Supporting dignity at the end of life:... We can all play a role in conserving the dignity of people with advanced incurable disease or simply as people age. In this blog, Assoc Professor... Read more... 1/05/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Nurses | Allied Health Tags: End-of-Life Care | Person-centred care | Palliative Care | Dignity Views: 423
Recognising patients at risk of deterioration... Care provider ability to recognise when a person is at risk of deteriorating or dying is an important skill in providing quality... Read more... 20/02/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Nurses Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | carers | Needs Assessment Views: 1042
Improving palliative and supportive care in... Patients suffering from advanced cirrhosis often face an unpredictable disease progression and a significant decline in their quality of life.... Read more... 7/02/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: Advance care planning | Palliative Care | Quality Improvement | Cirrhosis Views: 595
POMSNAME: A simple innovation to improve the... Assessing and documenting the palliative care needs and preferences of people with life-limiting illness is important yet can be challenging if... Read more... 31/01/2024 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Nurses Tags: Palliative Care | Palliative care nursing | Palliative Care Needs | Palliative Care Assessment Views: 779
The Namaste Care™ program for people with... Dr Sara Karacsony describes the Namaste Care program—a person-centred approach to bringing calm, comfort and connection to people living... Read more... 24/01/2024 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care | Nurses Tags: Dementia | Residential aged care | Dementia care Views: 1075
End-of-Life Law for Clinicians: Improving... Dr Rachel Feeney discusses the impact of QUT’s End of Life Law for Clinicians (ELLC) online training program on health professionals'... Read more... 9/01/2024 | Blog | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Acute Care | Paediatrics | GPs | Nurses | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: End-of-life law | health professionals | Clinicians Views: 717