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.
When culture shapes the final chapter: Lessons from Japan for palliative aged care
This article has been prepared from Dr Yumi Naito’s seminar presentation for the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD) on 17 March 2026, “Cultural Influences on End-of-Life… Read more02/06/2026 | Aged Care in home | Blog | Community | Diverse Communities | Evidence | Health Professionals | HP Education | Implementation and Translation | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care | Specialist Palliative Care
Tags: Aged care / CALD / Cultural Competence / End of life care / Palliative Care / Person Centered Care
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Making every goodbye count: Bridging the cultural gap in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
This story isn’t unique; however, it reflects how culture and language quietly shape some of the most important moments in the ICU. When my father first arrived in the ICU,… Read more26/05/2026 | Acute Care | Blog | Community | Diverse Communities | Health Professionals | Implementation and Translation | Patients and Carers | Specialist Palliative Care
Tags: CALD / Culturally Diversity / Culturally Sensitive Care / End of life care / ICU / Intensive Care Unit / Nursing Care / Palliative Care / Professional Interpreters / Spiritual Support
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Providing end-of-life care for people from culturally diverse backgrounds in intensive care
Australia is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Cultural diversity encompasses ethnic and racial diversity, multiculturalism, diverse languages, religions, practices, identities, family structures and views and… Read more21/05/2026 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | HP Education | Implementation and Translation | Nurses | Primary health care
Tags: CALD / Cultural Diversity / End of life care / ICU / Intensive Care Unit / Palliative Care
Views: 351
Improving collaboration between clinicians and interpreters to promote advance care planning with migrant communities
People with advanced cancer from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds often miss out on important conversations about their future healthcare wishes, especially towards the end of life. The iCanPlan… Read more24/02/2026 | Blog | Community | Diverse Communities | Health Professionals | HP Education | Implementation and Translation
Tags: Advance Care Planning / CALD / Cancer Care / Clinical-Interpreter Collaboration / Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities / End of life care / iCanPlan Program / Migrant Communities
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