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.
 

Building culturally compassionate communities in Northern Adelaide

A guest blog post by Mr Peter Laintoll, Lyell McEwin Volunteer Association, Mr Kamal Dahal, Member of the South Australian Bhutanese Association, Prof. Gregory Crawford, Northern Adelaide Palliative Care Service and The University of Adelaide, Assoc. Prof. Ann Dadich of Western Sydney University and Dr Aileen Collier of University of Auckland and RePADD at Flinders University

  • 30 March 2021
  • Author: Guest
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Building culturally compassionate communities  in Northern Adelaide

In our fourth SA Palliative Care 2020 Grants Program blog, Mr Peter Laintoll, Lyell McEwin Volunteer Association, in collaboration with Mr Kamal Dahal, Member of the South Australian Bhutanese Association along with Professor Gregory Crawford, Northern Adelaide Palliative Care Service and The University of Adelaide, Associate Professor Ann Dadich of Western Sydney University and Dr Aileen Collier of University of Auckland and RePADD at Flinders University discuss how their project will investigate what safe and high-quality palliative and end-of-life care means from the perspective of Bhutanese, Syrian, and Afghani communities in Northern Adelaide.

Approaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander palliative care differently

A guest blog post by the project team at Aboriginal Health Council of SA (AHCSA)

  • 24 March 2021
  • Author: Guest
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Approaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander palliative care differently

In our third SA Palliative Care 2020 Grants Program blog, the project team at Aboriginal Health Council of SA (AHCSA) discuss how their palliative care program will work to fill gaps around the palliative care system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Improving palliative care for people with motor neurone disease is more urgent than ever

A guest blog post by Tracey Watters, Palliative Care Pathways & Partnerships Project Coordinator, Motor Neurone Disease Association of South Australia (MND SA)

  • 17 March 2021
  • Author: Guest
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Improving palliative care for people with motor neurone disease is more urgent than ever

In our second SA Palliative Care 2020 Grants Program blog, Tracey Watters, Project Coordinator of the Palliative Care Pathways and Partnerships at Motor Neurone Disease (MND) SA, writes why improving palliative care for people with MND is important and how the project will help.

Facilitating meaningful experiences and connection for aged care residents and their families

A guest blog post by Alison Harrington, Founder and CEO, Moove & Groove

  • 10 March 2021
  • Author: Guest
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Facilitating meaningful experiences and connection for aged care residents and their families

To improve access to and diversify quality palliative care services the South Australian State Government provided grants to 16 organisations. We are publishing a Palliative Care 2020 Grants Program blog series featuring these projects.

In our first blog for the series, Alison Harrington, Founder and CEO of Moove & Groove, discusses how the online program helps to improve the wellbeing of seniors and how they plan to expand it given the positive feedback from participants.

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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.