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: 1240
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: 2147
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: 1202
End of life law in aged care practice End of life law governs medical decisions made at the end of life, as well as around Advance Care Planning. Every year in Australia thousands of deaths occur following... Read more... 8/10/2018 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: ELDAC | End-of-life law Views: 1150