Palliative care for people of culturally and linguistically... With an ageing population and high levels of migration to Australia, the Australian healthcare community must recognise individualised and cultural needs when approaching death... Read more... 4/05/2023 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals Tags: Cultural groups Views: 239
Patient safety and hospital visiting at the end of life during... Hospital visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic caused harm to families and clinicians, according to a study of 27 family members, doctors, and nurses. Associate... Read more... 21/04/2023 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | COVID-19 Tags: End-of-Life Care | COVID-19 Views: 307
Recognising the possibilities of technology and palliative care The next decade will see a rapid expansion of technology into aged care. Professor Jennifer Tieman discusses how technology can have a positive role to play in supporting care... Read more... 29/03/2023 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Aged Care in home Tags: Aged care | Technology Views: 420
Advance care planning in people over 85 years: what it tells us... Learn how the priorities of people over 85 shift as they age through advance care planning documents. Xanthe Sansome, National Director for Advance Care Planning Australia,... Read more... 24/03/2023 | Blog | Community | Dying2Learn | Older Australia | Diverse Communities | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals Tags: Advance care planning Views: 373