Psychosocial Care: improving practice for those working in aged care palliAGED provides palliative care practice and evidence guidance for our aged care workforce. Susan Gravier and Robyn Dutschke, Research Associates from CareSearch and... Read more... 2/07/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: palliAGED | Psychosocial care Views: 425
The impact of art therapy in a palliative setting Art therapy is used in palliative care to compliment a holistic approach to care and to augment traditional clinical and medical approaches. In this blog, Estelle Chapple, an... Read more... 25/06/2020 | Health Professionals | Allied Health | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Art therapy Views: 467
Reviewing and consolidating aged care guidance The last five years has seen major change in aged care policy directions and regulation. In this blog, CareSearch and palliAGED Director Professor Jennifer Tieman discusses the... Read more... 19/06/2020 | Implementation and Translation Tags: palliAGED | Strategy and policy Views: 548
CPR discussions and decisions: a necessary part of medical... Discussions about CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) are difficult because they confront the person with death. However, when cardiac arrest occurs there is no time to ponder... Read more... 9/06/2020 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: ELDAC | Advance care planning Views: 371