusion:
Opioid overdose death epidemic sensationalised at the cost of pain patients by Willem Scholten, EAPC Blog, 2 March 2016. This relates to a longer article, Negative outcomes of unbalanced opioid policy supported by clinicians, politicians and the media, by Willem Scholten and Jack E. Henningfield that is described in more detail on the Media Watch page.
People in Pain: Calling for Global Access to Medications, Pamela Glasner, The Huffington Post, 18 March 2016.
Look out for a series of articles by leading hospice and palliative care practitioners and advocates on the international edition of ehospice, discussing issues of access to essential pain relieving medications and the need for balance in global drug policy.
The series starts with an introduction, Global drug policy and people in pain, and includes an account of the discussions around the Outcome Document at the 59th session of the CND in Vienna by Dr. Katherine Pettus.
Barry R. Ashpole has developed a backgrounder that he updates quarterly on end-of-life care in the prison system. Download the documents from the website of the Palliative Care Network.
Barry R. Ashpole is a regular contributor to the IAHPC Newsletter, compiling each month an informative digest of abstracts from the latest literature on palliative care and end-of-life issues for our Media Watch page.
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