Mental health and older adults: working with grief Grief and loss often impact older adults more, which can increase their likelihood of developing mental illness. Felicity Chapman, Mental Health Clinician and Aged Care... Read more... 14/09/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Mental health Views: 1592
A pharmacist’s role within an inter-disciplinary paediatric palliative care service Pharmacists play an important role within an inter-disciplinary paediatric palliative care team. Debbie Rando, a Pharmacist at the Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program,... Read more... 10/09/2020 | Health Professionals | Paediatrics Tags: Medications and pharmacy Views: 1882
Dying2Learn 2020: A chance to talk about death and dying Death is something we all have to cope with, however, we seem reluctant to think about, talk about, and plan for it. Professor Jennifer Tieman, Director of CareSearch and the... Read more... 7/09/2020 | Community | Dying2Learn Tags: End-of-life conversations Views: 1088
Prioritising advance care planning in COVID-19 response As COVID-19 continues to disrupt our health and aged care services, there is a strong case for prioritising advance care planning (ACP) as part of the national response. Linda... Read more... 31/08/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Advance care planning Views: 1313