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In his entry for the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) blog, COCO researcher Bert Quintiens introduces the background to the longer article selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’ in the March 2022 issue of Palliative Medicine.   "It is increasingly recognised...

[English below]  In het kader van Wereldkankerdag en de publicatie van het rapport van de Lancet Commission on the Value of Death, schreef prof. Luc Deliens een opiniestuk in De Morgen.

"The story of dying in the 21st century is a story of paradox. COVID-19 has meant people have died the ultimate medicalised deaths, often alone in hospitals with little communication with their families.

[Dutch below]  The Dutch Council for Public Health and Society published an inspirational advice about living together with death. The advice considers whether and how this is possible and where this leads to problems.

On 11 October 2021, Herzele aldermen Hilde Van Impe and Benjamin Rogiers kicked off the Compassionate Herzele project.

"The bereavement leave will soon be extended from three to ten days. On Wednesday, the House Committee on Social Affairs unanimously gave the green light for a bill to that effect. Relatives will be able to take those days flexibly, within the year after the death.

COCO Coördinator Steven Vanderstichelen was interviewed for The World Needs You, a project by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.  Please find the article here at VUB Today: EN: https://today.vub.be/en/article/steven-vanderstichelen-conscious-treatment-of-end-of-l...

Prof. Luc Deliens published a blog on the Transnational Forum on Integrated Community Care (TransForm), discussing Compassionate Communities as a response to the limitations of the palliative care professional services.   Despite its achievements, prof.