CarerHelp - Caring for our Rural Carers In recognition of Carers Week, we publish this blog by Dr Tina Thomas exploring the unique aged and end-of-life care needs of Australia’s... Read more... 18/10/2023 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: carers | Rural Carers Views: 538
The foundations of award-winning palliative... Eldercare, a South Australian aged care provider, received the National Palliative Care Award for its innovative palliative care services. Their... Read more... 12/10/2023 | Blog | Community | Residential Aged Care Tags: Residential aged care | Aged care | Palliative Care Views: 877
Prevalence, severity, and predictors of... Colorectal cancer is increasing, particularly among those under 50. Dr Aaron Wong and colleagues describe their study of 18,302 advanced... Read more... 6/10/2023 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: pallliative care | advanced colorectal cancer | insomnia Views: 836
Postmortem care in adult critical care: It’s... Providing end of life care can be rewarding, yet particularly challenging for nurses in intensive care as the momentum of their care is about... Read more... 29/09/2023 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Nurses Tags: End-of-Life Care | Nurses | Death rituals | Postmortem Care Views: 1256
My life choices: A study of Chinese-speaking... Many individuals in the Chinese-speaking community come from countries or regions where death is considered a taboo topic, making it challenging... Read more... 27/09/2023 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Diverse Communities | Patients and Carers | Aged Care in home Tags: Advance care planning | End of life conversations | Chinese-speaking | Older Australians Views: 1155
Evidenced-based models of rural palliative care Almost half (45%) of the world’s population lives in rural areas, yet their access to quality palliative care is limited. Claire Marshall... Read more... 22/09/2023 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals Tags: Evidence-based palliative care | health professionals | rural palliative care Views: 774