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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe
@costgathe.bsky.social
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Chair for Palliative Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Head of Departement Palliative Medicine
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Jun 2
... get well soon!
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · May 29
Finally #EAPC2025 starts! The World Congress for #PALLIATIVECARE was planned in #HELSINKI for 2021 but was postponed due to the #pandemic. That it starts now here feels soothing … Looking forward to a great program, to meeting more than 2000 colleagues from all over world and to enjoying Helsinki!
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · May 23
Very important theme, great success for you and the FAU. Congrats!
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Apr 7
Happy to see that our paper on novel recommendations for digitally supported multi-professional collaboration tailored to the specific requirements of #palliativecare and beyond is now published. #bidt #FAU #dgpalliativmedizin #BZKF #Erlangen #EAPC

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Frontiers | Designing knowledge-driven digitalization: novel recommendations for digitally supported multi-professional collaboration
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Mar 3
SZ vom 3.3.2025: “Es war ein in jeder Hinsicht würdeloses Schauspiel für die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Ein Desaster für die Menschen in der Ukraine. Und ein Fest für Wladimir Putin.”
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Stephen 🔶🌹💚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @thestephenralph.bsky.social · Mar 2
Says everything... 😏
#ZelenskyyWarHero
#StandWithUkraine
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Feb 20
B I T T E T E I L N E H M E N!

Sie sind Freund*in/Nachbar*in einer schwerkranken Person und kümmern Sie sich? Sie sind – auch wenn sie nicht Familie sind – für die Person da. Sie helfen bei Einkäufen, im Haushalt, gehen mit zum Arzttermin, hören zu!

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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Jan 14
In the #internet and #socialmedia discourse the #CoViD #pandemic had a negative impact on the perception of #palliativecare. Negative stereotypes increased, e.g. palliative care is increasingly seen as a synonym for end-of-life care!
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
What Does “Palliative” Mean? Sentiment, Knowledge, and Public Perception Concerning Palliative Care on the Internet since the COVID-19 Pandemic | Palliative Medicine Reports
Background: Little is known about the public perception of palliative care during and after the pandemic. Assuming that analyzing online language data has the potential to collect real-time public opi...
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Dr Alison B @aliblipcdoc.bsky.social · Jan 14
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‘A Blatant Situation’ — New leaks on Canada's failing MAID safeguards
In Ontario, euthanasia regulators tracked 428 possible violations of the law and never referred a case to police
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Palliative Medicine Journal @palliativemedj.bsky.social · Jan 11
Multiple points of system failure were identified in continuous subcutaneous infusion incident reports. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare. buff.ly/40tH6XT
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Palliative Medicine Journal @palliativemedj.bsky.social · Jan 7
What can patient safety science do for palliative care? Bridging the gap. Challenging editorial asking us to question our perceptions and roles of patient safety in #palliativecare. #hpm #hapc buff.ly/3Pqekkr
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Jan 8
Liebe A., was für eine wunderbare Rückmeldung für eure Zeit als Familie auf der #Palliativstation am Uniklinikum in #Erlangen. Wenn Ihr Euch wohl gefühlt habt und der Kakao 🍶 lecker war, dann hat das Team wohl einiges richtig gemacht! Danke! Dir und deiner Familie alles Gute! Und Danke ans Team …!
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Prof Mark Taubert @profmarktaubert.bsky.social · Dec 20
An article for @newsweek.com about palliative care, ordinary dying and underfunding across the UK www.newsweek.com/i-witnessed-...
I witnessed a peaceful death—it made me question our approach to dying
Why do people here know so little about what ordinary or natural dying looks like?
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Dec 16
Our common denominator is that in our field much better evidence is needed! Let`s strive to confirm or question our own #palliativecare paradigms. Not everything we learned from cancer may fully apply to other diagnoses. Note: Clemens et al, cited by Gallagher R.,studied exclusively cancer pts.
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Tim Hiebert @timhiebert.bsky.social · Dec 15
A nuanced response is warranted, but I lack the energy. In brief, the authors of the cited review themselves acknowledge that opioids are warranted for severe/refractory dyspnea when other treatments are optimized. That’s exactly when they should be used.
RCT’s can’t answer all clinical questions.
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Dec 15
We have to be critical towards our own #palliativecare paradigms!

The evidence for #opioids for breathlessness in #heartfailure is questionable. A recent review states that „it may only be the very last option if other options have failed or in case of an emergency.“
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Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social · Dec 14
Our new BJCN Editorial: 'Providing effective dying symptom control at home'. We sometimes need to do much better as an integrated care team (sadly)!

⬇️ Paper ⬇️
www.britishjournalofcommunitynursing.com/content/edit...

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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Dec 9
Are #PalliativeCare needs in patients with #dementia under-recognized?

The low number of dementia diagnoses in the German Hospice and Palliative Care Registry could be due to barriers to accessing specialized services for people with dementia.

Lets not forget this group!

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Dementia patients in palliative care according to data from the German National Hospice and Palliative Care Register (2009–2021) | BMC Palliative Care
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Journal of Palliative Medicine @j-palliativemed.bsky.social · Dec 6
@j-palliativemed.bsky.social Pain and dyspnea were more severe in patients with hyperactive delirium than those without delirium. The presence of hypoactive delirium was not associated with a greater severity of physical symptoms www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
FIG. 2. Distributions of pain (IPOS for pain) and dyspnea (IPOS for dyspnea) intensity by delirium motor subtype. IPOS, Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Dec 6
👓 Interesting read 👓

Prevention and screening are the most powerful tools to reduce mortality from #cancer.

In analogy prevention and screening are powerful tools to reduce unnecessary suffering in (cancer) patients with #palliativecare needs!

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Estimation of Cancer Deaths Averted From Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Efforts, 1975-2020
This model-based study using population-level cancer mortality data evaluates the association of prevention, screening, and treatment interventions with cumulative number of cancer deaths averted from...
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The OncoAlert Network 🚨 @oncoalert.bsky.social · Dec 5
Model-based study assessed the impact of prevention, screening, and treatment on reducing cancer mortality in the U.S. from 1975 to 2020, focusing on
#BreastCancer #cervicalCancer #ColorectalCancer and #LungCancer

https://buff.ly/49sBWy3

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Cathy Payne @catypayne.bsky.social · Dec 5
Are you a #palliative care #nurse, or a nurse working with people who could benefit from a palliative approach to care, interested in increasing your sphere of influence? Come join us in the first of the NursEduPal@IMPACT dissemination series of webinars. @EAPCvzw
Find out more at: bit.ly/4eF2NrB
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Dec 4
Full house
Maria Heckel, PhD (social worker and head of our research department) speaking at our #palliativecare lecture series about Compassionate Communities!
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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · Dec 4
High TECH meets high TOUCH!

S. Griesshammer reports on research on innovative sensor technologies for #palliativecare within #EMPKINS.

"Radar-based heart rate monitoring has potential for use as a means for burden-free and continous symptom assessment in palliative care
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Contactless radar-based heart rate estimation in palliative care – a feasibility study and possible use in symptom management | BMC Palliative Care
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