Another full day of interesting and insightful discussions about #palliativecare at #21OPCC. Following are ten key quotes for an overview of the second full day of presentations.
"When the doctor has time to sit and listen, this has a huge impact on the patient" - Dr Diana Ferreira @diana_mbhf - great insight from the patients' perspective as a cancer patient #21OPCC
"Death is not linear" - Dr Katrin Gerber @NAgeingRI #21OPCC
"Delta strain affecting epidemiology {of #COVID19 deaths} as younger cohort of patients now affected" - Dr Jia Yin Tay #21OPCC
"Simplicity of congregating was taken away, which is really important in #palliativecare staff" - Michelle Wood from Banksia Palliative Care about the impact #COVID19 had on supportive care for staff #21OPCC
"Long way to travel to care, long way for care to travel to the people that need it" - Judy Hollingworth about some of the challenges providing #palliativecare in regional NSW #21OPCC
"Collaboration is not about reinventing, but sharing resources" - A/Prof Ghauri #21OPCC
"We have expertise, but we're not actual experts" - @OdetteSpruyt on the value of reciprocal learning #21OPCC
"Family and community are central to the way of life" - Dr Malama, about how in Samoa traditional beliefs may impact how people engage with western health systems #21OPCC
"Everything is on the shoulder of family and communities" - Dr Christian Ntizimira @ntizimira - similar to experiences in Samoa, family and communities are involved in meetings to decide on #palliativecare pathway and may involve 20-30 people. #21OPCC
"Connect our mind to the hearts is the best way to decolonise. Our patients don't deserve politics" - also Dr Christian @ntizimira #21OPCC
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