Santé publique magazine devotes special issue to end-of-life issues

The Plateforme nationale pour la recherche sur la fin de vie has collaborated with the Société française de santé publique to produce a thematic dossier devoted to the end of life in its journal Santé publique.

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Following an editorial by Régis Aubry explaining how the end of life has become a genuine public health issue, five articles present different aspects of research in this field. Marie Gaille proposes a philosophical approach to the ethical dimension of the end of life, and sheds light on its implications for public health policies. François Cousin presents the results of a study on palliative care resources in France, with a focus on territorial disparities identified in 2017. Raphaël Benoist, Philippe Walker and colleagues1 consider the methodological approach to be adopted to arrive at a relevant palliative care offer in Mayotte. Cécile Bernard and her colleagues2 stress the need for a consensus in research around an operational definition of the end of life. Finally, Emmanuel Bagaragaza et al. 3 question the challenges of interdisciplinarity in palliative care research methodology.

To consult this special issue:
https://www.cairn.info/revue-sante-publique-2021-2.htm

  1. Karine Allain-Baco, Régis Aubry
  2. Zeinab Hamidou, Oumar Billa, Lionel Dany, Valérie Amouroux-Gorsse, Lise Dubois, Marion Gallois, Emmanuel de Larivière, Séverine Lamie, Delphine Peyrat-Apicella, Pierre Vezy, Régis Aubry, Francis Guillemin, Sandrine Dabakuyo-Yonli, Pascal Auquier
  3. Nicolas Pujol, Adrien Evin, Isabelle Colombet
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