Promotional Resources

Oncologist Fact Sheet

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:29:00 EDT

A new factsheet for oncologists Looking after patients in the palliative phase? was produced for the 2011 COSA conference. It is now available to print or email to cancer colleagues.

CareSearch / NSAP / PCOC Working Together Fact Sheet

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:25:00 EDT

CareSearch, NSAP and PCOC are working together to develop an aligned approach to change management in palliative care. All three projects are funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing with a collaborative interest in enhancing practice in palliative care and, as a result, improving care for patients and their families.

Quality use of CareSearch Resource Pack

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:31:00 EDT

Various resources were developed as part of this project including a set of materials for use by inhouse educators or community presenters. Materials have been distributed to many different groups and services throughout Australia. The Quality Use of CareSearch Resource Pack is available and includes a Promotional CD containing all Powerpoint presentations and supporting Fact sheets. The Pack also includes Printed copies of the Training and Support Pack and Hospital Liason sheets.

Volunteers Fact Sheet

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:17:00 EDT

Volunteers play an important role in palliative care. Some will be new to palliative care and others will have had involvement in the area for some time, if not years. This means that the information each volunteer needs will be different, depending on experience and level of involvement. The CareSearch website has information for those who are providing palliative care, and for those who are receiving palliative care. There are large amounts of information that may be of interest not only to the patients, their carers, families and friends but also to you as a volunteer and your colleagues.

Caregivers Fact Sheet

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:16:00 EDT

Any one at any time can find themselves caring for a partner, member of the family or friend in the last part of their life. Most people who are living with a terminal illness will spend the majority of the last year of their life in their home. This would not be possible without the help of the family, and someone who assumes the carer role.

Allied Health Fact sheet

Tue, 11 May 2010 23:26:00 EDT

CareSearch is an Australian online resource that promotes the evidence-based practice of palliative care, and provides good quality, practical, up-to-date information and resources.

Palliative care within Australia is provided by many different health professionals. There are many issues that arise when dealing with a life limiting illness and CareSearch can help with information and resources to support practice.

Within the website information can be found on:

What is Palliative Care? The role of palliative care within Australia is described. The National Palliative Care Program provides an overview of the Australian Government's national initiatives in this area since 2000.
Professional Groups Pages: Many different disciplines and professional groups contribute to palliative care individually and as part of multidisciplinary care teams. These pages provide access to resources and literature relevant to the practice of palliative care for different individual professional groups. They have been developed either in association with professional bodies or by individual practitioners from that area.
Professional Connect recognises that throughout Australia there are groups and teams contributing to palliative care practice and development. CareSearch can support these Communities of Practice (CoPs) by facilitating virtual engagement. This includes an area on the website just for the group (registered members), with intranet home page, shared calendar, forum, the capacity for a newsletter and a safe place to store documents.
Patients and Families: There are also pages written especially for consumers, that is the patients, their carers, family, friends and the wider community. Information can be found on ‘about palliative care’, ‘living with illness’, ‘how to care’, ‘at the end’ and ‘bereavement, grief and loss’. There is also a page with downloadable resources that can be printed and handed out to initiate conversations or for reading later.
Clinical Practice: Palliative care as a specialist health field draws upon a multidisciplinary body of evidence to support its practice. These pages are designed to support clinical practice by summarising the state of the evidence and by providing clinicians with access to relevant literature where possible.
Finding Evidence: These pages are designed specifically for health professionals. They look at the role, nature and sources of evidence and the application of evidence in practice.

Refer colleagues, patients and their families to information that is available 24 hours a day, is free, relevant, useful and most importantly quality assured. There are a variety of information pieces available for the palliative care community to order, including brochures, fact sheets and bookmarks. You can view these resources on the website and download an order form.

Visit www.caresearch.com.au and learn more about palliative care. The website is evaluated for quality and has been written by Australian healthcare professionals. You may have a computer at home, and there are also computers in the Hospice, so go and have a look at CareSearch now!

Promotional Resources

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:09:00 EDT

We have a variety of information pieces available for the palliative care community. If you have any enquiries regarding our promotional materials please contact Natasha Schembri via email at natasha.schembri@flinders.edu.au.