Assessing and managing patients’ pain in palliative care Pain is one of a range of common symptoms experienced by palliative patients. Keep in mind that a patient with a life-limiting illness can experience, on average, 12 or 13... Read more... 1/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Pain management Views: 1072
'In my own bed': Managing dying patients at home 'Staying at home' is a bit of a mantra for palliative care. When time is precious, home and family beckon as a place of safety and comfort, where a person can... Read more... 24/11/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Home care Views: 598
Living longer, dying better The care that people receive as they approach the end of their life really does matter. It matters to the person, it matters to the people who love them, and it is a reflection... Read more... 10/11/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 784
Five quick tips for prescribing medicines in the last days of life In its 'Dying Well' report published in September last year, the Grattan Institute said 14% of Australians die in their own home. The option of care at home is often... Read more... 3/11/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Medications and pharmacy Views: 523