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- Gastbeitrag2|17
Grief is a matter for leadership
Grief is a matter for leadership By Thomas Achenbach Thomas Achenbach argues that every company should have an emergency folder for cases of grief — not only when an employee dies, but also when an em
Thomas Achenbach4 minApril 2017 - Reflexion2|17
Dying and death in everyday medical practice
Dying and death in everyday medical practice By Anna Maas Anna Maas reflects on experiences from palliative medicine and hospice work within the context of a philosophical seminar on dying and death i
Anna Maas4 minApril 2017 - Spende2|17
Donation to the German Children’s Palliative Foundation
Donation to the German Children’s Palliative Foundation From the sale of Palliativ-Portal mugs, dove cushions with CD and the children’s book Max, sein Opa und Columba , the Palliativ-Portal generated
Palliativ-Portal Redaktion1 minApril 2017 - Philosophie2|17
Palliative medicine: medical specialty and philosophical concept of humanity
Palliative medicine: medical specialty and philosophical concept of humanity Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Thomas Bohrer reflects on palliative medicine as both a specialized medical discipline and a concept of
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Thomas Bohrer6 minApril 2017 - In eigener Sache2|17
Max, his grandpa and Columba
Max, his grandpa and Columba Before Easter, the Palliativ-Portal raffled ten copies of the children’s book Max, sein Opa und Columba on its Facebook page. Many people explained why they wanted to read
Palliativ-Portal Redaktion1 minApril 2017 - Feedback2|17
Readers’ opinions
Readers’ opinions This section collects feedback from readers. The ErzgebirgsHospiz Erlabrunn praises COLUMBA for its interesting, understandable topics, experience reports and appealing layout, and e
Palliativ-Portal Redaktion2 minApril 2017 - Thema2|17
Comprehensive palliative care in inpatient children’s and youth hospice work
Comprehensive palliative care in inpatient children’s and youth hospice work Esther Pfeiffer describes the work of the children’s and youth hospice Balthasar in Olpe, where children and young people w
Esther Pfeiffer8 minApril 2017 - Erfahrungsbericht2|17
Hypnosis in palliative medicine
Hypnosis in palliative medicine By Klaus Ulbrich Klaus Ulbrich presents an experiential report on hypnosis in palliative care. He makes clear that hypnosis is not a miracle cure, especially not in adv
Klaus Ulbrich10 minApril 2017 - Der Fall2|17
First judgment against overtreatment at the end of life
First judgment against overtreatment at the end of life By Matthias Thöns Matthias Thöns reports on a legal case concerning an 82-year-old nursing home resident with advanced dementia who had been fed
Matthias Thöns7 minApril 2017 - COLUMBA informiert2|17
COLUMBA informs: Here for you
COLUMBA informs: Here for you This section explains that since the first issue of COLUMBA in February 2016, readers have repeatedly asked the editorial team to take up certain topics. Many authors hav
Palliativ-Portal Redaktion4 minApril 2017 - Vorwort1|17
Foreword
Foreword Dear readers, The first 2017 issue of COLUMBA again contains various contributions dealing with dying and death. These are not pleasant subjects, but they are realities no human being can avo
Dr. Ludwig Schick2 minJanuary 2017 - Thema1|17
Death, dying, “assisted dying” and palliative care — what does that have to do with me?
Death, dying, “assisted dying” and palliative care — what does that have to do with me? By Dr. Anja Stöbener Dr. Anja Stöbener addresses conversations with adolescents and young adults about a subject
Dr. Anja Stöbener9 minJanuary 2017 - Buchvorstellung1|17
Sternlein’s Journey
Sternlein’s Journey A sensitive picture book about grief, enduring love and the treasure of memory — for children and adults. The article introduces Sternleins Reise , a picture book for families whos
Martina Hosse-Dolega2 minJanuary 2017 - Spende1|17
Donation to Kinderhospiz Sternenzelt Mainfranken
Donation to Kinderhospiz Sternenzelt Mainfranken The article reports on a donation to the ambulatory children’s hospice Sternenzelt Mainfranken shortly before Christmas. In conversation with the hospi
Palliativ-Portal Redaktion1 minJanuary 2017 - Thema1|17
Men’s grief — not a cold lump after all
Men’s grief — not a cold lump after all By Thomas Achenbach Thomas Achenbach examines male grief through reports from widowers and reflections from grief practitioners. Men grieve, the article argues,
Thomas Achenbach5 minJanuary 2017
