What matters most when deciding about... People with advanced cancer often face complex treatment decisions, where small survival benefits must be weighed against side effects and the... Read more... 2/04/2026 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Primary health care | GPs | Nurses | Specialist Palliative Care | Aged Care in home Tags: Palliative Care | Advanced Cancer | End of life care | quality of life | Time Toxicity | TIME DCE | Treatment Decisions Views: 28
The inner journey: Distress and survival in... In this blog, Felicity Bates and Geena Bennett, explores how distress evolves for people living with a life-limiting illness in rural... Read more... 26/03/2026 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Diverse Communities | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Palliative Care | End of life care | holistic care | Psychosocial Support | Rural Health Views: 91
Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy: Exploring... In this blog, Dr Marg Ross, Senior Clinical Psychologist at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, explores the emerging role of... Read more... 4/03/2026 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Allied Health Tags: Mental health | Palliative Care | End Of Life | Psilocybin Assisted Psychotherapy | Existential Distress | Life Limiting Illness | Depression | Anxiety Views: 392
How are pressure injuries managed at the end... In this blog, Dr Pauline Gillan and Professor Christina Parker examine current approaches to managing pressure injuries at the end of life,... Read more... 17/02/2026 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Nurses | Allied Health | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Person-centred care | Palliative Care | agedcare | Symptom management | End of life care | quality of life | patient comfort | pressure injuries | wound management Views: 565
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: 414
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: 316