Lessons learnt from education in paediatric palliative care - the QuoCCA project

A guest blog post by Dr Anthony Herbert, Director, Paediatric Palliative Care Service, Division Medicine, Queensland Children's Hospital

  • 5 December 2019
  • Author: Guest
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Lessons learnt from education in paediatric palliative care - the QuoCCA project

The Quality of Care Collaborative Australia (QuoCCA) project delivers paediatric palliative care education to health professionals in urban, rural, regional, and remote areas. QuoCCA Lead Dr Anthony Herbert from Queensland Children's Hospital discusses some of the findings from their research evaluating the project, including innovative ways in delivering paediatric palliative care education.

Australia must improve palliative care for people with dementia

A guest blog post by the Dementia Australia Policy Team, Dementia Australia

  • 2 December 2019
  • Author: Guest
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Australia must improve palliative care for people with dementia

Palliative care for people living with dementia should be available when and where it is needed. The Dementia Australia Policy Team discusses their discussion paper on what Australia needs to do to improve palliative care services for people living with dementia.

CareSearch and palliAGED consolidating resources for aged care

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

  • 29 November 2019
  • Author: CareSearch
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CareSearch and palliAGED consolidating resources for aged care

Access to evidence and trustworthy resources is an important part of providing best practice palliative care for older Australians. Dr Katrina Erny-Albrecht from CareSearch, discusses how the CareSearch/palliAGED information and resources for the aged care sector have now been consolidated into a single site to improve the ease of finding this information, and highlights where to go for information relevant to your needs.

Self-care: hard but crucial for carers

A guest blog post by Khang Chiem, Team Leader, Department of Health and Human Services

  • 26 November 2019
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 1763
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Self-care: hard but crucial for carers

Caring for a loved one who is dying can be physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially challenging. Khang Chiem cared for his husband Benjamin Leske who was diagnosed with brain cancer. In this Palliative Perspectives Blog, Khang shares his experience and discusses the importance of self-care and developing resilience.

The role of the speech pathologist in paediatric palliative care

A guest blog post by Ashlen Harrop, Senior Speech Pathologist, Oncology, Queensland Children’s Hospital

  • 19 November 2019
  • Author: Guest
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The role of the speech pathologist in paediatric palliative care

Speech pathologists work across the continuum of care from hospital to community and across the age spectrum from premature babies to geriatric care. However, sometimes it is hard for speech pathologists to explain what they do and why it is so rewarding. As part of this paediatric palliative care series, Ashlen Harrop a senior speech pathologist at Queensland Children's Hospital gives an insight into her role as a speech pathologist in paediatric palliative care.

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