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. 

Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is inviting the public to submit entries to their 2021 Art competition. This year's theme is Live as well as possible, as long as possible and the deadline is on 25 August 2021.

Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is seeking feedback on the Paediatric Palliative Care Discussion Paper to help inform the national action plan. Children, young persons, family members or carers who have experienced or is experiencing paediatric palliative, including health services and interested professionals, are invited to answer the online questionnaire.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) engaged Flinders University's Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying to undertake a rapid review of the literature to provide an update of the current evidence base that could inform a revision of the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe, high-quality end-of-life care. Recommendations from the study include the need to support Australian hospitals to apply a whole-of-organisation approach to enable quality end-of-life care.

palliAGED has released new sections for pharmacists and nurses caring for older persons with palliative care needs. The new For Pharmacists section lists resources that are relevant to contemporary Australian pharmacy practice and the potential role of pharmacists in palliative care. The new For Nurses section features resources for best practice palliative care based on the evidence identified and appraised by palliAGED.