Embedding a Palliative Care Link Nurse (PC-Link Nurse) in Residential Aged Care... More education and training for nurses and care workers in providing palliative and end-of-life care, particularly in regional areas, is needed. Palliative Care Nurse... Read more... 26/04/2023 | Blog | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Nurses Tags: End-of-Life Care | Education and training | Aged care | Rural and remote health | Nurse Views: 1947
Patient safety and hospital visiting at the end of life during COVID-19 restrictions... 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: 1145
Persistent breathlessness in advanced disease – what can we do about it? Some people with advanced illness may experience breathlessness that persists, despite receiving the best treatments for the disease causing breathlessness. Research Fellow Dr.... Read more... 12/04/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Breathlessness Views: 1324
The relationship between voluntary assisted dying and mainstream palliative care Thomas David Riisfeldt from NSW Health discusses the relationship between voluntary assisted dying and mainstream palliative care practices, through the development of a... Read more... 4/04/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Voluntary Assisted Dying Views: 1881