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: 1287
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: 641
When will the palliative care evidence be translated into care? Early integration of palliative care for people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer not only improved quality of life and psychological symptoms but also was associated... Read more... 14/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence Tags: Evidence-based palliative care Views: 1063
Psychosocial palliative care - patients preferences and priorities Significant levels of distress are experienced by 29-40% of palliative patients. Access to effective psychosocial interventions which reduce distress and enhance wellbeing and... Read more... 7/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Supporting Families Tags: Research | Psychosocial care Views: 1025