Website link
Agency for Clinical Innovation – palliative care network
Related Resources
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Welcome to the Palliative Care Bridge
A brief introduction to the Palliative Care Bridge with Professor Rod MacLeod, Senior Staff Specialist at HammondCare.
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Did I die well? Quality and safety in palliative care
What is a good death? A discussion about how to ensure high quality care in the last days of life.
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Medical decision-making and the ethics behind it
A seminar style video, with palliative care health professionals discussing ethical situations that may arise working in palliative care.
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The elephant in the room (euthanasia and assisted dying)
Euthanasia: what is it and how it is different from palliative care.
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Clinical supervision – caring for the care provider
What is clinical supervision, who participates and what are the benefits of participating?
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When to refer for specialist palliative care and/or end of life care
Finding the right time to refer to palliative care can be challenging.
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Cancer care coordination (head and neck cancers)
A description of the service provided by the multi-disciplinary team who work with these patients and their families.
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Trish Sutton & Sandra Sullivan
Community palliative care teams
What role does community palliative care have in caring for people and in supporting people who wish to die at home?
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Discussions regarding end of life care and do not resuscitate decisions
When should the discussion regarding end of life care occur and with whom?
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Introducing the Palliative Care Bridge
The Palliative Care Bridge is a state-wide education program for health professionals.
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A discussion about how, why and when to consider palliative care as part of dementia care.
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Palliative care and intensive care
Despite apparently seeming to be almost polar opposites, intensive care and palliative care have a lot in common.
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“How long do I have?” is a key question for patients with advanced, incurable disease. A discussion of accuracy and formulation of prognosis.
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The benefits and challenges involved in delivering rural and remote palliative care services.
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The importance of offering people a timely and sensitively managed choice to view or not view the body after death.