Title Provision of palliative care in Catholic health and aged care services : advice for staff / Catholic Health Australia

Published Deakin West, ACT : Catholic Health Australia, 2009

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Description 55 pages : illustrations, color ; 25 cm Contents 1. Introduction: a culture of life -- 1.1. Palliative care in Catholic health care facilities -- 2. What is palliative care? -- 2.1 Identifying goals of treatment and care planning -- 3. Essential elements in the delivery of holistic palliative care -- 3.1 Commitment to best practice and collaboration -- 3.2. Spirtual care -- 3.3 Pastoral services -- 3.4 Care support -- 3.5 Conversations about death and dying -- 3.6 Needs of specific groups -- 3.7 Advance care planning -- 3.8 Interdisciplinary approach -- 3.9. Symptom managment Summary Palliative care is everyone's business and as health professionals the hallmark of good palliative care is to improve the quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness, and help their loved ones in bereavement Notes Cover title Spiral bound Subject Palliative treatment -- Australia. Pain -- Treatment -- Australia. Terminal care -- Australia. Author Catholic Health Australia Incorporated. ISBN 9780980538427 0980538424

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