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.
A Respectful Death at Home: Minda and Palliative Care Connect’s commitment to compassionate end-of-life care
An estimated 1.3 billion people (16% of the global population) currently live with a disability, a figure that is increasing due to rising noncommunicable diseases and longer life expectancy. [1]… Read more08/04/2026 | Aged Care in home | Blog | Community | Evidence | GPs | Health Professionals | Implementation and Translation | Nurses | Patients and Carers | Primary health care | Specialist Palliative Care
Tags: A Respectful Death At Home / Disabilities / End of life care / Palliative Care / Palliative Care Connect / Support At Home
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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 more02/04/2026 | Aged Care in home | Blog | Community | Evidence | GPs | Health Professionals | Implementation and Translation | Nurses | Patients and Carers | Primary health care | Specialist Palliative Care
Tags: Advanced Cancer / End of life care / Palliative Care / Quality of Life / TIME DCE / Time Toxicity / Treatment Decisions
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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
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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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