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.
 

The Peace of Mind Project: Raising Community Awareness about Dementia, Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care

A guest blog post by Anne Harley, Integrated Health Coordinator, South Western Sydney PHN

  • 30 January 2020
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 2346
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The Peace of Mind Project: Raising Community Awareness about Dementia, Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care

Eleven Primary Health Networks (PHNs) across Australia are implementing the Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care (GCfAHPC) measure. In the second blog in our series on GCfAHPC, Anne Harley, Integrated Health Coordinator at South Western Sydney PHN discusses their 'Peace of Mind' project and activities to raise community awareness about dementia, advance care planning and palliative care.

Enabling Choice for South Australians (ECSA)

A guest blog post by Julie Armitage, Palliative Care Improvement Coordinator and Lyn McVee, Palliative Care Improvement Facilitator, Adelaide PHN

  • 22 January 2020
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 1842
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Enabling Choice for South Australians (ECSA)

Eleven Primary Health Networks (PHNs) across Australia are implementing the Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care (GCfAHPC) measure. In the first of our blog series on GCfAHPC, Julie Armitage and Lyn McVee from Adelaide PHN discuss the 'Enabling Choice for South Australians' project and the activities they implemented to enable and support capacity building and quality continuous improvement in palliative and end-of-life care.

The GroundSwell Project and understanding death as a part of life

A guest blog post by Jessie Williams, CEO, The GroundSwell Project

  • 14 January 2020
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 2310
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The GroundSwell Project and understanding death as a part of life

Tragedies like bushfires force us to face grief and death. Jessie Williams, CEO of The GroundSwell Project, discusses the importance of connecting with each other when facing grief, death and dying, and how the project helps communities live, grieve and die in line with their values. 

 

 

 

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