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Clinical Practice
Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia ā but many of us donātĀ know
Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making…
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Clinical Practice
Australia is running low on oral morphine. What does that mean for pain relief in palliativeĀ care?
Nial Wheate, Macquarie University and Tina Hinton, University of Sydney Australia currently finds itself in the unusual position of being…
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Specialty Focus
Ray Martin’s new show pulls back the curtain on Australia’s last taboo: death
At 79 years old Ray Martin is, statistically speaking, only a few years away from death. Yet, like many Australians,…
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Industry & Reform
Queenslanders’ petition for compassionate assisted dying
Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws have been passed in all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern…
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Clinical Practice
End-of-life patients suffering unnecessarily due to pain med shortage
In the past year, at least six pain-relief products have become unavailable in Australia. The Australian & New Zealand Society…
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Clinical Practice
Collaborative palliative care pilot project empowers aged care staff
Two Victorian aged care providers are changing the way they deliver end of life care. Peninsula Home Hospice and Vasey…
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News
Start death education in schools: AMA Queensland
Death education should be taught in the classroom to demystify ageing and dying among younger Australians, Queensland doctors have argued.…
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News
Too few talk end of life: peak
We make plans for our holidays, careers and families but a new study shows just how many Australians baulk when…
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The Deathtalker’s message to aged care
Death is often dealt with poorly in aged care even though most residents know they won't be going anywhere else,…
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