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End of Life Doula International Research Group
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The End-of-Life Doula International Research Group (EOLD-IRG) is a collective of diverse individuals interested in developing a collaborative approach to research relevant to end-of-life doulas across national and international boundaries
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The 4th annual International End of Life Doula Symposium is this weekend - hurry and get your ticket from eold.org now!

International speakers, panelists, and networking opportunities.

#EOLD #EOLDIRG #event #DeathDoula #research
A blue and white infographic for the 4th international end of life doula symposium 5-6th September 2025. The dynamic hourglass logo for EOLDIRG is in the bottom right corner. Text reads " Programme including speakers from Australia, Canada, Latin America and UK. Panels, discussion groups and talks including: cultivating humility to increase equity in end of life care in Canada. EoL doula development, trends and challenges in Latin America, Mapping the territory of death in Puerto Rico. Beyond metrics: evaluating end of life doulas without losing ourselves in the system. Registration open at eold.org "
September 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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The 2025 End of Life Doula International Research Symposium is this weekend - have you got your ticket yet??!

Speakers from Latin America, Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. Tickets via eold.org - see you there!

Research is a verb: Sharing knowledge as collaboration
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September 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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The 4th annual International End of Life Doula Symposium is happening soon! September 5th-6th online. Tickets available on Ticket Tailor, link at eold.org

Programme is in GMT, so remember to adapt to your own timezone.

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An advertising image for the 4th annual end of life doula symposium 2025 5-6th September online. Text reads " Programme including speakers from Australia, Canada, Latin America, and UK. Panels, discussion groups, and talks including: * Cultivating humility to increase equity in end-of-life care in Canada * EoL doula development, trends and challenges in Latin America * Mapping the territory of death in Puerto Rico * Beyond metrics: evaluating end of life doulas without losing ourselves in the system. Registration open at eold.org " The dynamic hourglass logo for EOLD-IRG is in the lower right corner
August 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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We are getting closer to symposium time - do you have your ticket yet?!

Online, September 5-6th, this international event is one you want to be a part of. Also: Global South tickets are available for those in countries with lower income thresholds.

#EOLDIRG #EOLD #research #event
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August 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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The wait is over! Get your tickets now for the 2025 End of Life Doula International Research Group Symposium - this year's theme is Research is a verb. An international range of speakers and panels over two days, September 5-6th.

Tickets:
www.tickettailor.com/events/endof...
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July 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Meet the EOLDIRG affiliates:

Merilynne Rush, owner of The Dying Year, is an international pioneer in end-of-life doula education and research. She holds an MS in Hospice and Palliative Studies and a BS in Nursing.
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July 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Meet the EOLDIRG founders:

Jennifer Rigal lives in Vancouver, Canada, holds a Masters from the University of Glasgow End of Life Studies Program and trained as an End-of-Life Doula at Douglas College in April 2020. #EOLD #research
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July 9, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Meet the founders:

Dr Emma Clare is a founding member of the EOLD-IRG. She is a Director and Chair of End-of-Life Doula UK and her PhD research focused on death competency development in healthcare professionals and end-of-life doulas.
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July 9, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Meet the EOLD-IRG founders:

Jennifer Mallmes is a founding member of the EOLD-IRG. She has spent the last 20 years as a caregiver and an advocate for quality end-of-life care in Canada. She is a mother of 5 and resides in the Kootenay area of BC.

#EOLD #research #EOLDIRG
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July 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Meet the founders of EOLD-IRG

Kelly Oberle is a founding member of EOLD-IRG. Kelly lives in Vancouver, Canada. She is also a Chartered Professional Accountant, an end-of-life doula, a certified Yoga instructor and bed-side volunteer at her local hospice.
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July 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Meet the founders of #EOLDIRG - Dr Annetta Mallon

Annetta is the Australian representative, and in addition to her end of life consultant and doula work has been a grief and trauma recovery therapist for over 3 decades. Annetta holds a PhD in social science, and has a fine art background. #EOLD
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June 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Meet the EOLD-IRG founding members: Dr Marian Krawczyk is the Programme Lead for the online End of Life Studies MSc/PGDip/PGCert at the University of Glasgow’s School of Social & Environmental Sustainability, associate in the School of Health & Wellbeing & was a Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Fellow.
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June 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Marian is interested in a range of issues relevant to 21st century innovations in end-of-life care, including end-of-life doulas. Her research also encompasses innovative approaches to suffering at the end of life, the concept of total pain, and environmental grief. 2/2

#EOLDIRG #EOLD #research
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June 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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2/2 Sarah runs a private practice in end-of- life care in Toronto, Canada with her business partner, Ruth Mackay called WISHSTONE. Their clients have the wonderful experience of an EOLD dyad working with them which helps counter doula burnout.

#EOLDIRG
#DeathDoula
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June 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Wondering how end of life doula work can look in the workplace and for health systems as well as for clients? This handy graphic helps break down possible pathways for working EOLDs.

#EOLDIRG
#DeathDoula
#DeathCareSystems
#HealthCare
#EOLD
#Integration
A four-coloured graphic with white text of overlapping arrows with a heading "Integration pathways" First arrow: Autonomous. Entirely separate and outside of formal health care systems Second arrow: Allied Formally recognised and practising alongside health care providers, although employed independently. Third arrow: Amalgamated. Directly employed by health authorities, either within or across health care settings. Fourth arrow: Assimilated. Diffused within existing health and social care roles, through specialised training.
June 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Opportunities for self-awareness, reflection and honest evaluation are always important - this goes for end of life doulas, too. How we work with opportunities and realities in the workplace, in tandem with our highest goals for work are shown in this graphic.

#EOLDIRG
#research
#resources
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June 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM