An integrated respiratory and palliative care... People with advanced chronic respiratory disease have a higher symptom burden compared to people with advanced lung cancer. In this blog, Dr Julie... Read more... 19/12/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Advance care planning | Palliative Care | Advanced Cancer Views: 525
Navigating the unknown: Palliative care after... In this blog, Natalie Govind discusses the lack of focus on end-of-life considerations in stroke cases despite a significant risk of mortality... 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: 768
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... Read more... 18/10/2023 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: carers | Rural Carers Views: 514
Prevalence, severity, and predictors of... Colorectal cancer is increasing, particularly among those under 50. Dr Aaron Wong and colleagues describe their study of 18,302 advanced... Read more... 6/10/2023 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: pallliative care | advanced colorectal cancer | insomnia Views: 796
Postmortem care in adult critical care: It’s... Providing end of life care can be rewarding, yet particularly challenging for nurses in intensive care as the momentum of their care is about... Read more... 29/09/2023 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Nurses Tags: End-of-Life Care | Nurses | Death rituals | Postmortem Care Views: 1198
My life choices: A study of Chinese-speaking... Many individuals in the Chinese-speaking community come from countries or regions where death is considered a taboo topic, making it challenging... Read more... 27/09/2023 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Diverse Communities | Patients and Carers | Aged Care in home Tags: Advance care planning | End of life conversations | Chinese-speaking | Older Australians Views: 1110