Supporting patients with end-stage chronic... Challenges in accessing palliative care are most profound in rural areas due to workforce constraints, service structures, and lack of viable... Read more... 19/03/2024 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals Tags: End-of-Life Care | Advance care planning | Palliative Care | rural palliative care | Advance chronic disease Views: 1406
GPs and home-based palliative care Professor Elizabeth Reymond discusses the pivotal role that general practitioners have in helping patients experience a ‘good home... Read more... 18/03/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Home care | Advance care planning | Palliative Care | Community | General practitioner | GP Views: 1901
Looking back and looking forward: Using life... In recognition of Advance Care Planning week (18-24 March), our team asked Craig Sinclair and Rebecca Walton, researchers currently looking... Read more... 6/03/2024 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Advance care planning | advance care planning week Views: 1243
Helping people share what matters most:... Advance care planning ensures the preferences of aged care recipients for future care are known and respected by those providing this care. In... Read more... 1/03/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Advance care planning | advance care planning week Views: 1824
End-of-life care for people living with... A recent Australian study explored the experiences of 56 residential aged care staff in providing end-of-life care to people with advanced... Read more... 26/02/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | carers | Needs Assessment Views: 1378
Recognising patients at risk of deterioration... Care provider ability to recognise when a person is at risk of deteriorating or dying is an important skill in providing quality... Read more... 20/02/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Nurses Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | carers | Needs Assessment Views: 2128