Australian General Practitioners knowledge of end-of-life law Dr. Marcus Sellars, Prof. Ben White, Prof. Patsy Yates and Prof. Lindy Willmott discuss their findings about Australian general practitioners (GPs) knowledge of end-of-life law... Read more... 28/09/2022 | Blog | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | GPs Tags: Residential aged care | End-of-life law Views: 2323
End of Life Law for Clinicians: Supporting end of life and palliative care practice In the second blog for our National Palliative Care Projects series, Ms Penny Neller, Professor Lindy Willmott, and Professor Ben White from the Australian Centre for Health... Read more... 23/09/2020 | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: National Palliative Care Projects | End-of-life law Views: 1518
Addressing nurses’ fears of legal risks when providing end-of-life pain relief Some patients do not receive adequate pain and symptom relief at the end of life, causing distress to patients, families and healthcare professionals. It is unclear whether... Read more... 8/07/2020 | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: ELDAC | End-of-life law Views: 2558
Providing palliative medication at the end of life Research suggests that health professionals may be afraid to provide palliative medicine because they are worried about whether it is lawful, particularly when a person is... Read more... 8/02/2019 | Health Professionals | Primary health care Tags: ELDAC | End-of-life law Views: 1429