CareSearch Blog: Palliative Perspectives

The views and opinions expressed in our blog series are those of the authors and are not necessarily supported by CareSearch, Flinders University and/or the Australian Government Department of Health.
 

Virtual 21OPCC conference set to reach hundreds of professionals in the Oceanic region

A blog post written by Palliative Care Australia

  • 2 September 2021
  • Author: Sam Parker
  • Number of views: 504
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Virtual 21OPCC conference set to reach hundreds of professionals in the Oceanic region

Oceanic Palliative Care Conference is the pre-eminent event for palliative and end-of-life care in the Oceanic region. As a sponsor and supporter of the conference, we will be publishing a series of blogs from Palliative Care Australia (PCA) and participants. In the first blog for the series, PCA discusses opportunities gained by holding the bi-annual conference virtually despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

How can we better recognise dying in acute care?

A guest blog post by Jeanette Lacey, End of Life Care Nurse Practitioner, Hunter New England LHD

  • 21 July 2021
  • Author: Sam Parker
  • Number of views: 1014
  • 1 Comments
How can we better recognise dying in acute care?

In her third and last blog for the series, Jeanette Lacey discusses how changing questions asked in acute care hospitals can help to recognise dying earlier.

Tips for compassionate end-of-life care in acute care

A guest blog post by Jeanette Lacey, End of Life Care Nurse Practitioner, Hunter New England LHD

  • 1 July 2021
  • Author: Sam Parker
  • Number of views: 1064
  • 5 Comments
Tips for compassionate end-of-life care in acute care

In her second blog, Jeanette Lacey provides tips on how to provide compassionate end-of-life care in a public hospital acute care unit.

Evidence, data, and the pursuit of knowledge

A blog post by Dr Katrina Erny-Albrecht, Senior Research Fellow, CareSearch, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University

  • 20 October 2020
  • Author: Sam Parker
  • Number of views: 1102
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Evidence, data, and the pursuit of knowledge

World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Day, held on 20 October each year, to raise awareness of the need for better evidence to information healthcare policy. To recognise this day Dr Katrina Erny-Albrecht from CareSearch discusses the distinction between data and evidence and why it is essential in evidence-based healthcare practice.

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The CareSearch blog Palliative Perspectives informs and provides a platform for sharing views, tips and ideas related to palliative care from community members and health professionals.