eMJA: Articles on Palliative care

BMJ Case Notes 2009

eMJA The Medical Journal of Australia

Articles on Palliative care

63 articles

Voluntary euthanasia: confronting death [Book Review] Thomas F Sandeman Med J Aust 2009; 190 (6): 311.
Learning to face death [Book Reviews] Michael P Barbato Med J Aust 2009; 190 (2): 73.
Palliative care – getting the focus right [Book Reviews] Paul A Glare Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 400.
What has happened to clinical leadership in futile care discussions? [Letters] Thomas R Solano and James D Fratzia || Peter M Brooks || Mathew Piercy and Graeme Duke Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 348-349.
In-depth dialysis therapy [Book Review] Francesco L Ierino Med J Aust 2008; 189 (4): 206.
Palliative care stateside [Book Review] Paul A Glare Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): 482.
Advanced cancer care [Book Review] Raymond M Lowenthal Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): 468.
Impact of specialty on attitudes of Australian medical practitioners to end-of-life decisions [Research] Malcolm H Parker, Colleen M Cartwright and Gail M Williams Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): 450-456.
Survey of bereavement support provided by Australian palliative care services [Health Care] Mark A Mather, Phillip D Good, John D Cavenagh and Peter J Ravenscroft Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 228-230.
Risk of suicide in cancer patients in Western Australia, 1981–2002 [Research] Nigel R C Dormer, Kieran A McCaul and Linda J Kristjanson Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 140-143.
Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults in the advanced stages of a [Supplement] Josephine M Clayton, Karen M Hancock, Phyllis N Butow, Martin H N Tattersall and David C Currow Med J Aust 2007; 186 (12 Suppl): S77-S108.
On the merits of writing to the next of kin after the death of your patient: an Australian perspective [Personal Perspective] Roger K A Allen Med J Aust 2007; 186 (8): 425.
Evidence in palliative care research: how should it be gathered? [Letters] Tania Shelby-James, Amy P Abernethy, and David C Currow || Jennifer Tieman and David C Currow Med J Aust 2006; 184 (4): 196-198.
The Messiha and Schiavo cases: third-party ethical and legal interventions in futile care disputes [Medicine and the Law] Thomas A Faunce and Cameron Stewart Med J Aust 2005; 183 (7): 392.
Evidence in palliative care research: how should it be gathered? [Viewpoint] Samar M Aoun and Linda J Kristjanson Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 264-266.
Resolving conflict in end-of-life care [Editorials] Michael A Ashby, Allan Kellehear and Brian F Stoffell Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 230-231.
Narrative and illness: the death of a doctor’s friend [Medical Humanities] Anne P Hellman Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 9-11.
A time to die [Cry from the heart] Michael J Mackay Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 667-668.
Gardner; re BWV: Victorian Supreme Court makes landmark Australian ruling on tube feeding [Medicine and the Law] Michael A Ashby and Danuta Mendelson Med J Aust 2004; 181 (8): 442-445.
Palliative care: promoting general practice participation [Editorials] Geoffrey K Mitchell, Elizabeth J Reymond and Barry P M McGrath Med J Aust 2004; 180 (5): 207-208.
Palliative care: new guidelines for psychosocial care [Letters] Jane Turner, Brian McAvoy, Karen Luxford and Jane Fletcher Med J Aust 2004; 180 (3): 141-142.
Complementary medicine: is it more acceptable in palliative care practice? [Palliative Care Supplement] Allan Kellehear Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S46-S48.
Advances in palliative care relevant to the wider delivery of healthcare [Palliative Care] Phillip D Good Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S44-S46.
New dimensions in palliative care: a palliative approach to neurodegenerative diseases and final illness in older people [Palliative care] Linda J Kristjanson, Christine Toye and Sky Dawson Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S41-S43.
Palliative care at home: general practitioners working with palliative care teams [Palliative Care] Kevin J Yuen, Margaret M Behrndt, Christopher Jacklyn and Geoffrey K Mitchell Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S38-S40.
Home-based support for palliative care families: challenges and recommendations [Palliative Care] Peter Hudson Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S35-S37.
Team working: palliative care as a model of interdisciplinary practice [Palliative Care] Gregory B Crawford and Sharonne D Price Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S32-S34.
The interface between palliative medicine and specialists in acute-care hospitals: boundaries, bridges and challenges [Palliative Care] Paul A Glare, Kirsten A Auret, Ghauri Aggarwal, Katherine J Clark, Sarah E Pickstock and J Norelle Lickiss Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S29-S31.
Education and training in palliative care [Palliative Care] Will Cairns and Patsy M Yates Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S26-S28.
“A planning guide”: developing a consensus document for palliative care service provision [Palliative Care] David C Currow and Ellen M Nightingale Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S23-S25.
The dying child: how is care different? [Palliative Care] Jenny L Hynson, Jonathon Gillis, John J Collins, Helen Irving and Susan J Trethewie Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S20-S22.
Issues in palliative care for Indigenous communities [Palliative Care] Ian Maddocks and Robert G Rayner Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S17-S19.
Approaching death in multicultural Australia [Palliative Care] J Norelle Lickiss Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S14-S16.
Caring for the spirit: lessons from working with the dying [Palliative Care Supplement] Bruce D Rumbold Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S11-S13.
A patient-centred approach to sexuality in the face of life-limiting illness [Palliative Care] Amanda J Hordern and David C Currow Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S8-S11.
Grief and bereavement [Palliative Care] Ian Maddocks Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S6-S7.
Palliative care in the 21st century [Palliative Care] Ian Maddocks Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S4-S5.
Caring for the dying: the doctor as healer [Viewpoint] Michael Barbato Med J Aust 2003; 178 (10): 508-509.
The effect of dexamethasone on the longevity of syringe driver subcutaneous sites in palliative care patients [Research] Liz Reymond, Margaret A Charles, Jan Bowman and Pat Treston Med J Aust 2003; 178 (10): 486-489.
The intention to hasten death of terminally ill patients [Letters] Mathew Piercy, Gerald B Fogarty, Aubrey W Jansz and David M Gawler Med J Aust 2002; 177 (3): 165-167.
End-of-life issues: Case 2 [Clinical Ethics] Paul A Glare and Bernadette Tobin Med J Aust 2002; 176 (2): 80-82.
Palliative medicine [Medicine] Deborah A Campbell and David C Currow Med J Aust 2002; 176 (1): 33.
When our patients die [Death and the Physician] Christopher J Ryan Med J Aust 2001; 175: 524-525
Doctors, medicine and the care of the dying patient [Death and the Physician] Brian J Kelly Med J Aust 2001; 175: 523-524
The emotional impact on physicians of hastening the death of a patient [Death and the Physician] Ilinka Haverkate, Agnes van der Heide, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Paul J van der Maas and Gerrit van der Wal Med J Aust 2001; 175: 519-522
On causing death [Death and the Physician] Michael A Ashby Med J Aust 2001; 175: 517-518
Intention, the law, and clinical decision-making in terminal care [Death and the Physician] Roger W Hunt Med J Aust 2001; 175: 516
The intention to hasten death: a survey of attitudes and practices of surgeons in Australia [Death and the Physician] Charles D Douglas, Ian H Kerridge, Katherine J Rainbird, John R McPhee, Lynne Hancock and Allan D Spigelman Med J Aust 2001; 175: 511-515
The changing face of dying in Australia [Death and Society] Allan Kellehear Med J Aust 2001; 175: 508-510
Allowing the medical use of cannabis [Viewpoint] Wayne D Hall, Louisa J Degenhardt and David Currow Med J Aust 2001; 175: 39-40
Physician-assisted suicide in Oregon: why so few occurrences? [Viewpoint] Howard Wineberg Med J Aust 2001; 174: 353-354
Improving services to bereaved relatives in the emergency department: making healthcare more human [Medicine and the Community] Aled G Williams, Debra L O'Brien, Kylie J Laughton and George A Jelinek Med J Aust 2000; 173: 480-483
Neglect of bereavement care in general hospitals [Editorial] David W Kissane Med J Aust 2000; 173: 456
Subacute and non-acute casemix in Australia [Casemix supplement] Lynette A Lee, Kathy M Eagar and Michael C Smith Med J Aust 1998; 169: S22-S25
End-of-life decisions in Australian medical practice [Research] Helga Kuhse, Peter Singer, Peter Baume, Malcolm Clark, Maurice Rickard Med J Aust 1997; 166: 191
The fallacies of death causation in palliative care [Editorials] Michael Ashby Med J Aust 1997; 166: 176-177
Deaths, dying and the euthanasia debate in Australia [Editorials] Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 1997; 166: 173
Treatment decision-making at the end of life: a survey of Australian doctors' attitudes towards patients' wishes and eut [Research] Charles Waddell, Rodger M Clarnette, Michael Smith, Lynn Oldham, Allan Kellehear Med J Aust 1996; 165: 540
The euthanasia debate [Editorials] Riaz Hassan Med J Aust 1996; 165: 535
Major depression and refusal of life-sustaining medical treatment in the elderly [Research] Stuart C Hooper, Kevin J Vaughan, Christoper C Tennant, Janette M Perz Med J Aust 1996; 165: 416
Depression, decisions and the desire to die [Editorials] Christoper J Ryan Med J Aust 1996; 165: 411
Psychosocial support, treatment of metastatic disease and palliative care [MJA Practice Essentials] Michael A Ashby, David W Kissane, Geoffrey F Beadle, Alan Rodger Med J Aust 1996; 164: 43-49
Subacute and non-acute casemix in Australia [Casemix supplement] Lynette A Lee, Kathy M Eagar and Michael C Smith 1998; 169: S22-S25