Getting started with evidence in palliative care

Common forms of clinical investigations drawing on evidence include evidence based practice (EBP), Quality Improvement (QI) and research. Across these activities there are many universal skills that once learnt can help your practice. Here we help you to: Understand, Build skills, and inform your Practice.

Evidence Concepts

Take a look at some of the different forms of research evidence and what you need to consider.

Evidence based practice

Find out how you can use evidence to inform care decision-making.

Quality improvement

Learn about improving care delivery in your practice setting.

Research training

An introduction to research in palliative care and where to connect with researchers.

Evidence Tools

Pick up tools to help integrate evidence into your practice.

Selecting evidence

Where do you search for evidence? Find out what is recommended for clinicians.

CareSearch blog

Why is it important to support families in their role of caring – both at home and in a residential aged care facility?

The role of a family carer Family and friends play an important role in caring for a person who has an advanced disease, life-limiting illness, or frailty. In fact, as… Read more

29/06/2026 | Aged Care in home | Blog | Community | Health Professionals | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care

Tags: Aged care / Carer / Carer Support / End of life care / Palliative Care / Residential Aged Care

Views: 23

Actual and preferred location of death for children known to a palliative care service

Why research in this area is needed Thousands of children living in Australia have a life-limiting condition [1]. Palliative care aims to improve end‑of‑life experiences, including supporting families to plan… Read more

23/06/2026 | Aged Care in home | Blog | Community | Evidence | Health Professionals | Implementation and Translation | Paediatrics | Patients and Carers | Specialist Palliative Care

Tags: End of life care / Family Centred Care / Paediatric / Paediatric Palliative Care / Palliative Care / Palliative Care Research / Research

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Why online palliative care information matters now more than ever

The ability to access high-quality information on palliative and end-of-life care comprises a cornerstone of Australia’s National Palliative Care Strategy. [1] This is because access to such information provides people… Read more

17/06/2026 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Community | Evidence | Health Professionals | HP Education | Implementation and Translation | Patients and Carers | Primary health care

Tags: AI / Artificial Intelligence / Digital Technology / End of life care / Evidence Based Care / Knowledge Translation / Online Palliative Care Information / Palliative Care

Views: 28

Using quality indicators to support high quality palliative care for older people

Supporting older people at the end of their lives is the core business of health and aged care services. But this raises a challenging question; how do we measure the… Read more

16/06/2026 | Aged Care in home | Blog | Community | Diverse Communities | Evidence | Health Professionals | HP Education | Nurses | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care

Tags: Aged care / End of life care / Palliative Care / Palliative Care Research / Quality Indicators

Views: 23

Last updated 04 June 2026