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.
 

End-of-life care in emergency departments: things we need to know

A guest blog post by Tomi Omoya, Registered Nurse, PhD Candidate, Casual Academic/Clinical Facilitator, College of Nursing and Health Science, Flinders University

  • 21 April 2021
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 1512
  • 2 Comments
End-of-life care in emergency departments: things we need to know

Many patients at the end of life are sent to Emergency Departments (EDs). In this blog, Tomi Omoya a Registered Nurse and PhD Candidate at Flinders University, shares her research findings on the provision of end-of-life care, death, and dying in Australian EDs.

Meeting the grief, loss, and bereavement needs of family caregivers of people living and dying in residential aged care

A guest blog post by Dr Priyanka Vandersman, Researcher, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD), Flinders University

  • 14 April 2021
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 1549
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Meeting the grief, loss, and bereavement needs of family caregivers of people living and dying in residential aged care

In our sixth SA Palliative Care 2020 Grants Program blog, Dr Priyanka Vandersman from RePaDD at Flinders University shares how evidence, research, and inputs from family caregivers and aged care staff formed the foundation of a practical resource aimed at supporting bereavement, grief, and loss.

Palliative care in residential aged care: Where does the Pharmacist fit in?

A guest blog post by Julian Soriano, Aged Care and Palliative Care Pharmacist, and member, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA)

  • 7 April 2021
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 1442
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Palliative care in residential aged care: Where does the Pharmacist fit in?

In our fifth SA Palliative Care 2020 Grants Program blog, member of Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), Julian Soriano explains how their projects will examine the role of and how to better support pharmacists in residential aged care facilities.

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
  • Number of views: 1082
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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
  • Number of views: 1233
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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.

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