A ‘normal’ way to grieve? In a multicultural country like Australia, the way people grieve and mourn the death of a loved one varies. Dr Georgia Rowley from ELDAC shares... Read more... 29/11/2018 | Community | Diverse Communities | InFocus | Supporting Carers Tags: Bereavement Views: 3406
How do consumers assess trustworthiness of... With the vast health information available in the internet and social media, how do we support health consumers get trustworthy information? In... Read more... 26/11/2018 | Implementation and Translation | InFocus | Digital Health Tags: Digital health Views: 3063
LGBTI Elders and Older People - Initiatives in... Up to 11% of Australians are of diverse sexual orientation, sex or gender identity. However, accessing appropriate health and aged care services... Read more... 22/11/2018 | Community | Older Australia Tags: LGBTIQ+ Views: 2669
Talking about palliative care needs and death... Every six seconds, one person with diabetes dies. Professor Trisha Dunning from Deakin University discusses the importance of end of life care for... Read more... 12/11/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-life conversations Views: 1972
Working together to improve end of life care... By working together, aged care, specialist palliative care and primary care providers can improve the care they provide for older Australians.... Read more... 8/11/2018 | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: ELDAC Views: 1684
Palliative approach offers peace of mind Implementing a palliative approach to care enables residential aged care facilities to support the quality of life, comfort and dignity for each... Read more... 6/11/2018 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 2110