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Mark Cheong retweeted
โจThe Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit @hku_mehu is honoured to host the L.C. Chan Memorial Lecture in Medical Humanities on 12 November 2026.
We are honoured to welcome Professor Brian Hurwitz from King's College London @Med_Humanities @KingsCollegeLon, a friend of Prof L.C. Chan, as our keynote speaker. He will deliver a thoughtโprovoking lecture on:
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Date: 12 November 2026 (Thursday)
โฒ๏ธ Time: 6:00 โ 7:15 pm
๐ Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F, William Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road (In-Person Event)
๐ More details:
mehu.hku.hk/lcchanlecture-20โฆ
CME Accreditation: Under consideration
๐ We invite you to be part of this meaningful lecture on medical humanities.
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The L.C. Chan Memorial Lecture in Medical Humanitiesย was established through donations from friends and colleagues of the late Professor L.C. Chan in 2023 on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit of LKS Faculty of Medicine @hkumed. Distinguished scholars and professionals in fields related to the practice of medical humanities will be invited to visit the Faculty and deliver the Lecture.
๐ Inaugural lecture (2023): Traditions, Trojan Horses and the Medical Humanities: A Tribute to Professor LC Chan. (By Prof Shaun Ewen)
mehu.hku.hk/lcchanlecture-20โฆ
๐ Second lecture (2025): Medical Humanities and Its Ramifications in China: The Expectations of โRenโ (ไป) (By Prof Guo Liping)
mehu.hku.hk/lcchanlecture-20โฆ
#MEHU #HKUMed #MedicalHumanities #MH #NarrativeMedicine #MedicalEducation #MedicalPractice #Anecdotes
Mark Cheong retweeted
OUT NOW: the Global Atlas of Palliative Care, 3rd edition.
An estimated 73.5 million people need palliative care every year. Specialised services meet only about 14% of that need. Download and read the Atlas: ow.ly/C70J50ZWh89
Amazing!
Out today in @nature.com: our review on how single cells evolve into multicellular organisms, with Ozan Bozdag, @kai_tong_mc25, Peter Yunker, and Matt Herron.
rdcu.be/9ZuiKow9twKa
For an overview, check out the video below.
I was taught early in my journey into palliative care that when helping patients and their families come to terms with death and dying, we must not forget to help the clinicians come to terms too. Much suffering can arise when this group of people cannot bear to let go.
If you donโt do your basic homework on whether Iโm a Mr. or Miss, itโs very hard to take your proposal to be my personal banker seriously. ๐
Mark Cheong retweeted
Weโve just published issue #32 of Literature Search!
This issue focuses on Death Literacy.
Read it now ๐๐ป l.iahpc.org/y8q?x
#PalliativeCare #HospiceCare #DeathLiteracy
As a clinician, you might think that patients and their families cannot handle the painful truth of dying and death and your experience may have agreed with you. But it is also true that in many corners of society and in their homes, people are actively discussing these matters.
Saw this thing on social media that struck home:
"You're not unambitious, you might just be exhausted."
Mark Cheong retweeted
In 4 days: the clearest picture yet of who needs palliative care, and who gets it.
The Global Atlas of Palliative Care, 3rd edition, launches 9 October.
How much of the world's need do you think is being met?
#GlobalAtlasPC #PalliativeCare
Mark Cheong retweeted
It's tomorrow!
Dimensions of Suffering and Palliative Care: Beyond Physical Pain
Register now ๐๐ป l.iahpc.org/fh5?x
#PalliativeCare #PalliativeCareWebinar #PAHO #IAHPC #HospiceAndPalliativeCare #GlobalPalliativeCare
I suspect it is too late. The relationship between health workers and the civil service was built on trust - trust that, in exchange for service, they would be cared for. The contract system and other missteps blew that trust and the relationship into pieces.
PMX - step in for the the sake of Malaysian gov healthcare!
codeblue.galencentre.org/202โฆ
Glad to see this study in the Netherlands echo our research in Malaysia (FREE paper below): Caregivers of patients don't want to be relieved from their caregiving duties, but rather want to have their own needs supported so they can better provide care:
sciencedirect.com/science/arโฆ
From our study in Malaysia: "No need for all that, I can take care of [the patient] myself, we can do it ourselves. Now I need. . . part-time jobs where I have more time to take care and stay at homeโor if got some financial support, better."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.โฆ
The only way to know if the topic of death is taboo to your patient is to ask them. If you simply assume that it is and avoid the subject, you might miss the opportunity to greatly address their suffering. Some patients and caregivers are, in fact, waiting for you to ask.