End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC)... The number of Australians over the age of 65 is rising, and during the next three decades, the proportion of the population aged over 85 will more... Read more... 11/04/2018 | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Education and training | ELDAC Views: 586
Listen, pause, and breathe – guidance in... A culturally acceptable approach is crucial to delivering quality person-centred palliative care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander... Read more... 3/04/2018 | Health Professionals | Indigenous Health Tags: Cultural groups Views: 2141
Centre of Research Excellence in End-of-Life... The pattern of disease, dying and death has changed dramatically in Australia over the last century. In Australia alone almost 160,000 people die... Read more... 28/03/2018 | Evidence Tags: Research Views: 826
Reflections of my time in Daw House I started out my career as an enrolled nurse and after a few short term positions spent 21 years at Ashford Hospital. While I was there and... Read more... 18/12/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 603
Reflections of a palliative care pharmacist at... Since 2004 I have had the privilege of being the clinical pharmacist at Daw House, a 15-bed hospice based at Repat Hospital, which is in the... Read more... 6/12/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 620
Reflections of the 'Repat' Palliative Care is active care that aims to relieve suffering and promote comfort when cure is no longer possible. This care provides physical,... Read more... 29/11/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 585