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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 January 2009
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Palliative care
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
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Palliative care is specialised care for people who have a disease that cannot be cured.
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Sep 2009
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What is palliative care
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CareSearch
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Palliative care is a special type of care that aims to support people to live well while they manage their illness. It is appropriate early in an illness while someone is having active treatment, or later when their illness cannot be cured.
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May 2009
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Symptoms
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CareSearch
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A symptom is physical evidence of a disease or illness that is experienced by a patient. An example of this is a headache. Palliative care can help manage the different symptoms that you may experience during your illness.
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May 2009
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Costs of care
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CareSearch
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Palliative care costs are normally covered either by Medicare or private health insurance. However, this may not always be the case. There may also be other costs associated with being ill.
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May 2009
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Complementary therapies
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CareSearch
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'Complementary therapies' is often used to describe treatments used alongside, or integrated with, evidence-based conventional medical treatments. Sometimes people talk of 'alternative therapies'. However, alternative therapies are used instead of, or independently of medical treatments.
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May 2009
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How to help the family carer
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CareSearch
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Caring for someone who is dying can be emotionally and physically demanding. Supporting and helping the carer will help both the carer and the patient.
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May 2009
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Living with illness
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CareSearch
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When someone has a serious illness there are things to consider for both the person with the illness and those around them. Being well informed can help when making choices and decisions and in managing daily living.
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May 2009
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How to care
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CareSearch
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Many people have never looked after someone who is seriously ill. It can be a bit overwhelming. They describe needing information and resources to help in managing daily life.
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May 2009
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How to help families
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CareSearch
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Caring for someone who is dying can be emotionally and physically demanding. Supporting and helping the families will help both them and the patient.
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May 2009
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Superannuation and insurances
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CareSearch
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When you are seriously ill you may need to think about your financial circumstances. Quite often people find that sorting out financial issues reduces worry.
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May 2009
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GP Home
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CareSearch
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GPs care for many patients with life-limiting illnesses such as advanced heart or respiratory disease, end-stage renal failure or liver disease, progressive dementia, cancer, or degenerative neurological conditions. These pages have been developed to support GPs when caring for patients in their practice for whom a cure is no longer possible. They look at the clinical and practical issues associated with providing palliative care as a GP in the community.
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May 2009
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Managing daily life
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CareSearch
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Providing physical and emotional care for a person when they are seriously ill is demanding. Remember that family members and friends, including neighbours, often want to help.
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May 2009
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Selfcare
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CareSearch
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Sometimes palliative care can be challenging for GPs. Accumulating stressors over tiem can lead to burout. Professional self-care is an important issue for those invovled in palliative care.
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May 2009
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Helping you support families
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CareSearch
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Practical supports are available to assist GPs in caring for dying patients and their carers, particularly patients dying at home.
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May 2009
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Continuity of care
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CareSearch
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The GP has an essential role in ensuring continuity of care, particularly for patients with complex problems. The GP's knowledge of the patient contributes to a more complete assessment.
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May 2009
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Home visits
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CareSearch
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The GP's palliative care involvement may include home visits to review the patient and support carers and to provide ongoing prescriptions as required. GPs are supported in providing home care for palliative care patients by community nursing and palliative care services.
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May 2009
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Medicare information
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CareSearch
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The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) lists the MBS item descriptions and Medicare rebates available for medical and other services provided to palliative care patients by GPs.
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May 2009
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Making it work in your practice
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CareSearch
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Palliative care can be very successfully integrated into general practice. It is useful to be aware of Medicare and PBS items that are specifically for palliative care patients.
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May 2009
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If patients and families aren't coping
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CareSearch
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A terminal illness within a family is both distressing and stressful. Most families are resilient and are able to handle these challenges.Occasionally families cannot cope.
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May 2009
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