CPR discussions and decisions: a necessary... Discussions about CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) are difficult because they confront the person with death. However, when cardiac arrest... Read more... 9/06/2020 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: ELDAC | Advance care planning Views: 533
Prepare, plan and palliate – lessons learned... Preparing and planning for quality symptom management and palliative care should be a priority in the management of COVID-19 in residential aged... Read more... 3/06/2020 | Health Professionals | COVID-19 Tags: Residential aged care | ELDAC Views: 857
Complexities in advance care planning in aged... Advance care planning (ACP) is one of the main topics that callers to the ELDAC Helpline call for assistance with. Caroline Litster, Research... Read more... 19/05/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: ELDAC | Advance care planning Views: 465
Florence Nightingale and International Nurses Day Nurses make up the majority of the health care workforce and as such are at the frontline in caring for the sick and dying, never more so than in... Read more... 12/05/2020 | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: International Year of Nurses and Midwife Views: 477
The dilemma of being a mere mortal COVID-19 is changing how we make decisions, plan for an unknown future, and respond to global changes beyond our control. Judith Lesson AM shares... Read more... 30/04/2020 | Health Professionals | COVID-19 Tags: Evidence-based palliative care Views: 568
Advance care planning – now more important... An important part of preparing for COVID-19 is to include advance care planning as part of your response. Only 25% of older Australians aged 65... Read more... 14/04/2020 | Health Professionals | COVID-19 Tags: Advance care planning Views: 952