The following resources are available on the web and can be printed off to give to your patients and their families. You may want to think about what resources could help now. Over time as needs change you may want to provide other printed materials to support the family. 

• What is palliative care?
  An information brochure from Palliative Care Australia 
• About palliative care
  A booklet from Palliative Care Victoria
• Patient rights and responsibilities
  An information brochure from Palliative Care Australia 
• Australian Charter of Health Care Rights
  Brochure from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
• Palliative care
  A patient page from JAMA

• Advance care planning guide (Select State or Territory of interest then download the guide)
  From Respecting Patients Choices website

At the very end of life

• Patient summary of treatment recommendations near the end of life
  From the American College of Physicians
• What to do when someone dies
  A pamphlet from Palliative Care Victoria
• Confusion and terminal restlessness
  A brochure for caregivers from Palliative Care Victoria
• The process of dying
  A brochure for caregivers from Palliative Care Victoria
• When death is approaching
  Web page produced by the American Cancer Society

Bereavement, grief and loss

• Now what? Understanding grief
  Booklet from Palliative Care Australia
• Needing help after someone has died? Booklet
  From CentreLink Summary of relevant services and other useful information

Carers

• Resources for carers 
  A pamphlet from Palliative Care Victoria
• A journey lived 
  A booklet of carers’ stories from Palliative Care Australia 
• Practical caring: At the end of life
  Fact sheet for carers from CareSearch
• Why information matters: At the end of life
  Fact sheet for carers from CareSearch
• Feelings
  Information sheet for carers from the Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre
• Safety at Home
  Information sheet for carers from the Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre
• Managing Money
  Information sheet for carers from the Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre
• Looking after yourself
  A pamphlet from Palliative Care Victoria
• How and why to get family to help with caring
  Information sheet for carers from Carers Victoria
• Take a break
  Information sheet for carers from the Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre
• Emergency Care Plan
  Information sheet for carers from the Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre
• What to do when someone dies
  A pamphlet from Palliative Care Victoria 
• Using the internet to find reliable health information
  Fact sheet form the National Prescribing Service

Complementary Therapies

• Complementary medicines - tell your doctor
  Fact sheet produced by the Better Health Channel
• Tips for Talking With Your Health Care Providers About CAM
  Fact sheet from the National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Complementary and alternative medicine: making informed decisions
  A fact sheet for patients and families from the Cancer Council Victoria

Discussing palliative care

• Asking questions can help 
  A question prompt list from Palliative Care Australia
• What can I say, what can I do 
  An information brochure for families and friends from Palliative Care

Disease specific issues

• Renal
  Choosing whether to have treatment
  A pamphlet from Kidney Health Australia 
  Withdrawing from dialysis treatment
  A booklet from Renal Resource Centre, NSW
• Dementia
  Do you take care of someone who has dementia?
  Brochure from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioner

Funerals

• Funerals - some issues explained
  Fact sheet produced by the Better Health Channel

Indigenous resources

• Let's yarn about Palliative Care - Going Home to Country
  Pamphlet about koori palliative care from Palliative Care Victoria

Medicines

• Patient held medication chart 
• Sample chart from Palliative Care Australia
• Understanding side effects of medicines 
  Factsheet from Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Patient held medication chart 
  Sample chart from Palliative Care Australia

Pain

• Overcoming Cancer Pain - A guide for people with cancer, their families and friends 
  Booklet from the Cancer Council of NSW
• Facts about morphine and other opioid medicines in palliative care 
  Brochure from Palliative Care Australia
• Pain and pain management 
  A brochure from Palliative Care Victoria
• Sample pain diary 
  From Palliative Care Australia

Symptoms other than pain

• Fatigue and exhaustion 
  An information brochure from Palliative Care Victoria  
• Nausea and vomiting 
  An information brochure from Palliative Care Victoria 
• Nutrition in palliative care 
  An information brochure for carers from Palliative Care Victoria  
• Anorexia in advanced illness
  An information brochure from Palliative Care Victoria 
• Confusion and terminal restlessness 
  An information brochure for carers from Palliative Care Victoria  
• Generic medicines are an equal choice
  Information from the National Prescribing Service

This page was created on 8 October 2009.
Last updated 03 November 2009