Dr Amy Hardie, head of research at the Scottish Documentary Institute, writes: I began my filmmaker in residence at Strathcarron Hospice in 2011, in the day care ward. It resulted in a feature documentary, Seven Songs for a Long Life, that launched in the UK in October 2015, during Hospice Read more…
We are pleased to offer ‘Safe Passage: A Global Spiritual Sourcebook for Care at the End of Life’ by Mark Lazenby, Ruth McCorkle, and Daniel Sulmasy (Oxford University Press, 2014) for review. Expressions of interest from all angles of the medical humanities are welcome, particularly from those with an interest in the Read more…
Now it’s your turn to set the agenda and ask the questions you want to. You might want to demand better pain management services, or ask, why in the 21st century are there so many people living with pain? Should we do more for people in Africa who don’t have Read more…
The Camera as Mirror: Movie-Making in Palliative Care Documentary film and discussion with Dr Amy Hardie Tuesday 19th March 2013 6-7.30pm followed by wine reception Lecture Theatre 183, Old College, University of Edinburgh The film is 45 minutes long, following a ground-breaking group bringing people with secondary cancer together. Five Read more…
Marian Verkerk, University of Groningen Palliative sedation and euthanasia in the Netherlands 13th February 2013, 1–2 pm Seminar Room, 4th Floor Claremont Bridge Building, Newcastle University In this talk Professor Verkerk will draw upon her experience as the Chair of the Royal Medical Association of the Committee Palliative Sedation and Read more…
The University of Edinburgh invites you to the first of this semester’s Edinburgh University Medical Humanities Research Network (EUMHRN) events. The event is entitled ‘Living with Death: Perspectives on End-of-Life Care’ and consists of the screening of two recent documentary films, Let Our Dad Die and A Good Death, responses Read more…