Time to prioritise research on palliative... As our population ages and patterns of disease change, there is an increasing demand for palliative care and the need for greater community... Read more... 14/05/2019 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Research Views: 358
Dealing with Dying – Some Comments for Carers Palliative care helps people live their life as fully and as comfortably as possible when living with a life-limiting or terminal illness. Carers... Read more... 31/01/2019 | Community | Patients and Carers | InFocus | Supporting Carers Tags: End-of-life conversations Views: 754
Contemplating the last Christmas together Around 200,000 Australian families will be affected by death and dying this Christmas. Dr Lauren Miller-Lewis from CareSearch discusses the impact... Read more... 20/12/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Bereavement Views: 525
Talking about palliative care needs and death... Every six seconds, one person with diabetes dies. Professor Trisha Dunning from Deakin University discusses the importance of end of life care for... Read more... 12/11/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-life conversations Views: 280
How palliative care is delivered is more... The location of palliative care is important, but the Health Care Consumers’ Association (HCCA) believes that the quality of care people... Read more... 26/04/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Person-centred care Views: 260
National Advance Care Planning Week sparks... For the first time, Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) ran National Advance Care Planning Week (16 - 22 April). Linda Nolte, Program Director... Read more... 23/04/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Advance care planning Views: 282