Three things to do about health professionals’... Health professionals need to know the law that governs withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. Law is not at the centre of the... Read more... 9/12/2016 | Health Professionals Tags: End-of-life law Views: 1081
Now there is specialised support and training... As a young doctor I spent some time working in a palliative care hospital in the early 90’s. It was such a privilege to be working... Read more... 2/12/2016 | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: Education and training Views: 593
When the small things become extraordinarily... When someone has an incurable disease like advanced cancer or motor neurone disease, they experience many changes, one of which is functional... Read more... 18/11/2016 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Occupational Therapy Views: 1062
Lifting weights and spirits! Move it or lose it, as the saying goes, is relevant to the field of palliative care. In fact, evidence suggests that up to 30% of muscle weakness... Read more... 11/11/2016 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Physiotherapy Views: 656
Learn more on end-of-life care – free and peer... Let’s be frank, end-of-life care can be tricky. Yes, dying is normal, but it hasn’t been a major focus in the acute hospital... Read more... 25/10/2016 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | End-of-Life Essentials Views: 694
National Standards Assessment Program (NSAP) The National Standards Assessment Program (NSAP) is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and administered by Palliative Care... Read more... 5/10/2016 | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Education and training Views: 626