Self-care: hard but crucial for carers Caring for a loved one who is dying can be physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially challenging. Khang Chiem cared for his husband Benjamin... Read more... 26/11/2019 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: CarerHelp Views: 2483
The role of the speech pathologist in... Speech pathologists work across the continuum of care from hospital to community and across the age spectrum from premature babies to geriatric... Read more... 19/11/2019 | Health Professionals | Paediatrics Tags: Speech pathology Views: 3419
Live well, die gently: Allied Health... Paediatric palliative care aims to enhance the quality of life of the child or your person who has a life limiting illness and support his/her... Read more... 13/11/2019 | Health Professionals | Paediatrics Tags: Person-centred care | QuoCCA Views: 2667
How to integrate evidence into your practice Health professionals are always seeking the latest evidence in order to provide the best possible care to their patients. However, integrating the... Read more... 7/11/2019 | Health Professionals | GPs | InFocus | Pain Management Tags: Evidence-based palliative care Views: 2887
How do we use advance care planning in Japan? Advance care planning (ACP) can improve end of life care in line with a person's wishes. But is it a Western concept that can be applied to... Read more... 5/11/2019 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Advance care planning Views: 3194
Broadening the role of paramedics in... Paramedics’ scope of practice has traditionally been limited to providing life-sustaining interventions for acute emergencies. But they also... Read more... 30/10/2019 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Paramedics Views: 3726