When the hiccups don't stop: Rethinking care... In this blog, Dr Adarsh Das and A/Prof Jayamangala Sampath Kondasinghe explore the often overlooked impact of chronic hiccups in palliative care... Read more... 12/02/2026 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | HP Education | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Person-centred care | Palliative Care | Symptom management | quality of life | chronic hiccups | evidence-based practice Views: 62
Reimagining respite and transition care for... In this blog, Dr Claudia Meyer explores how respite and transition care can be reimagined through a person-centred, rights-based approach that... Read more... 10/02/2026 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Evidence | Community | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | HP Education | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Aged care | Palliative Care | End of life care | Realist Review | Respite Care | Caregivers | Residential Care Views: 92
What are the needs of parents who have a child... In this blog, Dr Piyumi Senanayake and Dr John Oldroyd from Australian Catholic University share insights from their recent systematic review,... Read more... 27/01/2026 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Paediatrics | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Bereavement | Palliative Care | End of life care | Paediatric Palliative Care | Emotional Support | Psychosocial Support Views: 262
Palliative care & Parkinson’s: It’s about... In this blog, Tina Gillespie from Parkinson’s Australia and the Young Onset Parkinson’s Exchange (YOPX) draws on lived experience to... Read more... 20/01/2026 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Specialist Palliative Care | Aged Care in home Tags: Palliative Care | quality of life | Parkinsons | Young Onset Parkinsons | Early Support | YOPX Views: 245
Community-based end-of-life care for children When a child is living with a life-limiting condition, many families hope to spend their child’s final days at home. In this blog, Tiina... Read more... 15/01/2026 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Paediatrics | Nurses | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Palliative Care | End of life care | Paediatric Palliative Care | Health Research | Community Care | Palliative Care Nurses Views: 266
End-of-life care in dementia: Are we doing enough? In this blog, Dr Janani Thillainadesan and Professor David Le Couteur examine end-of-life care for people with dementia, highlighting the... Read more... 13/01/2026 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Nurses | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | End of life care | Nursing Homes | End Of Life | Geriatrics | Inpatients | Pneumonia | Terminally ill | Science of nutrition Views: 1025