Lifting weights and spirits! Move it or lose it, as the saying goes, is relevant to the field of palliative care. In fact, evidence suggests that up to 30% of muscle weakness in advanced illness can be due... Read more... 11/11/2016 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Physiotherapy Views: 2060
Learn more on end-of-life care – free and peer reviewed Let’s be frank, end-of-life care can be tricky. Yes, dying is normal, but it hasn’t been a major focus in the acute hospital systems. Health care... Read more... 25/10/2016 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | End-of-Life Essentials Views: 1851
National Standards Assessment Program (NSAP) The National Standards Assessment Program (NSAP) is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and administered by Palliative Care Australia (PCA). NSAP has been... Read more... 5/10/2016 | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Education and training Views: 2107
“Something vital was missing throughout that process for Maria and her family.” I remember a patient some years ago. I’ll call her Maria. She was a lovely Italian woman, in her late 80’s, with a very supportive family. Maria had... Read more... 27/09/2016 | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: Education and training Views: 2532