Reviewing and consolidating aged care guidance The last five years has seen major change in aged care policy directions and regulation. In this blog, CareSearch and palliAGED Director Professor Jennifer Tieman discusses the... Read more... 19/06/2020 | Implementation and Translation Tags: palliAGED | Strategy and policy Views: 1527
CPR discussions and decisions: a necessary part of medical treatment planning Discussions about CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) are difficult because they confront the person with death. However, when cardiac arrest occurs there is no time to ponder... Read more... 9/06/2020 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: ELDAC | Advance care planning Views: 1714
CareSearch Engagement Project – discovering the importance of context Informing people with vastly different backgrounds, literacy levels and capacity, as well as roles is a challenge. This is why in the 2017-2020 project period, CareSearch and... Read more... 4/06/2020 | CareSearch Project Tags: Research | Engagement Project Views: 2165
Prepare, plan and palliate – lessons learned from the ELDAC COVID-19 webinars Preparing and planning for quality symptom management and palliative care should be a priority in the management of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities. Kim Offner,... Read more... 3/06/2020 | Health Professionals | COVID-19 Tags: Residential aged care | ELDAC Views: 1887