Palliative Care Guidelines

Follow the links below to find guidelines on palliative care.

Reviewed August 2011

5 Resources Found

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Title:   ComPAC
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   The goal of this project is to develop evidence based guidelines for a palliative approach for aged care in the community.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Statement on patients' rights to pain management and associated responsibilities
Publisher:   Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Description:   At times severe pain can be extremely difficult to treat and management must be subject to the availability in each health care setting of appropriate, safe and effective methods. ANZCA recognises the following rights of patients to management of acute pain, cancer pain and persistent non-cancer pain.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   MDAD - multidisciplinary care principles for advanced disease
Publisher:   Cancer Australia
Description:   Multidisciplinary Care or MDC principles for advanced disease are based on the Principles of Multidisciplinary Care developed by the NBCC and adapted to reflect the role of MDC teams in the advanced disease setting.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Guidelines for a palliative approach in residential aged care
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:   'Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care' are evidence-based guidelines developed by the Australian Palliative Residential Aged Care (APRAC) project team. The guidelines aim to provide support and guidance for the delivery of a palliative approach in residential aged care facilities across Australia.
Title:   Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of lymphoma
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:   The guidelines have been developed by working parties of the Australian Cancer Network to address the diagnostic and clinical aspects of the disease. The guidelines provide advice for reducing variability in treatment where appropriate, and for management to include the latest products resulting from pharmacological and biotechnological activity. The need for multidisciplinary teams in the management of patients with lymphoma is also stressed.
Date:   Dec 2005

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