Sandra Martins Pereira

Oct 15, 2024 | publico.pt | Sandra Martins Pereira

O Dia Mundial dos Cuidados Paliativos é uma efeméride comemorada no segundo sábado de outubro, há já 20 anos, com o objetivo de sensibilizar para a importância e papel dos cuidados paliativos. Em 2024, a celebração coincide com o 10.º aniversário da publicação da resolução WHA67.19 da Assembleia Mundial da Saúde (AMS), órgão dirigente da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), intitulada “fortalecer os cuidados paliativos como um componente dos cuidados abrangentes ao longo da vida”.

Apr 9, 2024 | thelancet.com | Miharu Nakanishi |Universidade Católica Portuguesa |Vrije Universiteit Brussel |Sandra Martins Pereira

SummaryAdvance care planning (ACP) is increasingly recognised in the global agenda for dementia care. The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Taskforce on ACP in Dementia aimed to provide recommendations for policy initiatives and future research. We conducted a four-round Delphi study with a 33-country panel of 107 experts between September, 2021, and June, 2022, that was approved by the EAPC Board.

Feb 19, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Andre Ribeiro |André Filipe Ribeiro |Sandra Martins Pereira |Rui Nunes |Pablo Hernández-Marrero

What is already known about the topic? • End-of-life care is paramount in the care provided to critically burned patients who are dying and to their families. • Palliative care provision requires a specific set of competencies to enable improved quality-of-life, comfort and optimal family support. • End-of-life care and the integration of palliative care in burn intensive care units are characterised by complexity and uncertainty but rarely studied. What this paper adds?