CareSearch is an Australian Government Department of Health funded repository of
evidence-based palliative care information and resources. The CareSearch Allied Health …

PURPOSE: The scope of hospice or palliative care has expanded since its inception, which
has significant ramifications for the AH workforce. This study sought to elicit allied health …

Objectives: Despite palliative care being standard for patients with chronic and/or life-limiting
conditions, a perceived lack of clarity regarding the definition and scope of palliative care …

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care education has been widely criticized for not providing training in end-of-life care. Despite …

Background: Despite the world-wide growth of specialist palliative care services, the bulk of
care and decision making at the end of life are delivered in general hospital, primary care …

Background The increase in the numbers of patients with palliative care needs has resulted
in growing pressures on the small number of specialist palliative care providers within the …

Objectives This scoping review identifies the health professionals who provide palliative
care within the primary health setting in Australia. Methods A scoping review approach was …

Objectives Education and training are seen as 'absolutely essential parts of providing
palliative care'. As part of a larger study to explore the extent of palliative care need in two …

Objectives Impending death is poorly recognised. Many undergraduate healthcare
professionals will not have experience of meeting or caring for someone who is dying. As …

Abstract Background and Objectives: In 2014, Nova Scotia released a provincial palliative
care strategy and implementation working groups were established. The Capacity Building …