Supporting lay carers to provide palliative... The aim of modern palliative care, whether provided by generalist, or specialist service providers, is to support palliative patients to live and... Read more... 23/10/2017 | Health Professionals | Aged Care in home Tags: Home care Views: 1395
A new mobile app "AllowMe!" to assist people... Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is proud to announce the release of a new mobile app, AllowMe!. The app assists people who are caring for someone... Read more... 18/10/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Digital health Views: 1404
Carers and caring at the end of life In May 2014, Carers Australia published a discussion paper, Dying at home: Preferences and roles for unpaid carers. It seems fitting that during... Read more... 16/10/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1180
The Role of the Occupational Therapist in... Occupational therapy is a health profession which enables people to participate in everyday life activities to the best of their ability despite... Read more... 29/08/2017 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Occupational Therapy Views: 2518
The Role of Music Therapy in Addressing... Whilst there seems to be numerous barriers to overcoming anxiety, palliative clients, predictably, often have a vivid imagination and astute... Read more... 25/08/2017 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Music therapy Views: 2024
The Role of Music Therapy in Addressing... As a registered music therapist working in palliative care, [1-2] one of the most common referrals is to address client anxiety. Anxiety can... Read more... 24/08/2017 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Music therapy Views: 1901