Ways to be prepared and hopeful facing serious illness. Walk 2 roads - hope for the best and prepare for the rest! Zoom out - understand the big picture. Know your style - find someone who meshes well with you. @HSeowPhD@SammyWinemaker#21OPCC
#palliativecare is not about planning for death, it's about planning for the future. We are more death-avoiding than death-denying. #21OPCC@HSeowPhD
Metaphors can be important for meeting people where they are at, especially in early diagnosis. Big words can come later. #palliativecare @21OPCC
#palliativecare isn't just about the clinical. It's so much about language. Such music @HSeowPhD! This came up in the international panel yesterday too. Find a common language. A gentle language. A language that meets people and communities where they are at. #21OPCC
When to tell them? Invite patients to ask, when they are ready, in their own time. #21OPCC#palliativecare
To move the mountain, go to the base. This reminds me so much again of how to achieve international collaboration for better #palliativecare. Communities are vital. All communities are different. Meet them where they are at. #21OPCC@OdetteSpruyt@AusPallLinkInt@ntizimira
@HSeowOHD We don't do good role modelling of good communication. In our effort to standardise, we have lost the ability to humanise. @petermartinsept@drkathrynmannix#21OPCC
This is an issue that comes up in the #humanitarian space, particularly when talking about #palliativecare We are so mired in standards, guidelines, indicators, that we lose the ability to hear stories, to listen to narratives, to really see people. @centrehl#21OPCC#humanity
Importance of appreciating all unique contexts - homelessness, paediatric care, care of older people. Legal aspects of #palliativecare#21OPCC
International panel very strong on not "othering" - we can all learn from each other in a global community. COVID-19 has made that even clearer. Yes!! Well done international panel team. You rock :) @OdetteSpruyt@ntizimira@kpettus@APHPCN Dr Ghauri, Dr Malama #21OPCC