is where my passion for Indigenous health grew. Working in a rural pharmacy since a young age has given me rich experience in not only the pharmacy profession but also rural and Indigenous healthcare. This passion of mine has inspired me to become a leader in my field, to advocate...
The article focuses on a project that explores the palliative care experiences of adults in regional New South Wales (NSW). Topics covered include the lack of access to palliative care and other health services in regional and remote areas in Australia, the suggestion by the World Health ...
This chapter considers the importance of family carers in enabling patients to remain at home towards the end of life, providing extensive hours of care and covering a range of caregiving tasks, including physical, emotional, and social care and monitori
Palliative care pioneers have historically developed services outside of institutional healthcare. Now, to grow palliative care capacity inside institutional healthcare and meet the needs of ALL patients and families, skillful leaders are needed in every
The World Health Organization insists that the quality of life of neonates with severe clinical conditions be improved [6], by managing the death process in the NICUs, which has received less attention than other aspects of care such as ventilation [7]. Despite the importance of EOL nursing ...
In a paperpublishedin the journalBMC Palliative Care, researchers from Macquarie University, UNSW and QUT examined health data for 80,005 adults who died from cancer-related causes between 2014 and 2019 in NSW, linking mortality information from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages wit...
Interviews with healthcare professionals that work with individuals with hepatocellular carcinoma, both in the liver service and in palliative care will also be undertaken to understand the barriers, enablers, and needed adaptations when implementing the intervention. Separate interview schedules will be ...
Patterns of care for malignant pleural mesothelioma patients compensated by the Dust Diseases Board in New South Wales, Australia BackgroundThe silent epidemic of mesothelioma in Australia is steadily increasing, and 30% of cases occur in New South Wales (NSW).AimTo describe the patte... Kao, ...
Palliative care is an essential part of the right to health of all human beings. This medical specialty aims to improve the quality of life of patients with chronic or life-threatening conditions, their families, and caregivers. This chapter presents some conditions that benefit from palliative car...
Health Soc Care Community. 2022;30:307–18. Article PubMed Google Scholar Bleibel M, El Cheikh A, Sadier NS, Abou-Abbas L. The effect of music therapy on cognitive functions in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Alzheimers Res Ther. ...