What can the Clinical Frailty Scale tell us about planning for death? In this blog, Dr Robin Blythe and Prof. Adrian Barnett examines the role of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) in planning for end-of-life care among older people. While the CFS... Read more... 10/03/2026 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Community | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Residential Aged Care | GPs | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Advance care planning | Aged care | Palliative Care | End Of Life | CFS | Clinical Frailty Scale | Frailty | End Of Life Care Planning Views: 176
Improving collaboration between clinicians and interpreters to promote advance care... In this blog, Dr Ashfaq Chauhan, Anna Kenny, Kylie Ash, Dr Mila Obucina and Professor Reema Harrison outline the iCanPlan Program, a co-designed education initiative... Read more... 24/02/2026 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Community | Diverse Communities | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Advance care planning | End of life care | culturally and linguistically diverse communities | CALD | cancer care | iCanPlan Program | clinician–interpreter collaboration | migrant communities Views: 260
Make their choices matter with advance care planning Dr Catherine Joyce, National Manager, Advance care planning Australia, discusses the importance of advance care planning and highlights how aged care services can help in... Read more... 4/03/2025 | Blog | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Advance care planning | National Advance Care Planning Week 2025 Views: 3162
Advance care planning among culturally and linguistically diverse older people in... Advance care planning ensures care aligns with residents’ wishes, but are cultural needs truly considered? This pilot study reveals gaps in documenting culture-specific... Read more... 27/02/2025 | Blog | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Residential aged care | Advance care planning | Aged care | Palliative Care | Culturally responsive care Views: 3816