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This episode features Dr Bridget Candy and Dr Megan Armstrong (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK). Aromatherapy, massage and reflexology are widely used in palliative care. Patients themselves often report that these therapies are helpful. It is important to demonstrate value for money in health care service provision including in palliative care. This is the first systematic review to focus on aromatherapy, massage and reflexology in palliative care and to synthesise the evidence using established systematic review methodology. Low-quality trials, and differences in the nature of the comparison arms and in the type of evaluation between trials made it difficult to draw any firm conclusions about the effectiveness of these therapies. Although there was limited evidence on the effectiveness of aromatherapy, massage and reflexology equally no evidence of harm was reported. Heterogeneity across the body of trials suggests the need for theoretical research to understand more clearly how complementary therapies are delivered in palliative care and the best way to measure any purported benefits.

For this current edition of the companion website, these audio files were created to be used by students and instructors.  Can be reused by SAGE. 

For Mair, The Student Guide to Mindfulness

For Mair, The Student Guide to Mindfulness

For Mair, The Student Guide to Mindfulness

For Mair, The Student Guide to Mindfulness

For Mair, The Student Guide to Mindfulness

For Mair, The Student Guide to Mindfulness 

For Mair, The Student Guide to Mindfulness

This episode features  Dr Bridget Candy and Dr Megan Armstrong (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK)      Conventional therapies are not always sufficient to provide satisfactory relief of symptoms to those at an advanced stage of a disease. Evidence on the effectiveness of complementary therapies improving the well-being of people with advanced diseases is uncertain; however, palliative care services often offer such therapies as a way to reduce stress and promote relaxation. This systematic review of qualitative studies found cancer patients (irrespective of disease stage) viewed complementary therapies as providing a sense of physical and psychological well-being. Participants with advanced cancer perceived an improvement in their physical and psychological well-being during and after the complementary therapy session. Participants with advanced cancer experienced a form of escapism or living in the moment that took away their worries about their disease and future. Participants with advanced cancer highlight how they would like the complementary therapy delivered including the importance of building a special relationship with the complementary therapist and a need for more frequent sessions. Hospices and other palliative care environments should continue/consider offering aromatherapy, reflexology and massage where possible and it should be seen as an important aspect of the palliative care people receive. Researchers should develop complementary therapy interventions in the ways in which the palliative care population, with cancer and other advanced diseases, wish them to be delivered.     Full paper available from:  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269216319846440

Dr Michael Andreychik (Fairfield University, USA) explains his research on the varying mechanisms of positive and negative empathy and the impact they each have on the quality of relationships. Posted November 2018. Read the associated article here.

Thinking about what came before Schreiner’s “From Man to Man": Liz Stanley discusses her recent article. Posted October 2018.

Language Testing Bytes Podcast Number 28: Glenn Fulcher and Talia Isaacs discuss pronunciation testing. Posted October 2018

Corwin Connected Educators Series author Mark Barnes discusses how teachers can use technology to improve student learning.

Renowned author Russ Quaglia discusses the power of Student Voice and Aspirations to create meaningful partnerships between educators and students.

Andy Marcinek shares how he became a connected educator and how schools can begin to move to a 1:1 technology implementation, as described in his book, The 1:1 Roadmap.

Corwin Connected Educators authors Steven Anderson and Tom Whitby discuss the importance of connected education and their new book, The Relevant Educator.