A ‘normal’ way to grieve? In a multicultural country like Australia, the way people grieve and mourn the death of a loved one varies. Dr Georgia Rowley from ELDAC shares her research and personal... Read more... 29/11/2018 | Community | Diverse Communities | InFocus | Supporting Carers Tags: Bereavement Views: 1609
How do consumers assess trustworthiness of online health information? With the vast health information available in the internet and social media, how do we support health consumers get trustworthy information? In 2017, we at CareSearch conducted... Read more... 26/11/2018 | Implementation and Translation | InFocus | Digital Health Tags: Digital health Views: 1246
LGBTI Elders and Older People - Initiatives in Aged and Palliative Care Up to 11% of Australians are of diverse sexual orientation, sex or gender identity. However, accessing appropriate health and aged care services remains difficult for many... Read more... 22/11/2018 | Community | Older Australia Tags: LGBTIQ+ Views: 1097
Talking about palliative care needs and death with people with diabetes Every six seconds, one person with diabetes dies. Professor Trisha Dunning from Deakin University discusses the importance of end of life care for people with diabetes, and of... Read more... 12/11/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-life conversations Views: 807