Irene J Higginson
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Professor Palliative Care and Policy, Cicely Saunders Institute, palliative care and public health doctor - all views my own
Cicely Saunders Institute
Joined January 2015
Really looking forward to this discussion and people’s reactions, experiences and feedback
Join us on the 26th February for our CSI Open Seminar delivered by Professor Irene Higginson, King's College London The event is hosted both in-person and virtually via Microsoft Teams. Sign up for FREE here:
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RT @MariaKoulo34412: Research priorities on breathlessness, great talk and insight by one of our national experts in breathlessness, lucky…
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RT @CC_Reilly: 👇Honoured to present the top 10 research priorities for breathlessness research today at #BTS2024 alongside @REvans_Breathe…
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RT @Ben_Bowers__: Breathlessness in Palliative Care and End of Life Research Webinar: Cross-ARC insights from experts on 2 Dec 2024 - 11.00…
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Examples of referral criteria for #palliative care at @CicelySaunders1 Annual Lecture w @DrDavidHui - see details in @CSI_KCL @KingsNursing @kingshealth
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How can we move to more timely referral in palliative care - identifying people according to need .. e.g symptom burden
...then @DrDavidHui explains why TIMELY referral, rather than early universal referral for all, offers the best approach: “Timely palliative care is early palliative care personalized around patients’ needs and delivered at the optimal time and setting.”⚖️
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How does palliative care help people- great model from @DrDavidHui Timely symptom management, longitudinal psychological support & enhanced communication and decision making @CSI_KCL @CicelySaunders1 #palliative #oncology
@DrDavidHui begins @CicelySaunders1 Annual Lecture in words of Dame Cicely Saunders 'Palliative care is about journeys of discovery-for patients what is most lasting & important; for those who love them, of their strengths in new roles; for staff of their search for excellence'
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Excited to be here in @CSI_KCL with Prof Graham Lord opening @CicelySaunders1 lecture on #palliative care & #oncology integration by @DrDavidHui .. welcome to all on line
Looking forward to joining the @CicelySaunders1 annual lecture tomorrow to hear @DrDavidHui talk about integrating #Oncology and #PalliativeCare 🔔Free registration:
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@REvans_Breathe Thank you so much. Your kind words really brightened my day! It was a great study it’s so important to get these services to the patients & those close to them who need them.
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What ways to alleviate severe breathlessness in advanced stages of respiratory disease. Optimise treatment of all underlying conditions, plus pulmonary rehabilitation if possible & non pharmacological approaches - see &
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Published yesterday in @LancetRespirMed - the common antidepressant mirtazapine did not alleviate #breathlessness in this international RCT when compared with placebo. Most effective treatments remain non-pharmacological interventions.
A new study by researchers @CSI_KCL has found that off-label prescriptions of a common antidepressant do not help #breathlessness in patients with respiratory disease – and may cause side effects. Read the study:
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Results about to be presented at #ERSCongress2024 - see the BETTER-B website for key links to findings -
Published today in @LancetRespirMed the results the BETTER-B double blind, international randomised controlled trial of whether mirtazapine alleviates severe #breathlessness in people with serious #respiratory illness or needing #palliative care-
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Published today in @LancetRespirMed the results the BETTER-B double blind, international randomised controlled trial of whether mirtazapine alleviates severe #breathlessness in people with serious #respiratory illness or needing #palliative care-
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Congratulations @CatherineJanee1, a wonderful appointment, great for @CSI_KCL King's & the fields of #palliative #hospice & #EOLC
Congratulations to Professor Catherine Evans who has been appointed the new Interim Director of Cicely Saunders Institute and will assume her new role from 2 September: @KingsCollegeLon @CSI_KCL @CicelySaunders1
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Navigating the #NHS present & future. What can be done? See proposals at: @AnnetteBoaz #health #socialcare #multimorbidity
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New international study in @JPalliativeCare finds it's important to examine the factors that shape where people want to be cared for at the end of life. People may be shaping preferences based on what is feasible, as well as what they would prefer.
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