The South Australian Bereavement project
Written by RePaDD member, Kate Swetenham, Clinical Lead for End of Life Care in the South Australian Department for Health and Wellbeing. Kate has responsibility […]
Death and dying across the community
Supporting people with life limiting illnesses in the workplace
Written by Associate Professor Grant Davies, Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner and Ms Catherine Whitington, Manager, Assessment Service – Office of the Health and […]
Equity and Social Determinants in Palliative Care
Written by Dr Sara Javanparast, Research Fellow, RePaDD Traditionally, palliative care had a focus on medical services primarily provided by health professionals to manage clinical […]
Beyond Brave: Acknowledging death and dying in aged care
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman, Director, RePaDD. How do we hold a community conversation that addresses the reality of ageing, caring, dying and grieving? The […]
Creating a bereavement portal
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman, Director, RePaDD Many Australians are affected by a bereavement each year, and this can affect their health and wellbeing. Family […]
Dignity support at end of life
How a two-way approach can promote quality care At the end of life, people may have to rely on others for help with showering, dressing […]
Natural Death versus Known Date-of-Death
Written by Lauren Miller-Lewis – CQUniversity, Deb Rawlings – Flinders University, and Professor Jennifer Tieman – Flinders University. Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) can be seen […]
Bereavement during COVID-19
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman, Director, RePaDD Each year over 40,000 Australians will develop chronic and debilitating mental health impairments following the death of a […]