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: 1024
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: 572
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: 590
Unpacking stories: Death doulas in the media More people are self-identifying as Death Doulas (DDs) around the world and increasingly, have appeared in the media. Dr. Joana Liz Pimenta... Read more... 14/12/2022 | Blog | Community | Dying2Learn | Patients and Carers | Supporting Families Tags: End-of-Life Care | death doula Views: 629
End-of-life care in acute care hospital COVID-19 brought about many changes in the healthcare system. End-of-Life Care Nurse Practitioner, Jeanette Lacey, discusses her experiences of... Read more... 7/12/2022 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Acute Care | COVID-19 | Acute Care | Supporting the Retention of Nurses Tags: End-of-Life Care | Acute care Views: 744
Bringing the ‘fight’ to the co-design of a... We've teamed up with Palliative Care Australia to run coverage on the Australian Paediatric Palliative Care Conference. In our first blog post... Read more... 14/09/2022 | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Paediatrics Tags: End-of-Life Care | Australian Paedatric Palliative Care Conference Views: 1445