In this library experts in end-of-life care discuss the importance and benefits of the End-of-Life Essentials project and clinical stories from their personal experience including an Intensive Care perspective.
Professor Katherine Clark Medical Director of Palliative Care, Calvary Mater Newcastle Topic: The benefits of the End-of-Life Essentials e-learning for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
Professor Robyn Clark Nursing Acute Care and Cardiovascular Research, Flinders University Topic: How the End-of-Life Essentials education enables health care practitioners to build their knowledge on the important aspects of end-of-life care practice.
Ms Meg Brassil Topic: From a consumer perspective about the value of End-of-Life Essentials in making real improvements to the end-of-life care that patients, families and carers receive.
Professor Imogen Mitchell Dean, ANU Medical School & Senior ICU Specialist, Canberra Hospital Topic: The 'death-denying' culture that we live in and the challenges this has for the intensive care unit.
Professor Imogen Mitchell Dean, ANU Medical School & Senior ICU Specialist, Canberra Hospital Topic: Building a consensus with patients and their families in the intensive care unit.
Professor Imogen Mitchell Dean, ANU Medical School & Senior ICU Specialist, Canberra Hospital Topic: Using triggers to initiate conversations at the end of life. She also discusses the opportunities and challenges for recognising dying in the ICU setting.
Dr Anthony Herbert Director, Paediatric Palliative Care Service, Division of Medicine Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Topic: Advice for hospital staff regarding patients and families, including siblings, involved in paediatric end-of-life care.
Sara Fleming Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Lead Paediatric Paediatric Palliative Care, Women's and Children's Hospital Topic: Care for staff working in paediatric end-of-life care.
Lauren Morgan Art Therapist Paediatric Palliative Care, Women's and Children's Hospital Topic: Parents and paediatric end-of-life care.
Our new education platform is live! The education modules are free to use and are designed to assist doctors, nurses and allied health professionals working in acute hospitals in delivering end-of-life care. All modules are hosted on our Learning Management System and you only need to register once.