A pharmacist’s role within an inter-disciplinary paediatric palliative care service Pharmacists play an important role within an inter-disciplinary paediatric palliative care team. Debbie Rando, a Pharmacist at the Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program,... Read more... 10/09/2020 | Health Professionals | Paediatrics Tags: Medications and pharmacy Views: 1850
Dying2Learn 2020: A chance to talk about death and dying Death is something we all have to cope with, however, we seem reluctant to think about, talk about, and plan for it. Professor Jennifer Tieman, Director of CareSearch and the... Read more... 7/09/2020 | Community | Dying2Learn Tags: End-of-life conversations Views: 1063
Prioritising advance care planning in COVID-19 response As COVID-19 continues to disrupt our health and aged care services, there is a strong case for prioritising advance care planning (ACP) as part of the national response. Linda... Read more... 31/08/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Advance care planning Views: 1276
Upskilling our aged care staff using the ELDAC Care Model The ELDAC Care Model is a guide to help aged care staff and health professionals meet the needs of older Australians coming to the end of their life. In her blog, Quality, Risk... Read more... 26/08/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Education and training Views: 1351