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These articles are part of the Palliative Perspectives blog addressing palliative care, and end-of-life care issues around ageing and aged care.
There is a lack of knowledge around end-of-life care and support for an ageing cohort of people with lived experience of chronic viral hepatitis. Dr Kerryn Drysdale discusses her team's research in this field.
Research evidence and knowledge help us understand what works and how things work in aged care. Dr. Raechel Damarell discusses the new palliative care content recently released in the Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) Knowledge and Implementation Hub.
Delivering bad news about life-limiting illnesses can be complex and challenging, even for experienced health professionals. Elizabeth Miller highlights skills to help health professionals deliver this news.
Cancer cachexia remains a complex unmet need in oncology, despite its high prevalence and high impact. Professor Peter Martin and Dr. Vanessa Vaughan discuss their findings from their study to improve best practice around the disease.
Dr. Marcus Sellars, Prof. Ben White, Prof. Patsy Yates and Prof. Lindy Willmott discuss their findings about Australian general practitioners (GPs) knowledge of end-of-life law and experiences in practice at the end of life.