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Diverse populations and palliative care

When it comes to processing and coping with death, different groups may have varying needs...

Residential Aged Care Toolkit

‘I’m a big believer in palliative care coming in early and therefore not having to...

Difficult conversations need tenderness – Dr Kathryn Mannix

When Kathryn Mannix was a junior doctor, she learnt the hard way that, when not...

Lifting the Lid

A free, international online festival that lifts the lid on everything death and dying through...

Free webinar – End of life care opportunities

Associate professor Kim Devery of the EOL Essentials Project will be presenting at the CRANAplus...

Making palliative care about quality of life

A NEW framework for palliative care has been suggested, which highlights the way it can...

Burial, cremation or the eco-friendly way?

When someone dies, funeral directors will usually give loved ones two options for the body:...

Volunteering Australia – help reimagine the future

Volunteering Australia is embarking on an exciting journey to lead the development of a National...

Bedside lessons from Palliverse – No 2: The Grandma

“Are you going to help me, or are you going to keep blocking me?” As...

Book launch: Narratives of COVID

Narratives of COVID: Stories of loss, death and grief is a collection of contributions from...

Reclining comfort for Orange palliative care unit

FAMILIES sitting with their loved ones nearing the end of life in the Palliative Care...

Indigenous art competition

caring@home invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to take part in a one-off, unique art...