Designed effective palliative care education Education and training of the health workforce are essential to enhance the capacity of health professionals to deliver a palliative care approach. Suzanne Cosgrove from... Read more... 3/09/2019 | Health Professionals | Primary health care | InFocus | Education Tags: Education and training Views: 581
Vital advance care planning support for aged care Seventy per cent of older Australians are still without an Advance Care Directive. Given the expected increase in our older population and the focus on person-centred care at... Read more... 29/08/2019 | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Advance care planning Views: 377
Why driving matters to patients at the end of life Most people with advanced disease experience uncontrolled symptoms such as fatigue, pain or breathlessness, which can interfere with their daily lives. To help overcome these... Read more... 27/08/2019 | Health Professionals Tags: Medications and pharmacy Views: 282
“Let’s talk about it”: Are patients too old and sick to think... Part of holistic health care is the recognition that humans are sexual beings. Evidence tells us that the sexual needs of patients receiving palliative care are often not met.... Read more... 19/08/2019 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Person-centred care Views: 1002