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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet our member: Ms Raechel Damarell
Ms Damarell is a PhD Candidate in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, exploring general practitioner experiences of managing patients with multimorbidity and a […]
Meet our member: Dr Deidre Morgan
As an occupational therapist with 25 years clinical experience Dr Morgan has an in-depth understanding of the public health system and the value and importance […]
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. […]
RePaDD and AAHPC: Allied in supporting professionals providing palliativ...
Written by Dr Deidre Morgan, Senior Lecturer, Palliative and Supportive Services, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, […]
Word Sentiment Matters: How we describe our feelings about death
Recently, co-authors Lauren Miller-Lewis, Trent Lewis, and Jennifer Tieman chatted with Tania Bawden from the Flinders University media team about their new study that was […]