Tony Duffy
@Existential_Doc
Followers
9K
Following
26K
Media
6K
Statuses
22K
Palliative care 🩺 Dad 👶🏻 Gomez 🐶 Music 🎵 Guinea pigs 🐹 Personal account Threads 🧵to encourage discussion. “Be a voice of comfort in the silence of pain”
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined January 2017
Every palliative care thread 🧵 I’ve ever done in one place. Just click on the box below and you will find them in the replies section- updated every month ⭐️.
⚡️ “Palliative care threads”.
3
16
71
RT @APMJuniors: 🚨 Calling medical students & resident doctors! 🚨. 🗓️ APM Juniors Conference 2025: Imagining Tomorrow.📅 Sunday 28 Sept | 💻 V….
0
3
0
RT @Ben_Bowers__: Our new research findings - Healthcare systems need to factor in senior clinical support & workforce capacity to enable c….
0
19
0
This and this again 👇.Be honest that you don’t know.Never use numbers of days of weeks.Median prognosis figures are fraught with problems.People often know themselves they are close to dying.Clinical tests and observations don’t “diagnose” dying @drcrouchback.
Unless someone unequivocally in last few hours/mins of life, it is very unwise for doctors ever to answer the question (under some pressure to do so) "how long?". Be clear that person nearing end of life but avoid imprecisely guestimating n(days). No end of trouble can result.
4
9
29
RT @mancunianmedic: Unless someone unequivocally in last few hours/mins of life, it is very unwise for doctors ever to answer the question….
0
30
0
RT @kpettus: “Our ability to thrive, both as individuals and as nations, depends on our ability to connect with others.” Community based pa….
0
5
0
RT @kesleeman: Aaaaand… “palliative care” is mentioned once. Once. In 168 pages. Our 10 year plan for dying people is:. - Neighbourhood te….
0
227
0
1
0
3
RT @A_MacLullich: Myth: #delirium isn't a priority for detection. Fact: delirium linked with ~20% mortality at 30 days in older people atte….
0
11
0
Highly recommended read.
"Much has been said about raising mental health awareness and de-stigmatising psychiatric illnesses. Yet when the country’s professional body of psychiatrists warned of preventable deaths, legislators did nothing" . My article on the #AssistedDyingBill (link in next tweet)
0
0
3
Medication is only one part of end of life care at home, it may not even be needed in most situations. HOWEVER…it can quickly become the single most vital part of care for patients and their families. Preparation and having the resources to support administration are everything.
Here is the evidence base for anticipatory prescribing in one place. It feels apt to share right now to show what can be done to help with effective end-of-life symptom control too! @ARC_EoE @MarieCurieEOLC @ProfMarkTaubert.
0
4
14
RT @Ben_Bowers__: Here is the evidence base for anticipatory prescribing in one place. It feels apt to share right now to show what can be….
0
10
0
RT @LesleySemmens: Palliative care is "only a little bit about dying. Let’s call it assisted living." @ProfMarkTaubert. .
0
14
0
RT @LouisaNicoll: @Existential_Doc This is everything I’m trying to advocate for. I love your posts - they are so try, honest and educatio….
0
2
0
RT @BMJOncology: “One mistake could cost you everything” . five lessons from teaching clinicians in trouble . in @bmj_latest . https://t.c….
0
1
0