Latest Salzburg Question asks people to consider if they know how to access palliative care
People around the world will be tested on their knowledge of how to access palliative care as part of the next Salzburg Question.
The eighth question in the Twitter series will be launched on Friday, October 13, the day before World Hospice and Palliative Care Day.
The Salzburg Questions series started earlier this year to kick-start an online conversation about end of life care.
The campaign has connected people from all around the world and has resulted in significant discussion online.
Those who have participated in the conversation so far have been using the #allmylifeQs hashtag.
Between the launch of the series on February 20 and October 9, the hashtag had received 9.63 million impressions and was used in more than 2,800 tweets.
The eighth question in the series is being released ahead of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day.
October’s question is – Do you know how to access palliative care when you need it?
Stephen Connor, executive director of the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance, will help lead the discussion.
The Salzburg Questions series has nine questions on matters involving palliative care. Each month, different individuals and institutions at the heart of the debate have shared a different question coinciding with an international day.
These individuals and institutions were involved in Session 562 - Rethinking Care: Toward the End of Life. Other Salzburg Global Fellows who have led discussions so far include Agnes Binagwaho, Lynna Chandra, Suresh Kumar, Sheila Payne, Emmanuel Luyirika, Richard Harding, and Bruce Chernof.
Salzburg Global Fellows are encouraged to take part in the conversation on Twitter on the day and afterward. They can also take part by sharing blog posts around each question.
Blog platforms could include ehospice, the EAPC blog, Palliverse, and the IAHPC Newsletter.
Participants on Twitter have already linked to research, podcasts, and papers during their discussions.
If you hold a debate, workshop or Q&A event on a Salzburg Question, please film it so it can be uploaded to a dedicated YouTube channel. Send your video to katie.witcombe@kcl.ac.uk.
A Twitter list of Salzburg Global Health Fellows has been created. If you would like to be added to this list, please let us know by subscribing or contacting us on Twitter at @SalzburgGlobal.
List of dates, questions, and people leading discussions
20 February 2017 - World Day of Social Justice - Why aren't countries accountable to commitment on #EOL care for vulnerable people? - Agnes Binagwaho
20 March 2017 - World Happiness Day - Is dying well as important as living well? - Lynna Chandra
07 April 2017 - World Health Day - How have you prepared for your death? - Suresh Kumar
15 May 2017 - World Family Day - Will caring for your dying loved one bankrupt you emotionally and financially? - Sheila Payne
20 June 2017 - World Refugee Day - 145 countries signed bit.ly/2ah31bH why do refugees have limited access to quality health care and #EOL care? - Emmanuel Luyirika
11 July 2017 - World Population Day - How and what do you measure to ensure quality palliative & EOL care? - Richard Harding
28 September 2017 - International Right to Know Day - Doctors, Nurses, do you want to die the way your patients die? - Bruce Chernof
13 October 2017 - World Hospice and Palliative Care Day* - Do you know how to access #palliative care when you need it? - Stephen Connor
10 November 2017 - World Science Day for Peace and Development - What future research is needed to improve care for people w advanced illness & towards the end of life? - Irene Higginson
*This year's World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is taking place on Saturday, October 14. We will launch the question the day before to generate more discussion.