Current issue · COLUMBA 4|17
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COLUMBA · Summer 2026
COLUMBA 4|17:Current issue in focus
This landing section introduces the current issue COLUMBA 4|17: workplace grief, communication in accompaniment, and practical perspectives from palliative care.
This issue: team grief culture · communication · companionship
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From grief at work to practical support approaches, COLUMBA 4|17 connects professional reflection with concrete guidance for daily care contexts.
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Practice-grounded writing on grief, communication, dignity, and care systems — clear, calm, and professionally anchored.
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Medical, nursing, and psychosocial perspectives rooted in real care experience.
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Editorial
Three principles for meaningful accompaniment
The editorial direction follows what helps in practice most: orientation, communication quality, and humane care culture.
Orientation over overload
Each issue curates core topics into a coherent storyline, helping teams and families reach reliable information faster.
Communication as core competence
Many features show how language, listening, and dialogue quality shape difficult decisions at the end of life.
Interprofessional perspective
Authors from medicine, nursing, psychosocial care, and accompaniment contribute distinct viewpoints toward one shared aim: better care.
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Magazine issues
This section is the magazine archive: browse previous COLUMBA issues and follow how themes evolved across years — not only the current issue.
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Authors & contributors
Contributors are people shaping palliative care every day — across clinics, community settings, hospice work, and advisory practice.
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