Australia must improve palliative care for people with dementia Palliative care for people living with dementia should be available when and where it is needed. The Dementia Australia Policy Team discusses their discussion paper on what... Read more... 2/12/2019 | Community | Older Australia Tags: Dementia Views: 462
CareSearch and palliAGED consolidating resources for aged care Access to evidence and trustworthy resources is an important part of providing best practice palliative care for older Australians. Dr Katrina Erny-Albrecht from CareSearch,... Read more... 29/11/2019 | CareSearch Project Tags: Evidence-based palliative care Views: 354
Self-care: hard but crucial for carers Caring for a loved one who is dying can be physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially challenging. Khang Chiem cared for his husband Benjamin Leske who was diagnosed with... Read more... 26/11/2019 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: CarerHelp Views: 423
The role of the speech pathologist in paediatric palliative care Speech pathologists work across the continuum of care from hospital to community and across the age spectrum from premature babies to geriatric care. However, sometimes it is... Read more... 19/11/2019 | Health Professionals | Paediatrics Tags: Speech pathology Views: 393