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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.

Palliative Care Needs Rounds: influencing policy, funding and practice

A blog post written by Juliane Samara, Nurse Practitioner, Calvary ACT Specialist Palliative Aged Care

  • 9 September 2021
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Palliative Care Needs Rounds: influencing policy, funding and practice

In the eighth blog for our Oceanic Palliative Care Conference series, Juliane Samara a Nurse Practitioner at Calvary ACT Specialist Palliative Aged Care discusses a new intervention called Palliative Care Needs Rounds (PCNR) and how it can be used to improve palliative and end-of-life care coordination in residential aged care facilities (care homes).

Delivering change in aged care for optimal palliative care and end-of-life care

A blog post written by Gabrielle Prest, Palliative Care Project Lead, Opal HealthCare National Clinical and Quality team

  • 27 August 2021
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Delivering change in aged care for optimal palliative care and end-of-life care

Gabrielle Prest from Opal Health Care provides insight into how the aged care provider is optimising palliative care and end-of-life care for their residents and how the palliAGED Introduction modules for aged care nurses is assisting in this transformation. 

Age in place and accessibility to palliative services

A blog post written by Dr Deborah van Gaans, Research Associate, CareSearch, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University

  • 19 August 2021
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Age in place and accessibility to palliative services

Understanding the fit between health services and the population they serve is important if we are to ensure that older Australians receive quality palliative care. CareSearch Research Associate Dr Deborah van Gaans discusses the need for evidence-based information and the new CareSearch portal that will be launched in September 2021.

The promise of technology for older Australians

A blog post by Kristina Walsh, Research Associate, CareSearch, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University

  • 15 July 2021
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The promise of technology for older Australians

The ability to remain positive when dealing with many of the issues that come with ageing can be difficult. CareSearch Research Associate and Registered Nurse Kristina Walsh discusses how technology has the potential to make ageing more positive. 

Palliation from the PBS Prescriber Bag

A blog post by Paul Tait, Pharmacist and PhD Candidate, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying (RePaDD), Flinders University

  • 22 June 2021
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Palliation from the PBS Prescriber Bag

Medicines play a central role in keeping people in the terminal phase at home. Pharmacist and PhD candidate Paul Tait discusses the PBS prescriber bag and how it could be used by prescribers who conduct home visits for people with palliative care needs.

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