End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) Toolkits: Giving People the Right Tools... The number of Australians over the age of 65 is rising, and during the next three decades, the proportion of the population aged over 85 will more than double. This demographic... Read more... 11/04/2018 | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Education and training | ELDAC Views: 1090
Listen, pause, and breathe – guidance in delivering culturally acceptable palliative care A culturally acceptable approach is crucial to delivering quality person-centred palliative care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. But what if you are someone... Read more... 3/04/2018 | Health Professionals | Indigenous Health Tags: Cultural groups Views: 3327
Centre of Research Excellence in End-of-Life Care (CRE-ELC) The pattern of disease, dying and death has changed dramatically in Australia over the last century. In Australia alone almost 160,000 people die every year. Of these at least... Read more... 28/03/2018 | Evidence Tags: Research Views: 1494
Reflections of my time in Daw House I started out my career as an enrolled nurse and after a few short term positions spent 21 years at Ashford Hospital. While I was there and aged about 33, my brother died... Read more... 18/12/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1243