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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 2d

New podcast episode where I talk about what's going on with mortality in the US

A wide-ranging discussion of what happened before the pandemic & what's happened since then; racial disparities and how to get our heads around their scope; why things might be going so badly for Millennials & Gen Zers

Prof. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field Discusses Excess Deaths

Because the US death rate has exceeded that of 21 other high income countries for over four decades, an estimated 14.7 million US lives have been lost since1980.

www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

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Palliative Care Research Society @pcrscommittee.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for our next event...

Communication Challenges and Pathways in Palliative Care
🗓️30 October
⏰11:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
💬Dr Andrea Bruun and Dr Kathryn Radley
pcrs.org.uk/events/oct-w...

FREE for PCRS Members!

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Open Thanatology @openthanatology.bsky.social · 2d

Still some time to register and find out how to do a doctoral degree with at The Open University in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (which hosts Open Thanatology). More details below.

Open Thanatology @openthanatology.bsky.social · 8d

Want to do a doctoral degree with us? Join a postgraduate open day to learn about the different degree opportunities, funding, and how to apply. Next one: 16th October 2025 (10-15.30 UK time - Online via MS Teams) Register via email to [email protected]

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The Death Studies Podcast @deathstudiespod.bsky.social · 5d

Re-live DDD17 through our special conference episode!

The episode includes a myriad of soundbites from attendees including @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social @lucyhyde.bsky.social @katewoody.bsky.social @hoodcp.bsky.social and many more!

@ddd17-2025.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/2AX2...

DDD17: The 2025 Death, Dying and Disposal Conference

open.spotify.com

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Open Thanatology @openthanatology.bsky.social · 8d

Want to do a doctoral degree with us? Join a postgraduate open day to learn about the different degree opportunities, funding, and how to apply. Next one: 16th October 2025 (10-15.30 UK time - Online via MS Teams) Register via email to [email protected]

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 17d

If you write professionally in the UK, make sure to sign up to ALCS for your fair share of royalties

ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 17d

🥳 This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572!

Find out more:
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-di...

Your distribution questions answered

This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572. Get answers to your most pressing questions about our latest distribution.

www.alcs.co.uk

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Alexis Paton @dralexispaton.bsky.social · 17d

Today is the day! You can catch Disease X on #BBC2 at 9 pm or iPlayer from this morning. Watch as Chris Van Tulleken investigates the next possible #pandemic and I make an appearance talking about #risk and #decision-making. Shout out to Prof Christophe Fraser who did the modelling!

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Open Thanatology @openthanatology.bsky.social · 22d

To accompany the OU-BBC co-produced segment on Morning Live about music at the end of life, check out the further resources on OU Connect connect.open.ac.uk/health-wellb...

connect.open.ac.uk

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Open Thanatology @openthanatology.bsky.social · 22d

Watching Morning Live on BBC One this morning? You'll see our Dr Sam Murphy on there talking about palliative care and music playlists. If you can't watch it live, if you live in the UK you'll be able to catch it on iPlayer from later today. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC One - Morning Live

Join Gethin Jones, Helen Skelton, Michelle Ackerley and the team for conversation, advice and tips to make your day that little bit easier.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Diana Teggi @dianateggi.bsky.social · 23d

🚨🚨🚨The CfP for the 2025 BSA #Death, #Dying and #Bereavement symposium is now open! This year's theme is #Care and #Caring, and the University of Nottingham is hosting us. Please submit your abstracts by Tuesday 30th September to [email protected]. We're looking forward to reading them!

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · 23d

At #MedSoc2025 several other presentations referenced this paper from my colleagues and I about not intervening as a form of care, especially in relation to end of life. Exciting to see how people are using and moving the ideas forward!
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Medical Anthropology Quarterly | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library

Biomedicine is organized around interventions. Despite growing concern about overtreatment in healthcare systems, not intervening can still raise questions about potential negligence and the quality ...

anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · 24d

Are you interested in death, dying, loss, grief, and related topics, from historical studies to current issues? Then I'd recommend following @openthanatology.bsky.social and keeping an eye out for resources it shares.

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · 24d

Back from #MedSoc2025 and head still buzzing. Some great talks on co-production, crip time and research, chronic illness and the workplace. After missing the conference for years, I'm glad I could go again.

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · 24d

The kind of #WritingAdvice that make me enjoy writing even more 😀

Eliwood S. Gheist @eliwoodsgheist.com · 25d

Unsolicited #WritingAdvice of the day:
Writing a spooky story about a haunted house, but unsure how to believably write your angry ghost? Just listen to a podcast where the hosts are getting the facts wrong - you can scream and scream but they'll never hear you! 😂

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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · Sep 9

These are only some of the sympathy cards made by @ddd17-2025.bsky.social conference attendees in Utrecht! Way better than what you'd find in the drugstore card aisle, right? Digital versions are now available for download: www.deadparentswhatnow.com/sympathy-car...
#deathpositive #sympathycards

Between a thumbprint and a heart, black text reads: It's hard to find words. Should I say I'm sorry or offer my condolences? I guess I'm just letting you know that I think it's really shitty that your person died and that I'm thinking of you.

Clinical heart monitor lines wave into colorful squiggles from top to bottom. A red heart is in the center of the image.

Skeleton surrounded by colorful stars and a pink border. Text below reads: It sucks now and will for a while! Let's grab a coffee!

A colorful picture of two people talking on a phone connected by a curling cord. Blue text at the top reads: My Sympathy.

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · Sep 9

@drnaomirichards.bsky.social @drkrawz.bsky.social hopefully we can meet up, too, when I'm in Dumfries in November. Can you also please share the link to the event with anyone local who maye interested?

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'll be at this event in November. Would love to see you there if you can join us!

Open Thanatology @openthanatology.bsky.social · Sep 9

Come join us for a free, in-person event in Dumfries, Scotland - Opening Conversations On Assisted Dying, Death and Grief. Nov 25th 16:45 - 19:00 GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/opening-co...

Opening Conversations On Assisted Dying, Death and Grief

A joint Open University in Scotland and University of the West of Scotland event, where assisted dying, death and grief will be explored.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Sophie Michell @sophiemhistory.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's a bit before my usual research period, but does anyone have any recommended reading on how the Registration Act 1836 firmed up existing frameworks of death admin?

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Open Thanatology @openthanatology.bsky.social · Sep 8

Registration for our online module - K220 Death, Dying and Bereavement - closes on Sept 11th (for October start). This is an undergraduate degree level course and is 31 weeks long. More info here: www.open.ac.uk/courses/modu...

Death, dying and bereavement | Open University | K220

Explore social and cultural attitudes towards death, end-of-life care, ethics, communication and grief through contemporary theories and real-world practices.

www.open.ac.uk

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'll be at the @britsoci.bsky.social Med Soc conference next week - who else is going? #MedSoc2025

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · Sep 3

There could be a book in that! Especially thinking about what kinds of social capital and how it can be used (or not) for different kinds of care and deaths. I'm not sure if others have done work on potential correlation with openness changes over time - would be fascinating to learn more about

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · Sep 3

ooh there is a crowd-sourcing activity that could be done here!

Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · Sep 3

And then we also wrote about the value of this kind of reflective learning practice link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Learning to care: medical students’ reported value and evaluation of palliative care teaching involving meeting patients and reflective writing

Learning to care: medical students’ reported value and evaluation of palliative care teaching involving meeting patients and reflective writing - BMC Medical Education

Background Over recent years there has been an increase in teaching of both palliative care and reflective practice in UK medical schools. The palliative care teaching at the University of Cambridge S...

link.springer.com

Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · Sep 3

Constructing denial as a disease object: accounts by medical students meeting dying patients
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
When can't cure the disease, they sought to try to 'fix' denials as the issue for them to contend with

Constructing denial as a disease object: accounts by medical students meeting dying patients

As part of the general shift in contemporary healthcare from a focus on specific diseases to treating the whole person, doctors are now expected to be reflective and engage empathetically with patien...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · Sep 3

Medical Professionalism: Conflicting Values for Tomorrow's Doctors - Paper analyses reflective essays from medical students about palliative care training and notions of professionalism
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Medical Professionalism: Conflicting Values for Tomorrow's Doctors - Journal of General Internal Medicine

Background New values and practices associated with medical professionalism have created an increased interest in the concept. In the United Kingdom, it is a current concern in medical education and i...

link.springer.com

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