End-of-Life Education Matters As a course coordinator of the palliative care courses at Flinders University I have seen our post graduate student population change over time.... Read more... 7/06/2016 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | End-of-Life Essentials Views: 849
Life’s Journey’s Final Steps: Dying in a... We all know that the population is ageing; and the figures forecasted are significant with around 15% (3.6 million people) older than 65 years in... Read more... 10/05/2016 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1738
The Needs Assessment Tool for Carers: how GPs... One of the most troubling aspects of caring for people at the end of life is caring for those left behind. The problem is simple –... Read more... 2/02/2016 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 898
The End-of-Life Clinical Audit - a GP's experience It seems to me, as time goes by, that medicine becomes more and more fragmented. We don’t seem to consider our patients as a whole person... Read more... 15/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 951
Fitting the pieces together: Completing the... A fundamental aspect of palliative care is that it is supposed to be “holistic care”. At an individual level, this emphasises the... Read more... 8/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1249
Living longer, dying better The care that people receive as they approach the end of their life really does matter. It matters to the person, it matters to the people who... Read more... 10/11/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1215