Nurse practitioners: increasing access to... Nurses and carers working in residential aged care are under pressure to provide care for people with very complex needs in an environment that... Read more... 3/04/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Residential aged care | Pain management | Palliative Care | Symptom management Views: 1123
End-of-life care for people living with... A recent Australian study explored the experiences of 56 residential aged care staff in providing end-of-life care to people with advanced... Read more... 26/02/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | carers | Needs Assessment Views: 567
How palliative care is delivered to infants... Infants with life-limiting conditions rarely receive specialist palliative care despite having clear needs at the end of life. Rebecca Iten... Read more... 19/02/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Advance care planning | Palliative Care | Palliative Care Needs | Infants Views: 469
Is ageing-in-place a viable option for carers... Caregivers of individuals with advanced dementia frequently resort to emergency departments for symptom management when palliative care services... Read more... 12/02/2024 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | carers | Needs Assessment Views: 1042
End-of-Life Law for Clinicians: Improving... Dr Rachel Feeney discusses the impact of QUT’s End of Life Law for Clinicians (ELLC) online training program on health professionals'... Read more... 9/01/2024 | Blog | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Acute Care | Paediatrics | GPs | Nurses | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: End-of-life law | health professionals | Clinicians Views: 701
People with dementia deserve better: Improving... People living with dementia are less likely to receive palliative care than those with other diagnoses. Dr Elissa Campbell argues traditional... 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: 885