People with dementia deserve better: Improving models of palliative care for people... People living with dementia are less likely to receive palliative care than those with other diagnoses. Dr Elissa Campbell argues traditional models of palliative care designed... Read more... 4/01/2024 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | Dementia care Views: 2118
An integrated respiratory and palliative care service for people with advanced lung... People with advanced chronic respiratory disease have a higher symptom burden compared to people with advanced lung cancer. In this blog, Dr Julie McDonald advocates for early... Read more... 19/12/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Advance care planning | Palliative Care | Advanced Cancer Views: 1548
Navigating the unknown: Palliative care after stroke In this blog, Natalie Govind discusses the lack of focus on end-of-life considerations in stroke cases despite a significant risk of mortality within the first month... Read more... 31/10/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Acute Care Tags: Palliative Care | post-stroke | terminal care | patients and families Views: 1921
CarerHelp - Caring for our Rural Carers In recognition of Carers Week, we publish this blog by Dr Tina Thomas exploring the unique aged and end-of-life care needs of Australia’s many rural carers. She also... Read more... 18/10/2023 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: carers | Rural Carers Views: 1294