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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.

What matters most when deciding about treatment for advanced cancer?

People living with advanced cancer now have more treatment options than ever before. At the same time, cancer treatment has become increasingly complex. Many new treatments only offer relatively small… Read more

Tags: Advanced Cancer / End of life care / Palliative Care / Quality of Life / TIME DCE / Time Toxicity / Treatment Decisions

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 more

Tags: Acute Myeloid Leukaemia / Aged care / AML / Economic Evaluation / End of life care / Older Geriatric / Palliative Care / Quality of Life

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 more

Tags: Chronic Condition / Chronic Illness / End of life care / Holistic Care / Multidisciplinary Care / Palliative Care / Quality of Life / Supportive Care

How are pressure injuries managed at the end of life?

Pressure injuries, localised damage to skin and surrounding tissue as a result of pressure, might not be the first thing that comes to mind when we talk about end-of-life care,… Read more

Tags: agedcare / End of life care / Palliative Care / Patient Comfort / Person-Centered Care / Pressure Injuries / Quality of Life / Symptom management / Wound Management