Our blog collection that informs and provides a platform for sharing views, tips, and ideas related to palliative care from community members and health professionals.
From knowledge to practice: Reflecting on the Palliative Care in Aged Care Forum
Acknowledgement: AI-assisted drafting tools (Microsoft Copilot) were used to adapt conference presentation slides. All revisions, interpretations, and conclusions are the author’s own. There is no shortage of evidence on the… Read more31/03/2026 | Aged Care in home | Blog | CareSearch Project | Community | Evidence | Health Professionals | HP Education | Implementation and Translation | Nurses | Residential Aged Care
Tags: Aged care / End of life care / From Knowledge To Practice / Implementation / Palliative Aged Care Forum / Palliative Care
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The inner journey: Distress and survival in people living with a life-limiting illness
Exploring the journey Palliative care is about more than managing symptoms, it’s about supporting people through one of life’s most difficult transitions. Yet in rural Australia, those living with a… Read more26/03/2026 | Blog | Community | Diverse Communities | Evidence | Health Professionals | HP Education | Patients and Carers
Tags: End of life care / Holistic Care / Palliative Care / Psychosocial Support / Rural Health
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Can we make the best use of our resources while getting the best possible results? Early specialist palliative care for older people with acute myeloid leukaemia
The problem Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) is a devastating disease, particularly for older people (over 60 years). While AML can strike at any age, most diagnoses occur after 65. Prognosis… Read more24/03/2026 | Acute Care | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care
Tags: Acute Myeloid Leukaemia / Aged care / AML / Economic Evaluation / End of life care / Older Geriatric / Palliative Care / Quality of Life
Views: 24
Supportive care for people with life-limiting chronic conditions is a newish “thing” that most people have not even heard of. So, what is it?
First, we need to look what a life-limiting chronic condition is, and how it might affect people. A person can live with a chronic disease such as heart failure or… Read more12/03/2026 | Allied Health | Blog | Community | Evidence | GPs | Health Professionals | HP Education | Nurses | Specialist Palliative Care
Tags: Chronic Condition / Chronic Illness / End of life care / Holistic Care / Multidisciplinary Care / Palliative Care / Quality of Life / Supportive Care
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