Psychosocial palliative care - patients... Significant levels of distress are experienced by 29-40% of palliative patients. Access to effective psychosocial interventions which reduce... Read more... 7/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Supporting Families Tags: Research | Psychosocial care Views: 1044
Supportive care for carers of people with... Carers have a significant burden in managing the diverse physical, cognitive, and behavioural changes that can occur in people with high-grade... Read more... 6/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Supporting Families Tags: Research | carers Views: 593
Does pharmacogenomics have a role in opioid... Pharmacogenomics is an increasingly important and effective method used to guide objective, safe, and effective personalised prescribing. Dr Aaron... Read more... 1/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Medications and pharmacy Views: 567
Evolving demands in aged care: addressing... More people are living longer in Australia which is impacting the demand for and provision of aged care. Professor Jennifer Tieman discusses the... Read more... 30/01/2023 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: Aged care | aged care workers Views: 875
After-hours telehealth delivers effective... Telehealth can be effective in providing after-hours palliative care services in rural and remote areas of Australia, however, there are still... Read more... 25/01/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | GPs | Nurses Tags: Rural and remote health | Telehealth Views: 781
Engaging with the LGBTQ+ community to improve... Is palliative care the same for everyone? Senior Policy Officer, Nick Roberts discusses his research aimed to understand the perspectives of the... Read more... 23/01/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Diverse Communities | Health Professionals Tags: LGBTIQ+ | Diverse Communities Views: 605