Honouring our loved ones through advance care planning
Written by Xanthe Sansome, National Program Director, Advance Care Planning Australia During National Advance Care Planning Week from 20 – 26 March, everyone is encouraged to […]
Death and dying across the community
Planning matters: What does the community feel about talking about death an...
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman (@JenniferTieman), Director, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying. Advance care planning is such a necessary thing. It enables us […]
Cultural influences on end-of-life decision making in Japan: Why the patien...
Written by Yumi Naito, Casual Academic and PhD Candidate, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Advance care planning allows individuals to plan the health care which […]
A cross-sectional investigation and scoping review of palliative care berea...
Written by Kate Jurgens, bereavement service coordinator, grief counsellor and PhD candidate Research recognises that there is a significant emotional and financial cost to family […]
Grief has no expiry date
Written by Dr Katrin Gerber, Research Psychologist at the National Ageing Research Institute and Dr Lidia Engel, Health Economist at Monash University. Older adults are […]
Addressing elder abuse: Awareness and resilience
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman (@JenniferTieman), Director, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying. As our population ages, there is also a growing concern about […]
Aged care rights cannot be mere words on parchment
Written by Carolanne Barkla, Chief Executive, Aged Rights Advocacy Service. (@saagedrights) Australians are living longer and mostly enjoying the benefits of longevity.[1] However, we also need […]
NPCW 2022: Talking about what is important
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman (@JenniferTieman), Director, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying. National Palliative Care Week (NPCW) starts this Sunday on 22 […]
The enduring voices of Dying2Learn MOOC participants
Written by RePaDD member, Deb Rawlings, Senior Lecturer in Palliative care in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University. Deb is co-lead of the […]