Less can be more: Researching non-beneficial treatment at the end-of-life Advances in medicine mean health care professionals can prolong life, yet some treatments have a low chance of providing tangible benefits to some patients, can result in a... Read more... 23/07/2019 | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Research Views: 1420
Usability evaluation and online palliative care information resources The internet has provided a mechanism to make palliative care information freely accessible. However, the complexity of palliative care and situational stresses can influence a... Read more... 16/07/2019 | Evidence | InFocus | Digital Health Tags: Digital health Views: 1772
Nurse Practitioners (NPs) can help integrate the new Aged Care Quality Standards The new Aged Care Quality Standards have now come into effect and all organisations providing aged care services in Australia will need to demonstrate how they comply with the... Read more... 10/07/2019 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: Strategy and policy Views: 1662
Knowledge translation: Helping to improve outcomes in palliative care Translating research into practice and policy is an international priority. However, despite our best efforts, research findings often fail to be translated into practice.... Read more... 4/07/2019 | Implementation and Translation Tags: Research Views: 962