A cancer survivorship program incorporating... There is an urgent need to develop a locally acceptable survivorship care model tailored to the needs of patients with advanced or metastatic... Read more... 18/05/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Psychosocial care | Cancer Views: 2788
Persistent breathlessness in advanced disease... Some people with advanced illness may experience breathlessness that persists, despite receiving the best treatments for the disease causing... Read more... 12/04/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Breathlessness Views: 2965
The relationship between voluntary assisted... Thomas David Riisfeldt from NSW Health discusses the relationship between voluntary assisted dying and mainstream palliative care practices,... Read more... 4/04/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Voluntary Assisted Dying Views: 3785
An integrated respiratory and palliative care... Patients with advanced lung disease have a higher symptom burden, and poorer quality of life, than those with advanced lung cancer. Dr. Julie... Read more... 17/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Acute care | Specialist Palliative Care Views: 3070
When will the palliative care evidence be... Early integration of palliative care for people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer not only improved quality of life and psychological... Read more... 14/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence Tags: Evidence-based palliative care Views: 2728
Psychosocial palliative care - patients... Significant levels of distress are experienced by 29-40% of palliative patients. Access to effective psychosocial interventions which reduce... Read more... 7/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Supporting Families Tags: Research | Psychosocial care Views: 4364