Bringing death, dying to the table
With Australia’s death rate set to double in the next 25 years, more than 50% of us die in acute-care settings, often alone and hidden from […]
MOOC tackles tricky topics
Dying2Learn is proving a popular new resource to help lift the shroud of concern and social stigma about the inevitable subject of death and dying. Developed […]
Funding boost for end-of-life research at Flinders
South Australia will become a national leader in palliative care research with major new funding from the Australian Government. Of the $60 million granted for end-of-life […]
Dying2Learn supports National Palliative Care Week
To raise awareness and understanding about palliative care, Flinders has created some useful resources from the Dying2Learn MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). Dying2Learn was developed and run […]
Breaking the silence on death and dying
The social aspects of death and dying are covered in a novel new online course created by palliative care experts at Flinders.
Phone app keeps nurses up to date
Nurses caring for older people near the end of life can access up-to-the-minute clinical advice on the job, thanks to a new smartphone app developed at Flinders.
Flinders receives $5m for palliative care projects
Almost $5 million in grant funding – for three national palliative care projects – has been awarded to Flinders University by the Australian Government.
Website launched to help people make informed palliative care decisions
An Internet resource has been developed to provide reliable palliative care information to the estimated 100,000 Australians who each year face a life threatening progressive illness. […]