General

2012

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (2012)

Living longer. Living better..

Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

• Links
• View report: Living longer. Living better.
• View report: Living longer. Living better. (PDF - 1.2 MB)
• View information: Living longer. Living better.
• View website: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)

Australia's health 2012.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

• Links
• View abstract: Australia's health 2012 summary
• View report: Australia's health 2012
• View report: Australia’s health 2012: in brief
• View report: Australia's health 2012
• View media release: media release
• View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)

Palliative care services in Australia 2012.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

The Palliative care services in Australia report provides detailed information on the national responses to the palliative care needs of Australians, including Indigenous Australians. This publication is the first in a planned series of annual reports providing this information. The report broadly considers three aspects of palliative care:

• services
• resources
• patient outcomes.

Details from a range of national data sources, including the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, are presented for 2009-10 and where available 2010-11. Changes over time are also shown.

Abstract adapted from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

• Links
• View abstract: Palliative care services in Australia 2012 summary
• View report: Palliative care services in Australia 2012
• View report: Palliative care services in Australia 2012 (PDF - 3.5 MB)
• View media release: Palliative care admissions rise 50% in a decade
• View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Community Affairs References Committee (2012)

Palliative care in Australia.

Canberra: Parliament of Australia

• Links
• View report: Palliative care in Australia
• View report: Palliative care in Australia (PDF - 1.7 MB)
• View information: Palliative Care in Australia Senate committee
• View website: Parliament of Australia

Cumming M, Boreland F, Perkins D (2012)

Do rural primary health care nurses feel equipped for palliative care?.

Australian Journal of Primary Health; 18(4): 274-283

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• View abstract: Do rural primary health care nurses feel equipped for palliative care?
• View article: Do rural primary health care nurses feel equipped for palliative care? (PDF - 291.8 KB)
• View website: Australian Journal of Primary Health

Thomson N, MacRae A, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Levitan L, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Stumpers S, Urquhart B (2012)

Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2011.

Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

• Links
• View report: Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2011
• View report: Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2011 (PDF - 5.1 MB)
• View website: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

2011

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

• Links
• View abstract: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses summary
• View report: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses
• View report: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses (PDF - 11.0 MB)
• View information: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework: 2010 report
• View media release: Detailed stats released on Indigenous health
• View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)

Trends in palliative care in Australian hospitals.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

• Links
• View abstract: Trends in palliative care in Australian hospitals summary
• View report: Trends in palliative care in Australian hospitals
• View report: Trends in palliative care in Australian hospitals (PDF - 1.3 MB)
• View media release: Increase in hospital admissions for palliative care
• View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Department of Health and Ageing (2011)

National palliative care strategy 2010: supporting Australians to live well at the end of life.

Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia

• Links
• View abstract: National palliative care strategy 2010: supporting Australians to live well at the end of life
• View report: National palliative care strategy 2010: supporting Australians to live well at the end of life (PDF - 276.0 KB)
• View media release: National Palliative Care Strategy Released
• View website: Department of Health and Ageing

Nadimi F, Currow DC (2011)

As death approaches: a retrospective survey of the care of adults dying in Alice Springs Hospital.

Australian Journal of Rural Health; 19(1): 4-8

• Links
• View abstract: As death approaches: a retrospective survey of the care of adults dying in Alice Springs Hospital
• View article: As death approaches: a retrospective survey of the care of adults dying in Alice Springs Hospital (PDF - 72.9 KB)
• View website: Australian Journal of Rural Health

Stumpers S, Thomson N, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Urquhart B (2011)

Overview of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia 2011.

Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

• Links
• View report: Overview of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia 2011
• View report: Overview of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia 2011 (PDF - 2.2 MB)
• View information: Overview of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia 2011
• View website: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

2010

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)

National palliative care performance indicators: results of the 2008 performance indicator data collection.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

• Links
• View report: National palliative care performance indicators: results of the 2008 performance indicator data collection
• View report: National palliative care performance indicators: results of the 2008 performance indicator data collection (PDF - 568.0 KB)
• View information: Palliative care publications
• View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

McGrath P (2010)

The Living Model: an Australian model for Aboriginal palliative care service delivery with international implications.

Journal of Palliative Care; 26(1): 59-64

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• View abstract: The Living Model: an Australian model for Aboriginal palliative care service delivery with international implications (PDF - 4.0 KB)
• View article: The Living Model: an Australian model for Aboriginal palliative care service delivery with international implications (PDF - 236.0 KB)

Murphy S (2010)

A journey home to country.

The Chronicle; 16(1): 16

• Links
• View publication: A journey home to country (PDF - 2.4 MB)
• View information: The Chronicle
• View website: Chronic Diseases Network

Prior D, Paardekooper C, Waight C, Jackson P (2010)

Indigenous and remote health: PEPA - bridging the gap in palliative care.

Australian Nursing Journal; 17(8): 39

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• View abstract: Indigenous and remote health: PEPA - bridging the gap in palliative care
• View article: Indigenous and remote health: PEPA - bridging the gap in palliative care (PDF - 138.8 KB)
• View website: Australian Nursing Journal

Stewart S (2010)

"Palliative care for sick kidneys" education resource.

The Chronicle; 16(1): 18

• Links
• View publication: "Palliative care for sick kidneys" education resource (PDF - 2.4 MB)
  see page 18 for item
• View information: The Chronicle

Stewart S (2010)

Palliative care for renal clients living in a remote setting.

The Chronicle; 16(1): 12-13

• Links
• View publication: Palliative care for renal clients living in a remote setting (PDF - 2.4 MB)
• View information: The Chronicle
• View website: Chronic Diseases Network

2009

McGrath PD, Phillips EL (2009)

Insights from the Northern Territory on factors that facilitate effective palliative care for Aboriginal peoples.

Australian Health Review; 33(4): 636-644

• Links
• View abstract: Insights from the Northern Territory on factors that facilitate effective palliative care for Aboriginal peoples
• View article: Insights from the Northern Territory on factors that facilitate effective palliative care for Aboriginal peoples (PDF - 156.0 KB)
• View website: Australian Health Review

McMahon J (2009)

How we did it: advance care planning for Indigenous renal clients in the Northern Territory [ppt].

Paper presented at the Together! Cultural connections for quality care at the end of life. 24-27 September 2012, Perth

• Links
• View conference presentation: How we did it: advance care planning for Indigenous renal clients in the Northern Territory [ppt] (PDF - 1.7 MB)
• View information: B3 - Project presentations - Indigenous connections
• View website: Palliative Care Australia

To T, Boughey M (2009)

Referral patterns to a palliative care service in rural Australia servicing Indigenous Australians.

Internal Medicine Journal; 40(11): 772-776

• Links
• View abstract: Referral patterns to a palliative care service in rural Australia servicing Indigenous Australians
• View article: Referral patterns to a palliative care service in rural Australia servicing Indigenous Australians (PDF - 112.0 KB)
• View website: Internal Medicine Journal

2008

McGrath P, Fox-Young S, Phillips E (2008)

Insights on Aboriginal grief practices from the Northern Territory, Australia.

Australian Journal of Primary Health; 14(3): 48-57

• Links
• View abstract: Insights on Aboriginal grief practices from the Northern Territory, Australia
• View abstract: Insights on Aboriginal grief practices from the Northern Territory, Australia (PDF - 4.7 KB)
• View website: Australian Journal of Primary Health

McGrath P, Phillips E (2008)

Aboriginal spiritual perspectives: research findings relevant to end-of-life care.

Illness, Crisis, & Loss; 16(2): 153-171

• Links
• View abstract: Aboriginal spiritual perspectives: research findings relevant to end-of-life care (PDF - 4.7 KB)
• View website: Illness, Crisis & Loss

McGrath P, Phillips E (2008)

Insights on end-of-life ceremonial practices of Australian Aboriginal peoples.

Collegian; 15(4): 125-133

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• View abstract: Insights on end-of-life ceremonial practices of Australian Aboriginal peoples
• View article: Insights on end-of-life ceremonial practices of Australian Aboriginal peoples (PDF - 200.0 KB)
• View website: Collegian

McGrath P (2008)

Family care giving for Aboriginal peoples during end-of-life: findings from the Northern Territory.

Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health; 7: 1-10

• Links
• View article: Family care giving for Aboriginal peoples during end-of-life: findings from the Northern Territory (PDF - 232.0 KB)
• View website: Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health

Solomon G (2008)

Palliative care and preventable chronic disease.

The Chronicle; 11(2): 21

• Links
• View information: The Chronicle
• View website: Chronic Diseases Network
  See page 21, The Chronicle

2007

McGrath P, Holewa H, Kail-Buckley S (2007)

"They should come out here ...": research findings on lack of local palliative care services for Australian Aboriginal people.

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care; 24(2): 105-113

• Links
• View abstract: "They should come out here ...": research findings on lack of local palliative care services for Australian Aboriginal people
• View website: SAGE Publications

McGrath P, Holewa H, McGrath Z (2007)

Practical problems for Aboriginal palliative care service provision in rural and remote areas: equipment, power and travel issues.

Collegian; 14(3): 21-26

• Links
• View abstract: Practical problems for Aboriginal palliative care service provision in rural and remote areas: equipment, power and travel issues (PDF - 5.1 KB)
• View article: Practical problems for Aboriginal palliative care service provision in rural and remote areas: equipment, power and travel issues (PDF - 8.0 KB)
• View information: Practical problems for Aboriginal palliative care service provision in rural and remote areas: equipment, power and travel issues
• View website: Collegian

McGrath P, Patton M (2007)

Indigenous understanding of hospice and palliative care: findings from an Australian study.

Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing; 9(4): 189-197

• Links
• View abstract: Indigenous understanding of hospice and palliative care: findings from an Australian study
• View abstract: Indigenous understanding of hospice and palliative care: findings from an Australian study (PDF - 5.8 KB)
• View website: Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing

McGrath PD, Patton MAS, Ogilvie KF, Rayner RD, Mcgrath ZM, Holewa HF (2007)

The case for Aboriginal health workers in palliative care.

Australian Health Review; 31(3): 430-439

• Links
• View abstract: The case for Aboriginal Health Workers in palliative care
• View website: Australian Health Review

Yates P (2007)

Developments in cancer and palliative care nursing in rural and remote Australia.

Paper presented at the 9th National Rural Health Conference: standing up for rural health: learning from the past, action in the future. 7-10 March 2007, Albury, NSW

• Links
• View report: Developments in cancer and palliative care nursing in rural and remote Australia (PDF - 329.2 KB)
• View website: 9th National Rural Health Conference