People with dementia deserve better: Improving models of palliative care for people... People living with dementia are less likely to receive palliative care than those with other diagnoses. Dr Elissa Campbell argues traditional models of palliative care designed... Read more... 4/01/2024 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | Dementia care Views: 2245
An integrated respiratory and palliative care service for people with advanced lung... People with advanced chronic respiratory disease have a higher symptom burden compared to people with advanced lung cancer. In this blog, Dr Julie McDonald advocates for early... Read more... 19/12/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Advance care planning | Palliative Care | Advanced Cancer Views: 1755
Unpacking the National Palliative Care Program, discussing impact Several of the national projects managed by the RePaDD Centre had the chance to participate in a 2-day forum in Canberra including a Parliamentary Friends event. Jennifer... Read more... 12/12/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Community | Health Professionals Tags: Strategy and policy | Palliative Care | Palliative Care Australia Views: 1634
The Nightingale Program: Providing dementia-specific palliative care support The Nightingale Program, a palliative care initiative by Dementia Australia, provides free support through specialised nurses and occupational therapists to individuals with... Read more... 5/12/2023 | Blog | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Nurses | Aged Care in home Tags: Residential aged care | Aged care | aged care workers | dementia care resources Views: 3196