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9 April 2020Personal connection during COVID-19
PCA Board Chair and Chair of the Australian COVID-19 Palliative Care Working Group (ACPCWG), Professor Meera Agar, spoke to 2GB broadcaster Ben Fordham yesterday on the importance of maintaining personal connections during the COVID-19 visitation […]
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6 April 2020ACPCWG newsletter – Issue #1
The Australian COVID-19 Palliative Care Working Group has released its first newsletter today, as part of ongoing efforts to keep the palliative care sector informed and connected during this unprecedented and fast-changing pandemic. The newsletter […]
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6 April 2020COVID-19: projecting compassion through the barrier of PPE
An opinion piece published in today’s MJA Insight+ considers what will make for compassionate health care in such a time of crisis? Author, Rachel Coghlan, a health professional, PhD candidate at the Centre for Humanitarian […]
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2 April 2020
COVID-19: Why palliative care matters!
The Australian COVID-19 Palliative Care Working Group has released a new statement today – COVID-19: Why palliative care matters! The statement addresses the crucial role of palliative care in the planning and preparation for the surge […]
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30 March 2020
Planning for the dark side of the pandemic
PCA Board Chair, Professor Meera Agar has highlighted the critical role of palliative care in the frontline response to the coronaviris pandemic. Speaking to the Australian Financial Review journalist Jill Margo for her article Planning for the […]
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24 March 2020Managing haematology and oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim consensus guidance
PCA has joined with 12 other key health organisations* to endorse interim consensus guidance, Managing haematology and oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, published in the Medical Journal of Australia Pending further evidence, the guidance summarises […]
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23 March 2020
Integrating palliative care into COVID-19 planning
An opinion piece published in today’s MJA Insight Plus examines the role of palliative care in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Co-authored by Townsville-based palliative medicine specialist Dr Will Cairns and PCA Board Chair and palliative medicine physician, […]
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17 March 2020
Statement on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Palliative Care Australia has released a statement about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the formation of the Australian COVID-19 Palliative Care Working Group (ACPCWG) in partnership with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine […]
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16 January 2020Research study on allied health in palliative aged care
End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) at Flinders University are running a study looking at the role of allied health professionals providing palliative care for older Australians in residential and community aged care. […]
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11 December 2019PCA welcomes palliative care focus in aged care program redesign
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) has welcomed The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s renewed focus on palliative care as part of a consultation paper that explores options for future design of aged care […]
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