News: palliative care
Advance care planning with vulnerable populations report
On 26 August the Advance care planning with vulnerable populations report was officially launched at Government House in Adelaide. This report details the activities, participants, and findings of research conducted between 2017-2023 that aimed to identify what is, what could be, and what should be done to support effective advance care planning and associated end-of-life care conversations within ‘vulnerable communities’—those at a greater risk for poor health outcomes than most of the population.
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Improving palliative care delivery through collaboration
The Palliative Care Research Collaboration (PCRC) is a five-year statewide project funded by The Hospital Research Foundation Group – Palliative Care.
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Make your wishes known
Our research project was recently featured in The Transcontinental.
SA Government launches Palliative Care Connect services
The South Australian Government’s Department for Health and Wellbeing’s End of Life Care team has officially launched Palliative Care Connect which provides information and linkages to palliative care and bereavement support in South Australia.
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The widowhood effect
University of Adelaide researcher Dr Georgia Rowley has contributed to the article “What is the widowhood effect and why does it happen?” written by Patrick Lenton and published by the ABC.
National Palliative Care Week and project updates
National Palliative Care Week runs from the 21st – 27th May 2023, and is Australia’s largest annual initiative to raise awareness about palliative care and its benefits.
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Program launch event
The Palliative Care Research Collaboration held its Program Launch Event on the 7th October 2022 at the University of Adelaide.
$2.25m grant enables death literacy research
A ground-breaking five-year study will improve the quality of palliative care in South Australia.
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University of Adelaide to lead collaboration to improve palliative care
A $2.25 million project focussing on delivering improved palliative care services to some of the most vulnerable and marginalised in our community.
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