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Salzburg Questions Twitter Series on Health and Palliative Care Begins

Salzburg Fellows launch first of nine Salzburg Questions using #allmylifeQs hashtag

Salzburg Fellow and former Minister of Health in Rwanda Agnes Binagwaho will lead the first Salzburg Question

People are invited to take part in a global conversation on the crucial issues affecting care towards the end of life. 

The #allmylifeQs hashtag will be in place throughout 2017, and people are invited to answer nine Salzburg Questions using this hashtag on Twitter.

Discussions around each question will be led by different individuals and institutions at the heart of the debate and who were involved in a Salzburg Global session in December: Rethinking Care: Toward the End of Life.

The launch date for this initiative is Monday (February 20), which coincides with the World Day of Social Justice.

Former Minister of Health in Rwanda, Agnes Binagwaho, will lead the first discussion on Twitter, asking: Why aren’t countries accountable to commitment on end of life (#EOL) care for vulnerable people?

Following this discussion, there will be eight more Salzburg Questions, which will be spread out throughout the year. 

Other Fellows due to lead discussions include Lynna Chandra, Suresh Kumar, Sheila Payne, Emmanuel Luyirika, Richard Harding, Bruce Chernof, Stephen Connor, and Irene Higginson.

Salzburg Global is encouraging its Fellows to take part by sharing blog posts around each question, and interacting on Twitter on the day and beforehand. 

Potential blog platforms include ehospice, EAPC blog, Palliverse, and IAHPC Newsletter

People who take part in the conversation are being encouraged to link relevant research to their tweets and blog posts. This research could include papers, studies, seminars or events. 

If you’d like to hold a debate, workshop or Q&A event about a question, we recommend filming it so that it can be viewed on a dedicated YouTube channel. The video should be sent 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

17 July 2017 - World Population Day - How and what do you measure to ensure 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.

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