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Palliative care

Research

The Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN‐ACC): a new casemix classification for residential aged care

Kathy Eagar, Rob Gordon, Milena F Snoek, Carol Loggie, Anita Westera, Peter David Samsa and Conrad Kobel

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (8): n/a-n/a Free

Perspectives

Opening the lines of communication: towards shared decision making and improved end‐of‐life care in the Top End

Emma Spencer and Eswaran Waran

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (1): 10-11.e1 Free

Ethics and law

Challenges in advance care planning: the interface between explicit instructional directives and palliative care

Peter Eastman, Danielle Ko and Brian H Le

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (2): 67-68.e1

Letters

A perfect storm: fear of litigation for end of life care

Julia M Anaf

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 140-140.e1

Letters

A perfect storm: fear of litigation for end of life care

Roger W Hunt

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 140-140.e1

Letters

A perfect storm: fear of litigation for end of life care

Geoffrey K Mitchell, Lindy Willmott, Ben P White, Donella Piper, David C Currow and Patsy M Yates

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 140-140.e1

Perspectives

Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into responses to humanitarian crises

Eric L Krakauer, Bethany‐Rose Daubman and Tammam Aloudat

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (5): 201-203.e1

Perspectives

A perfect storm: fear of litigation for end of life care

Geoffrey K Mitchell, Lindy Willmott, Ben P White, Donella Piper, David C Currow and Patsy M Yates

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (10): 441-441.e1

Letters

Medical assistance in dying: a disruption of therapeutic relationships

Peter G Beahan

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (4): 189

Letters

Medical assistance in dying: a disruption of therapeutic relationships

Douglas T Bridge, Sinead M Donnelly and Frank P Brennan

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (4): 189

Perspectives

Medical assistance in dying: a disruption of therapeutic relationships

Leeroy William

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (7): 286-287

Short reports

The gap reversed: a review of site of death in the Top End

Eswaran Waran, Mohammad Y Zubair and Niamh O'Connor

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 39 Free

Perspectives

Psilocybin-assisted therapy for anxiety and depression: implications for euthanasia

Nigel Strauss

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (11): 468-469

Perspectives

Failing to plan is planning to fail: advance care directives and the Aboriginal people of the Top End

Eswaran Waran, Sharon Wallace and Jonathan Dodson-Jauncey

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (9): 377

Reflections / Poem

Cloudless

Michelle P Poon

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (1): 18

Editorials

Futility and utility

Ian Maddocks

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (8): 289 Free

Research

What does “futility” mean? An empirical study of doctors’ perceptions

Ben White, Lindy Willmott, Eliana Close, Nicole Shepherd, Cindy Gallois, Malcolm H Parker, Sarah Winch, Nicholas Graves and Leonie K Callaway

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (8): 318 Free

Perspectives

Identifying low-value care: the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ EVOLVE initiative

Jason Soon, Rachelle Buchbinder, Jacqui Close, Catherine Hill, Simon Allan and Caroline Turnour

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 180-181

Reflections

The acute care conveyor belt: a personal experience

Kimberley D Ivory

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (4): 162-163 Free

Editorials

Routine integration of palliative care: what will it take?

Jennifer Philip and Anna Collins

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (10): 385 Free

Reflections / Book review

Dealing with death

Robin H Mortimer

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (5): 232 Free

Research

Are potential organ donors missed on general wards? A 6-month audit of hospital deaths

Jonathan J Gatward, Michael J O’Leary, Myra Sgorbini and Paul R Phipps

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (4): 205-208 Free

Research

Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a benchmark for quality end-of-life cancer care?

Jennifer Philip, Peter Hudson, Adam Bostanci, Annette Street, Dell E Horey, Sanchia Aranda, Rachel Zordan, Bruce D Rumbold, Gaye Moore and Vijaya Sundararajan

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (3): 139-143 Free

Perspectives

What can we do to help Australians die the way they want to?

Hal Swerissen and Stephen J Duckett

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (1): 10-11 Free

Clinical focus

Goals of care: a clinical framework for limitation of medical treatment

Robyn L Thomas, Mohamed Y Zubair, Barbara Hayes and Michael A Ashby

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (8): 452-455 Free