The landscape of blogging in palliative care.

Authors
Lowney, A C
O'Brien, T
Affiliation
Department of Palliative Medicine, Marymount Hospice and Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. aoifelowney@gmail.com
Issue Date
2012-09
MeSH
Adult
Blogging
Brain Stem Neoplasms
Glioblastoma
Hospice Care
Humans
Male
Palliative Care
Pons

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Citation
The landscape of blogging in palliative care. 2012, 26 (6):858-9 Palliat Med
Journal
Palliative medicine
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/264498
DOI
10.1177/0269216311432900
PubMed ID
22218096
Abstract
We present the case of a 30-year-old patient with pontine glioblastoma multiforme, World Health Organisation grade IV (WHO IV). This case is of particular interest in terms of the patient's use of social media as a medium of expression. This popular form of communication raises important clinical, ethical and social issues relating to confidentiality and the nature of the physician-patient relationship in a unique context.
Item Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
1477-030X
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