Palliative Care Resources.
General Resources.
WA Cancer & Palliative Care Network
Palliative Care WA
The CareSearch Project
Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates
Palliative Care Australia
A Guide to Specialist Palliative Care and Referral Criteria
What is Palliative Care - Cancer Council South Australia
An excellent resource created by Cancer Council South Australia that provides a clear understanding of Palliative Care.
CarerHelp: What to do if the person I am caring for says they want to die?
This factsheet addresses what to do if the person you are caring for says they want to die. It also explains what Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation is, in case the person you are caring for raises this
Cancer Australia.
Cancer Australia provides access to a wide range of cancer resources on our Publications and resources library, including consumer information, clinical guidance, data reports, fact sheets and more.
Cancer Australia is moving to a new process of providing digital copies only of resources on from mid-September 2020.Resources can be downloaded free of charge for individual use, reference or for printing.
National Palliative Care Projects Hub.
The National Palliative Care Projects are funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care. They work towards improving quality and access to critical support and treatment for people with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones.
Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a researcher, a carer, or someone living with a life-limiting illness – there’s something for you in the Hub.
Indigenous Ageing Well Research Team - UWA.
The
Indigenous Ageing Well Research team at UWA conduct collaborative health and
wellbeing research with and for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples.
Our resources, including the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment
(KICA) and the Good Spirit Good Life (GSGL) Quality of Life tool are available
for free download from our
website: https://www.iawr.com.au/gsgl.
Lionheart's Raw to Roar program.
Lionheart Camp for Kids (Lionheart), a WA based not-for-profit organisation working with grieving children and teens (5 to 17 years) and their families, has a new support program. Raw to Roar: Lionheart’s Grief Pathway, is designed to help families experiencing palliative care and bereavement.
WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network (WACPCN) Opioid Conversion Education Video
Communications Skills for Healthcare Professionals
A PaSCE collaboration with the Yiriman Project
Spotlight on Pharmacological Interventions for Palliative Care Symptoms
TOPICS.
- Medications at end of life
- Pain management in palliative care
- Nausea and vomiting in palliative care
- Dyspnoea in palliative care
- Delirium in palliative care
- Constipation in palliative care
LEARNING OUTCOMES.
- Identify the most common palliative care symptoms.
- Determine the appropriate pharmacological intervention required to manage each symptom.
- Demonstrate a palliative approach through prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of the most common palliative care symptoms.
For further information contact Jess.park@cancerwa.asn.au