Addressing nurses’ fears of legal risks when providing end-of-life pain relief Some patients do not receive adequate pain and symptom relief at the end of life, causing distress to patients, families and healthcare professionals. It is unclear whether... Read more... 8/07/2020 | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: ELDAC | End-of-life law Views: 2275
Psychosocial Care: improving practice for those working in aged care palliAGED provides palliative care practice and evidence guidance for our aged care workforce. Susan Gravier and Robyn Dutschke, Research Associates from CareSearch and... Read more... 2/07/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: palliAGED | Psychosocial care Views: 1337
The impact of art therapy in a palliative setting Art therapy is used in palliative care to compliment a holistic approach to care and to augment traditional clinical and medical approaches. In this blog, Estelle Chapple, an... Read more... 25/06/2020 | Health Professionals | Allied Health | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Art therapy Views: 1600
Reviewing and consolidating aged care guidance The last five years has seen major change in aged care policy directions and regulation. In this blog, CareSearch and palliAGED Director Professor Jennifer Tieman discusses the... Read more... 19/06/2020 | Implementation and Translation Tags: palliAGED | Strategy and policy Views: 1488