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SPICT4ALL

SPICT4ALL has been added to the palliAGED pages. Based on the original SPICT tool designed to help health professionals identify people who might benefit from palliative care and appropriate planning for future care, SPICT4ALL has been ‘de-medicalised’ for use by patients, family carers and staff working in health and care.

Posted: 12/09/2018

The importance of palliAGED in rural and remote nursing

A guest blog post by Dr Ann Aitken PhD, Acting Director of Nursing & Midwifery, Rural and Remote Services, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service

Posted: 11/09/2018

Terminal Care

Terminal care usually refers to the care in the last few days to weeks of life when a person is irreversibly dying. Check out the Evidence Summary and the Practice Points around Terminal Care.

Posted: 17/07/2018

Why evidence matters at the end-of-life and why it’s everyone’s business

A guest blog post by Dr Katrina Erny-Albrecht, Senior Research Fellow, CareSearch, Flinders University.

Posted: 23/05/2018

Complementary Medicine

Complementary medicine refers to medicines and therapies that are used alongside conventional medicine. Check out the Evidence Summary and the Practice Points around Complementary medicine.

Posted: 10/05/2018

Care Leavers

A section Care Leavers has been added to Specific Needs in the Australian Context section.

Posted: 18/04/2018

Symptoms and Medicines

The Symptoms and Medicines section of the website has recently been updated. The symptoms and medicines section provides a single gateway to high quality information to support fast and reliable access to evidence to inform clinical practice.

Posted: 12/03/2018

Needs Assessment

Needs assessments can help to identify what patients and their families consider important and where they need help and support. Check out the Evidence Summary and the Practice Points around Needs Assessment.

Posted: 21/02/2018

palliAGED apps

The palliAGED apps have been updated in the Google Play store to fix an issue that could cause the content to be blank on some Android devices.

Posted: 25/01/2018

Managing Crises

A crisis or an emergency in palliative care is a sudden deterioration in a person’s condition which requires an urgent response. Check out the Evidence Summary and the Practice Points around Managing Crises.

Posted: 22/01/2018
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