It’s time to transform our culture so we shift from not talking about dying to talking about it. It’s time to share the way we want to live at the end of our lives. And it’s time to communicate about the kind of End of Life Care we want and don’t want for ourselves and our loved ones....Read more
The practice of medicine must adapt to meet evolving practical and ethical challenges of an aging population, in addition to ongoing improvement in the technological capacity to prolong life. To meet these challenges, doctors need to incorporate better care at end of life into routine practice...Read more
ADD YOUR VOICE & HAVE YOUR SAY - Care at the end of life in Australia is not always as good as it should be. We are working to transform End of Life Care to make it better for all Australians. Complete the National Survey of Public Attitudes Towards End of Life Care....Read more
The health reform agenda is a big one. It’s not simple and some of it will challenge long-held norms. We have a unique opportunity - a rare window - for constructive reform to ensure our health system stays among the best in the world. But we need to have the courage to try new and innovative ways...Read more
Australia’s health workforce is under pressure and must undergo significant transformation to meet the rapidly rising demands for healthcare. If Australia is to continue to have a high-quality health system that is sustainable and affordable, we need to look at how the workforce can provide health...Read more
End of Life Care is about improving the quality of care and experience for all patients at the end of their life, and supporting their carers and families, regardless of their condition, setting, or social and personal circumstances. End-of-life care is now recognised as a priority for health system...Read more
Worldwide, there is currently more information generated in a single day than we could possibly absorb in an entire lifetime. Predictive analytics is the analysis of current and historical data elements to make predictions about future events and trends. This is particularly valuable as the healthca...Read more
Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney The status quo is not sustainable. Delivering substitutes for hospital services will require a major reallocation of resources to community-based and other services. ...Read more
Karen Willis, Associate Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University People may be prepared to pay for private care if they think they will get a higher quality of care and not have to wait. But it’s a challenge to find useful information about hospital options....Read more
Helen Dickinson, Associate Professor, Public Governance, University of Melbourne Waiting for emergency care, specialist appointments and “elective” procedures is not only inconvenient and frustrating, it can also be painful and detrimental to your health and well-being....Read more
