General practitioner clinical decision making for patients with life-limiting illness:... As the Australian population ages, general practitioners are increasingly required to manage patients burdened by multiple chronic conditions, or 'multimorbidity'.... Read more... 9/04/2019 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Research Views: 1399
Taking time to talk National Advance Care Planning Week is an annual initiative by Advance Care Planning Australia that encourages all Australians, regardless of their age or health status, to... Read more... 1/04/2019 | Community | Older Australia Tags: Advance care planning Views: 1319
Dancing Between Two Rooms: Social Workers Engaging with People as they Live with Dying Rapport is an essential ingredient of quality palliative care. What is important to the person as a human being, not as a “sufferer of terminal illness”, will shape... Read more... 19/03/2019 | Health Professionals | Allied Health | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Social work Views: 1779
End-of-Life Care, evidence-based tip sheets for all aged care staff Many people do not receive the right care at the end of life in residential aged care. Nigel McGothigan from LASA discusses complexities of the Aged Care Industry and the... Read more... 13/03/2019 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: Education and training | palliAGED Views: 1577