Supporting independence and quality of life for people with dementia at the end of life Dementia is one of the leading causes of death in Australia. Occupational Therapist and Associate Professor Kate Laver discusses how can we improve quality of life and maintain... Read more... 1/06/2021 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Dementia Views: 749
Living with dying CareSearch’s Part of Life Campaign aims to increase community awareness of palliative care and encourage all Australians to learn, care, and plan for death and dying. We... Read more... 20/01/2021 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Part of Life | Social work Views: 722
The impact of art therapy in a palliative setting Art therapy is used in palliative care to compliment a holistic approach to care and to augment traditional clinical and medical approaches. In this blog, Estelle Chapple, an... Read more... 25/06/2020 | Health Professionals | Allied Health | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Art therapy Views: 683
The role of speech pathologists in advance care planning Speech Pathologists not only provide services to people whose function is affected by communication or swallowing impairment. As part of our focus on Advance Care Planning... Read more... 26/03/2020 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Speech pathology Views: 639