reports that a free online palliative care training program offered by JustHealth Consultants, a business affiliate of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, won a commendation at the October 2013 national training excellence awards ceremony of the Australian Institute for Training and ...
Modified versions of the survey have also been used in comparing end-of-life care across specific settings [39]. The closest equivalent in Australia is the FAMCARE-2 tool (Family Satisfaction with Palliative Care), which measures satisfaction across four domains, management of physical symptoms ...
24. Mhoira Leng Physician—PC development, education; lead for PC Makerere University; and Cairdeas International Palliative Care Trust Uganda Low 25. Odette Spruitt Physician—PC; associate professor, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Australasian Palliative Link International Australia High 26. Odontuya Da...
'The study highlights that it is crucial for all clinical staff to receive generalist training in palliative care skills, including communication and basic counselling. Communication with patients and carers should be open and honest, and records be kept of the discussions between healthcare staff and...
Objective: This paper reports the preliminary findings of a project exploring after hours palliative care service provision in three regions of Victoria, Australia. The outcomes of this phase will inform the subsequent quantitative survey in the next phase. Design: Qualitative: thematic analysis of tra...
Objective: Our aim was to explore caregiver perceptions of the care received from Australian specialist palliative care services.Method: Caregivers of patients receiving palliative care in services registered with Australia's Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration were invited to participate in a caregiver ...
The involvement of volunteers can extend the range of activities offered by palliative care services, particularly for those living in the community. Activities undertaken by palliative care volunteers vary considerably but can be practical, social or emotional in nature. The types of training and ...
The lack of formal medical school training in hospice/palliative care, coupled with a paucity of continuing medical education programs on the same subject, contributes to physician ignorance of effective hospice/palliative patient care techniques, in particular pain and symptom control. The long-term ...
Competitive rivalry between the UK and Australia is pushed aside when it comes to palliative care, as home-grown experts all agree that it's the UK who does it best. Yasmin Noone speaks to UK palliative care specialist, Professor Ilora Finlay, about how Great Britain helps the dying to die...
Although communicating effectively with patients receiving palliative care can be difficult, it may contribute to maintaining or enhancing patients' quality of life. Little is known about the effect of training general practitioners in palliative care-specific communication. We hypothesized that palliative ...