Support for health professionals to know more about end-of-life law One part of advance care planning that is often unseen is law. Yet law plays an important role in end-of-life care. Professor Ben White and Professor Lindy Willmott from... Read more... 19/04/2018 | Health Professionals Tags: End-of-life law Views: 1073
National Advance Care Planning Week If you were unable to speak for yourself, who would you want to speak for you? And more importantly, what health care decisions would you want them to make? Discussing your... Read more... 16/04/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Advance care planning Views: 1025
End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) Toolkits: Giving People the Right Tools... 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 than double. This demographic... Read more... 11/04/2018 | Health Professionals | HP Education Tags: Education and training | ELDAC Views: 1010
Listen, pause, and breathe – guidance in delivering culturally acceptable palliative care A culturally acceptable approach is crucial to delivering quality person-centred palliative care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. But what if you are someone... Read more... 3/04/2018 | Health Professionals | Indigenous Health Tags: Cultural groups Views: 3150