Cheryl Johnson
The Palliative Care Home Support Program
The Palliative Care Home Support Program provides end of life care for patients who wish to remain at home. Cheryl Johnson introduces the program.
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.