Patient resources

• What is palliative care?
  Information from Palliative Care Australia
• Australian Charter of Health Care Rights (139kb pdf)
  Brochure from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
• Palliative care
  A patient page from JAMA

• Create your advance care plan (Select State or Territory of interest)
  From Advance Care Planning Australia website

• Patient summary of treatment recommendations near the end of life
  From the American College of Physicians
• Confusion and terminal restlessness (153kb pdf)
  A brochure for caregivers from Palliative Care Victoria
• The process of dying (2.33MB pdf)
  A brochure for caregivers from Palliative Care Victoria
• Nearing the End of Life
  Web page produced by the American Cancer Society

• Understanding grief
  From Palliative Care Australia
• Needing help after someone has died? Booklet (1.65MB pdf)
  From CentreLink Summary of relevant services and other useful information

• Resources for carers (1.40MB pdf)
  A pamphlet from Palliative Care Victoria
• A journey lived (1.44MB pdf)
  A booklet of carers’ stories from Palliative Care Australia
• Practical caring: At the end of life (222kb pdf)
  Fact sheet for carers from CareSearch
• Why information matters: At the end of life (273kb pdf)
  Fact sheet for carers from CareSearch
• Looking after yourself (1.39MB pdf)
  A pamphlet from Palliative Care Victoria
• How and why to get family to help with caring (56kb pdf)
  Information sheet for carers from Carers Victoria

• Complementary medicines - tell your healthcare professionals 
  Fact sheet produced by the Better Health Channel
• Complementary and alternative medicine: making informed decisions (64kb pdf)
  A fact sheet for patients and families from the Cancer Council Victoria

• Asking questions can help 
  A question prompt list from Palliative Care Australia
• How can I support my friend or family member? (615kb pdf)
  An information brochure for families and friends from Palliative Care Australia
• Finding the words - starting a conversation when your cancer has progressed
  A guide from NBOCC to help women with secondary breast or ovarian cancer talk about how palliative care might help them.

Renal

• Comprehensive Conservative Care
  Information from Kidney Health Australia
  
• Factsheets and Photosheets
  Information from Kidney Health Australia
  
• Withdrawing from dialysis treatment (1.81MB pdf)
  A booklet from Renal Resource Centre, NSW

• Understanding funerals (64kb pdf)
  Fact sheet from the Cancer Council NSW
• Planning a funeral (1.01MB pdf)
  Fact sheet from the Seniors Information Service NSW
• Needing help after someone has died? (1.65MB pdf)
  From Centrelink

• Medicines - safety issues
  ​Fact sheet produced by the Better Health Channel

• Overcoming Cancer Pain - A guide for people with cancer, their families and friends (314kb pdf)
  Booklet from the Cancer Council of NSW
• Facts about morphine and other opioid medicines in palliative care
  Brochure from Palliative Care Australia
• About pain and the help available (1.66MB pdf)
  A brochure from Palliative Care Victoria
• Sample pain diary (101kb pdf)
  From the American Cancer Society and example of a pain diary. This is suitable for any person with pain, not just those with cancer

• Nausea and vomiting (155kb pdf)
  An information brochure from Palliative Care Victoria
• Nutrition in palliative care (1.39MB pdf)
  An information brochure for carers from Palliative Care Victoria
• Anorexia in advanced illness (153kb pdf)
  An information brochure from Palliative Care Victoria
• Confusion and terminal restlessness (153kb pdf)
  An information brochure for carers from Palliative Care Victoria