Dying Well, Dying ‘Buddhish’ in Australia
Written by Dr Hannah Gould (Cultural Anthropologist, University of Melbourne) and Dr Anna Halafoff (Associate Professor in Sociology, Deakin University). From the fame of the Dalai […]
End of life care
The Palliative Care Link Nurse Program – supporting nurses to care for dy...
Written by Melissa Bruno, Nurse Consultant and Palliative Care Link Nurse Coordinator, Northern Adelaide Palliative Service, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. Despite over half of […]
Death and Dying: a core business of Emergency Departments
Written by Dr Oluwatomilayo (Tomi) Omoya, Associate Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Emergency departments (ED) are traditionally known for saving lives. But when patients […]
Organisational readiness key to improving end-of-life care in hospitals
Hospitals provide end-of-life care to many people every year, with many deaths in Australia taking place in one. With the number of Australians who die […]
From neglect to care, dignity, and respect
Written by Professor Jennifer Tieman, Director, RePaDD The report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was tabled on 1 March 2021. […]
From little things big things grow: From CareHack to RePaDD and InnovAGEING...
Written by Prof. Jennifer Tieman, Director, RePaDD Two years ago in 2019 I was fortunate to lead a project that stepped outside the way we […]
Recognising and Responding to Deterioration in Older Adults: Issues, Dilemm...
Written by Dr Seth Nicholls, Research Associate, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death & Dying The End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) Care […]
Grief Loss and Bereavement in the Residential aged care setting: Are we doi...
Written by Dr Priyanka Vandersman, Research Associate, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death & Dying Over 1.2 million older Australians receive aged care services either […]
"Be brave, be more compassionate & say I don’t know…."
Written by Associate Professor Kim Devery, End-Of-Life Essentials lead. Each year the End-of-Life Essentials project attracts thousands of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. These […]