Identifying the emerging role of death doulas
When Deb Rawlings heard the term ‘death doulas’ mentioned during a Dying2Learn Massive Open Online Course conducted by CareSearch at Flinders University during 2016, she realised […]
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End-of-Life care heading in the right direction
Supporting the aged care sector to meet the needs of people at the end of their life requires cohesive effort that equips workers and services within […]
Expanding palliative care knowledge and practice through CareSearch
Death and dying affects all of us and enabling palliative care that is responsive to the community and an individual’s needs relies on broad community awareness. […]
palliAGED supports change where it’s needed
Providing evidence and information that supports all staff to develop best-practice skills in the aged care sector has emerged as a valuable component of the palliAGED […]
Teamwork brings training together on tight deadline
When South Australia’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Act was formalised in August 2021, the enormous task of training medical practitioners to perform such requests required an especially […]
Online literacy instruction helps children with Down syndrome
The online delivery of educational tools has proved highly successful and popular – but Flinders Caring Institute researchers have probed further, conducting research to identify […]
Older people embrace online forums for health support
More older people are looking online for answers to their health problems stemming from chronic conditions, but are they obtaining information and support that helps? […]
Teamwork boosts oral health for older people in hospital
Flinders Caring Futures Institute researchers have helped steer the co-design, implementation and evaluation of oral healthcare interventions for older adults in hospital. “It’s a significant […]
Co-designed research provides support to address loneliness
Inclusion for people with intellectual disability means not only being heard but also having influence in how important issues are addressed and remedied. This is […]