Providing palliative medication at the end of life Research suggests that health professionals may be afraid to provide palliative medicine because they are worried about whether it is lawful, particularly when a person is... Read more... 8/02/2019 | Health Professionals | Primary health care Tags: ELDAC | End-of-life law Views: 1060
Dealing with Dying – Some Comments for Carers Palliative care helps people live their life as fully and as comfortably as possible when living with a life-limiting or terminal illness. Carers play a large role in providing... Read more... 31/01/2019 | Community | Patients and Carers | InFocus | Supporting Carers Tags: End-of-life conversations Views: 1762
Staying in the ring: Clinical speech pathology at the end of life Speech pathologists will often work with patients undergoing palliative care and treatment, despite the perception that it may not be their role. Wendy Pearse, Principal... Read more... 22/01/2019 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Speech pathology Views: 1620
Understanding palliative care and why it matters Palliative care is increasingly mentioned in mainstream and professional media releases and reports, particularly those related to aged care and cancer, but it is often... Read more... 16/01/2019 | CareSearch Project Tags: Evidence-based palliative care Views: 1036