Time to prioritise research on palliative care, death and dying As our population ages and patterns of disease change, there is an increasing demand for palliative care and the need for greater community awareness about death and... Read more... 14/05/2019 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Research Views: 1259
Why quality in palliative care guidance for aged care matters Given the pressures on the aged care system and the reform agenda currently in play, there is a continuing need to ensure that current evidence and resources are available to... Read more... 13/05/2019 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: palliAGED | Evidence-based palliative care Views: 1290
Quality improvement – what now? Many palliative care services are involved in quality improvement (QI) activities to make healthcare safer, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient and equitable.... Read more... 10/05/2019 | Implementation and Translation Tags: Strategy and policy Views: 1796
Recognising the need to upskill Australia’s future aged care workforce Australia’s age services sector is a major employer but maintaining and developing a skilled workforce is a major challenge. Sean Rooney, CEO of Leading Age Services... Read more... 9/05/2019 | Health Professionals | HP Education | InFocus | Education Tags: Education and training | ELDAC Views: 2066