The following excerpt is from the ANMF’s Palliative Care tutorial on the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) website. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines palliative care [...]
Caring for someone at the end of their life is a very important, yet often challenging and emotionally charged, role. Australia’s thousands of family carers [...]
If you have recently been involved in palliative care nursing, there is every chance you have encountered Christopher Cliffe or Peter Jenkin in Victoria or [...]
“Even though we are in two different worlds, developing and developed, the scenario and humanitarian nature of palliative care is universal,” says palliative care clinical [...]
Problem solving, creativity, and being able to see outside the square are key attributes of the RN Kate Wakelin’s role providing support to people with [...]
Ahead of the Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying scheme from 19 June, Palliative Care Australia has released a set of principles for health professionals to help [...]
Palliative care needs everyone on board, says Queensland nurse Lynn Knowles. “We have to bring everyone together in collaboration and network with the family and [...]
Health bodies have called for a ‘future-proof’ approach to ensure sustainable access to prescription opioids for people receiving palliative care. Twelve peak health organisations including [...]
A Canberra-based nurse practitioner (NP) who developed an innovative model integrating specialist palliative care into residential aged care in a bid to give people more [...]
