Can we make the best use of our resources... Older people diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) often face intensive and costly treatment, a high symptom burden, and frequent hospital... Read more... 24/03/2026 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Aged care | Palliative Care | End of life care | quality of life | Acute Myeloid Leukaemia | AML | Economic Evaluation | Older Geriatric Views: 72
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: 1231
Deciding who decides. How are decisions about... In this blog, Dr Jayne Hewitt, Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Griffith University, explores the challenges healthcare... Read more... 5/12/2025 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Nurses | HP Education | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Palliative Care | End of life care | Healthcare Professionals | End-of-life decision-making | Withholding treatment | Advance health directive | Substitute decision-makers | Critical care | Emergency care Views: 571
Bringing palliative care expertise to a... In this blog, Dr Jianxia Zhai, Lecturer in Nursing, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, STEM College, RMIT University, highlights her... Read more... 2/12/2025 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Evidence | Community | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Nurses | Allied Health | HP Education | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Palliative Care | End of life care | Patient Care | Palliative Care Nurse Consultant | PCNC | General Medicine Ward | Patients And Families Support Views: 887
Understanding the realities of palliative care... In this blog, Dr Claudia Virdun, Senior Lecturer - Palliative & End of Life Care, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University... Read more... 25/11/2025 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Evidence | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Nurses | Allied Health | HP Education | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Palliative Care | Quality Improvement | terminal care | End of life care | hospital | Acute Hospital Care | Implementation | Multidisciplinary Care | Qualitative Research Views: 825
Empowering paramedics to support palliative... In this blog, Mostyn Gooley from Queensland Ambulance Service, describes a recent study that introduced new guidelines encouraging paramedics... Read more... 23/10/2025 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Evidence | Community | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Acute Care | Allied Health | HP Education | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | Paramedics | Palliative Care | End of life care | Compassionate care | Final Wishes Views: 763