Reflections on Daw House I was appointed as the Clinical Nurse of Daw House in September 2002. I remember my first impressions of the place. As an outsider coming from a... Read more... 22/11/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 570
Learning and vulnerability in end-of-life... In spring each year, postgraduate students from all around Australia leave family and work responsibilities to spend 2 intensive days at Flinders... Read more... 6/11/2017 | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Education and training Views: 680
Supporting lay carers to provide palliative... The aim of modern palliative care, whether provided by generalist, or specialist service providers, is to support palliative patients to live and... Read more... 23/10/2017 | Health Professionals | Aged Care in home Tags: Home care Views: 714
A new mobile app "AllowMe!" to assist people... Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is proud to announce the release of a new mobile app, AllowMe!. The app assists people who are caring for someone... Read more... 18/10/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Digital health Views: 641
Carers and caring at the end of life In May 2014, Carers Australia published a discussion paper, Dying at home: Preferences and roles for unpaid carers. It seems fitting that during... Read more... 16/10/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 567
The Role of the Occupational Therapist in... Occupational therapy is a health profession which enables people to participate in everyday life activities to the best of their ability despite... Read more... 29/08/2017 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Occupational Therapy Views: 996