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Follow the links below to find information on palliative or terminal care, euthanasia, 'dying with dignity' and hospice care.
CareSearch is an electronic resource for palliative care with options to search the literature on palliative care and support research and practice.
Updated June 2007
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Media release. $6.5m palliative care boost for rural areas
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Australian Government has today announced funding of more than $6.5 million - in the field of palliative care -- to provide more coordinated care for rural Australians with a life-limiting illness.
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Apr 2008
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Making decisions for end of life
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Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
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If we want control over how we die, we need advance directives and open communication with our family and health practitioners.
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Apr 2008
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CareSearch home
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CareSearch
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An electronic resource for palliative care researchers, educators and clinicians providing care for people with a life limiting illness. Provides literature databases, research data management system and evidence based palliative care resources.
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Apr 2008
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Media release. New PBS listings for April 2008
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Cancer patients, children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, people suffering from schizophrenia, stroke patients and the Indigenous community will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1 April 2008.
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Apr 2008
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Palliative Care
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Palliative care - quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness, their families and carers.
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Dec 2007
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Aged care facilities
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CareSearch
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Residential aged care facilities have particular needs and challenges in providing care for residents approaching the end of life. Specific resources, guidelines and tools may assist in the delivery of palliative care in residential aged care settings.
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Oct 2007
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The National Palliative Care Program
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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This page provides a background to the establishment of the National Palliative Care Program.
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Sep 2007
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The Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U) Project
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CareSearch
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The PCC4U project is an initiative of the Australian Department of Health and Ageing through the National Palliative Care Program that aims to promote inclusion of palliative care education as an integral part of all medical, nursing and allied health undergraduate training.
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Sep 2007
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Research and quality improvement in palliative care services
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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High-quality research underpins all aspects of health care. To provide the best possible care, it is essential to work out what health care works and what doesn't in what circumstances. The Australian Government has invested heavily in research into palliative care and quality improvement and has recently renewed this funding.
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Aug 2007
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Cancer pain
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The Cancer Council Victoria
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Many people with cancer find that understanding their illness can help them to better manage any pain.
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Aug 2007
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Palliative care - help for the terminally ill
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Better Health Channel
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Palliative care helps people who are terminally ill to achieve the best quality of life possible. It offers support and grief counselling to the family caring for the person with a terminal illness. Palliative care is provided in the patient's home, in hospital or in special units called hospices.
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Jul 2007
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Media release. $1.1 million for palliative care research in NSW
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Research into end of life and palliative care practices will be supported by six National Health and Medical Research Council grants announced on 27 July by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason.
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Jul 2007
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Media release. $300,000 grant for James Cook University
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Research into improving health issues associated with end of life and palliative care practices is the aim of a National Health and Medical Research Council grant announced in Cairns on 13 July by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason.
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Jul 2007
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Finding evidence
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CareSearch
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Understanding how and where to search are important skills for clinicians and researchers. These pages can help them develop skills and confidence in searching in different bibliographic databases. There are also a series of topic searches that have been written for use within the PubMed environment. These searches enable clinicians to choose a topic and the type of evidence level and other features such as free full text.
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Jul 2007
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What is palliative care?
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The Cancer Council Victoria
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Palliative care is co-ordinated care and support so the seriously ill can live as comfortably and well as possible.
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Jun 2007
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Media release. National palliative care initiative launched
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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A new community education initiative on palliative care was launched in Canberra on 22 May by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason.
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May 2007
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