Listen, pause, and breathe – guidance in delivering culturally... A culturally acceptable approach is crucial to delivering quality person-centred palliative care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. But what if you are someone... Read more... 3/04/2018 | Health Professionals | Indigenous Health Tags: Cultural groups Views: 1561
Centre of Research Excellence in End-of-Life Care (CRE-ELC) The pattern of disease, dying and death has changed dramatically in Australia over the last century. In Australia alone almost 160,000 people die every year. Of these at least... Read more... 28/03/2018 | Evidence Tags: Research Views: 398
Reflections of my time in Daw House I started out my career as an enrolled nurse and after a few short term positions spent 21 years at Ashford Hospital. While I was there and aged about 33, my brother died... Read more... 18/12/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 305
Reflections of a palliative care pharmacist at the Repatriation... Since 2004 I have had the privilege of being the clinical pharmacist at Daw House, a 15-bed hospice based at Repat Hospital, which is in the original homestead built prior to... Read more... 6/12/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 361