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
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: 100
Supportive care for people with life-limiting... In this blog, Dr Tracy Schumacher and other authors, explore how supportive care uses a holistic, multidisciplinary team approach to help people... Read more... 12/03/2026 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Health Professionals | GPs | Nurses | Allied Health | HP Education | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Palliative Care | End of life care | quality of life | holistic care | Multidisciplinary Care | Supportive Care | Chronic Condition | Chronic Illness Views: 390
What can the Clinical Frailty Scale tell us... 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... 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: 305
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