The Namaste Care™ program for people with dementia at end of life in residential aged... Dr Sara Karacsony describes the Namaste Care program—a person-centred approach to bringing calm, comfort and connection to people living with advanced dementia. Read more... 24/01/2024 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Residential Aged Care | Nurses Tags: Dementia | Residential aged care | Dementia care Views: 2062
End-of-Life Law for Clinicians: Improving health professionals' legal knowledge and... Dr Rachel Feeney discusses the impact of QUT’s End of Life Law for Clinicians (ELLC) online training program on health professionals' knowledge and confidence in... Read more... 9/01/2024 | Blog | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Acute Care | Paediatrics | GPs | Nurses | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: End-of-life law | health professionals | Clinicians Views: 1663
People with dementia deserve better: Improving models of palliative care for people... People living with dementia are less likely to receive palliative care than those with other diagnoses. Dr Elissa Campbell argues traditional models of palliative care designed... Read more... 4/01/2024 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Dementia | Palliative Care | Dementia care Views: 1905
An integrated respiratory and palliative care service for people with advanced lung... People with advanced chronic respiratory disease have a higher symptom burden compared to people with advanced lung cancer. In this blog, Dr Julie McDonald advocates for early... Read more... 19/12/2023 | Blog | CareSearch Project | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: Advance care planning | Palliative Care | Advanced Cancer Views: 1376