Tag Archives: COVID-19
How should we handle death?
The Lancet Commission on the Value of Death is an interdisciplinary team of experts in healthcare, economics,...
Hospitals not the only healthcare setting stretched by COVID-19
While COVID-19 is placing enormous stress on hospitals and aged care, the demand for terminally...
When grief goes viral
At the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement AGM, Dr Robert Neimeyer spoke on the...
How I helped my mother to have a good death from afar
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne man V Srikanth had to support his mother in...
Indian and Australian palliative care workers reach out in COVID-19
New palliative care training for Sister Doctors in India is supporting patients and families during...
Book launch: Narratives of COVID
Narratives of COVID: Stories of loss, death and grief is a collection of contributions from...
Our best judgement
“I told them no ventilator. Your thoughts?” As a palliative medicine physician for almost 30...
UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at end of life
Published in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care the research aimed to develop insights into the...
Promoting trauma informed care during a pandemic
Covid-19 can be a source of trauma for older people, who may demonstrate physical, emotional,...
Volunteer Safety – return to work
For volunteers and volunteer managers, there are many questions raised, and important things to know,...
Needs Rounds via telehealth provides effective care
A recent report in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners explains how adopting telehealth services into...