A cancer survivorship program incorporating psychosocial care: a Hong Kong experience There is an urgent need to develop a locally acceptable survivorship care model tailored to the needs of patients with advanced or metastatic cancer. Associate Professor Wendy... Read more... 18/05/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Psychosocial care | Cancer Views: 2713
Persistent breathlessness in advanced disease – what can we do about it? Some people with advanced illness may experience breathlessness that persists, despite receiving the best treatments for the disease causing breathlessness. Research Fellow Dr.... Read more... 12/04/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Breathlessness Views: 2860
The relationship between voluntary assisted dying and mainstream palliative care Thomas David Riisfeldt from NSW Health discusses the relationship between voluntary assisted dying and mainstream palliative care practices, through the development of a... Read more... 4/04/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Voluntary Assisted Dying Views: 3666
An integrated respiratory and palliative care service for patients with advanced lung... Patients with advanced lung disease have a higher symptom burden, and poorer quality of life, than those with advanced lung cancer. Dr. Julie McDonald discusses a new service... Read more... 17/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Acute care | Specialist Palliative Care Views: 2972