Legal issues in end-of-life care for speech-language pathologists and social workers: A scoping review

R Feeney, L Willmott, J Wilson… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose End-of-life law governs end-of-life decision-making in clinical practice. There has
been little analysis of the specific legal issues relevant to allied health professionals working …

The role of speech-language pathologists in adult palliative care

L Chahda, BA Mathisen, LB Carey - International Journal of Speech …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Given minimal studies describing the role and practice of speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) in adult palliative care, the aim of this review was to compile a database …

Limitations in health professionals' knowledge of end-of-life law: a cross-sectional survey

BP White, L Willmott, R Feeney, P Neller… - BMJ Supportive & …, 2021 - spcare.bmj.com
Background Insufficient knowledge about end-of-life law can impede the provision of safe
and high-quality end-of-life care. Accurate legal knowledge across health professions is …

Speech-language pathologists and adult palliative care in Australia

L Chahda, LB Carey, BA Mathisen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This research explored the role of Australian Speech-Language Pathologists
(SLPs) to identify SLP experiences and practices regarding adult palliative care (PC) …

Knowledge of end‐of‐life law: A cross‐sectional survey of general practitioners working in aged care

M Sellars, B White, P Yates… - Australasian Journal on …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe the knowledge of end‐of‐life law and experiences in practice at the
end of life amongst Australian general practitioners (GPs). Methods A cross‐sectional online …

'Can a relative override a patient's Advance Care Directive?': end-of-life legal worries of general practitioners and nurses working in aged care

B White, R Feeney, M Sellars, P Neller… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Background This paper aimed to describe the legal worries of Australian general
practitioners (GPs) and nurses regarding end-of-life care provided in the aged care setting …

Doctors' perspectives on law and life-sustaining treatment: survey design and recruitment strategies for a challenging cohort

L Willmott, B White, C Cartwright, M Parker… - Progress in palliative …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Palliative medicine and other specialists play significant legal roles in
decisions to withhold and withdraw life-sustaining treatment at the end of life. Yet little is …

Is the speech-language pathology profession prepared for an ageing population? An Australian survey

M Bennett, J Cartwright, J Young - International Journal of Speech …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This study profiled the demographic characteristics and practice patterns of speech-
language pathologists working with older Australians to inform future workforce planning …

Emergency department and intensive care unit health professionals' knowledge and application of the law that applies to end-of-life decision-making for adults: A …

J Hewitt, N Alsaba, K May, HS Noon, C Rennie… - Australian Critical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Laws that regulate healthcare practice at the end of life reflect the values of the
society where they apply. Traditionally, healthcare professionals rely on their clinical …

End of Life Law in Australia

BP White, L Willmott, P Neller - 2019 - eprints.qut.edu.au
End of Life Law in Australia provides accurate, practical and relevant information to assist
you in navigating the challenging legal issues that can arise with end of life decision …