End-of-Life Education Matters As a course coordinator of the palliative care courses at Flinders University I have seen our post graduate student population change over time. Ten years ago, students were... Read more... 7/06/2016 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | End-of-Life Essentials Views: 430
Life’s Journey’s Final Steps: Dying in a Residential Aged Care Facility (RAC) We all know that the population is ageing; and the figures forecasted are significant with around 15% (3.6 million people) older than 65 years in 2016 (Australian Bureau of... Read more... 10/05/2016 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1012
The Needs Assessment Tool for Carers: how GPs can help care for carers One of the most troubling aspects of caring for people at the end of life is caring for those left behind. The problem is simple – everyone focusses on the ill... Read more... 2/02/2016 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 473
The End-of-Life Clinical Audit - a GP's experience It seems to me, as time goes by, that medicine becomes more and more fragmented. We don’t seem to consider our patients as a whole person anymore. Instead, our patients... Read more... 15/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 537