The “palliative care ambulance” – making a... Ambulance services are increasingly tasked with providing palliative care due to the demand for palliative and end-of-life care at home growing at... Read more... 5/07/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Paramedics Views: 2198
Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs)... There is a global need for focused improvements in palliative care within the acute hospital setting. Dr. Claudia Virdun, Professor Jane L.... Read more... 6/06/2023 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Evidence | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: Acute care | Quality Improvement Views: 2221
A cancer survivorship program incorporating... There is an urgent need to develop a locally acceptable survivorship care model tailored to the needs of patients with advanced or metastatic... Read more... 18/05/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Psychosocial care | Cancer Views: 1582
Persistent breathlessness in advanced disease... Some people with advanced illness may experience breathlessness that persists, despite receiving the best treatments for the disease causing... Read more... 12/04/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Breathlessness Views: 1397
The relationship between voluntary assisted... Thomas David Riisfeldt from NSW Health discusses the relationship between voluntary assisted dying and mainstream palliative care practices,... Read more... 4/04/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals Tags: Voluntary Assisted Dying Views: 1963
An integrated respiratory and palliative care... Patients with advanced lung disease have a higher symptom burden, and poorer quality of life, than those with advanced lung cancer. Dr. Julie... Read more... 17/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Acute care | Specialist Palliative Care Views: 1385