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EOL Essentials @EOLessentials

The skills & knowledge health professionals need to provide high quality end-of-life care. Funded by Department of Health, Disability & Ageing, at Flinders Uni

Joined February 2016
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ParamedProf is at paramedprof.bsky.social@ParamedProf
31 Aug 2025
Replying to @arban70 @QUT @BillMadden @healthgovau @AusHealthReform @AckerJoe
End-of-Life Essentials have updated their Collaboration and Coordination of Care modules to help health professionals ensure a patient’s days or years in end-of-life care is guided by what matters most to them. asn.us2.list-manage.com/trac…
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RT @GingerGorman: My first story for @SatPaper is out today. It’s about Simon, his beloved 4yo son Marmaduke, and paediatric palliative c…
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Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network@aphnofficial
9 Jul 2025
Over half of Australians die in hospitals, making compassionate bereavement care essential. End-of-Life Essentials’ new module helps staff support grieving families with confidence and sensitivity ♥️ @EOLessentials 🔗Read more: endoflifeessentials.com.au/N…

Improving Bereavement Care in Hospitals

A shift in gear is needed when providing care and service to families and friends who are newly bereaved, who have just endured the death of their mother, friend or son, for...

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ANZAHPE@anzahpe
5 Jun 2025
EXTERNAL COURSE: End-of-Life Essentials is a Commonwealth funded initiative, operating out of Flinders University. The project offers free peer-reviewed online education modules on delivering end-of-life care for clinicians working in acute hospitals: endoflifeessentials.com.au/
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🧡 Our new short video offers healthcare professionals practical, compassionate strategies for responding to bereavement with patients, the families of patients, & themselves. Watch the full version here ▶️vimeo.com/1086218060 #bereavement #grief #video
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'If time becomes short, what is most important to you?' Hospital #HealthcareProfessionals excel in treating & fixing ill-health, but another approach can be helpful when providing #EndofLifeCare. More in our updated Goals of Care at the #EndofLife module endoflifeessentials.com.au/E…
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Alasdair MacLullich
@A_MacLullich
29 Mar 2025
Human kindness can significantly reduce the distress associated with #delirium. Eye contact, gentle words, reassurance, explanation of context - simple and quick to do, and very effective in improving the experience of the delirious patient. Build this into every interaction.
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Frontline Communication 💙@FLComs
25 Mar 2025
'The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.' - Ram Dass 🤫 👂 💗
The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear. Ram Dass

ALT The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear. Ram Dass

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🔸Missed our Communication Masterclass webinar? Catch up in this blog! 3 key points from the webinar panel, incl tips on responses to patient questions such as “Am I dying?” &“How long do I have?” ▶️ endoflifeessentials.com.au/N… #EndofLifeCare #nurses #doctors #AlliedHealth
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🌿Am I dying? Is my Dad going to suffer?' Difficult questions. Vital conversations. Compassionate, confident communication can make all the difference in #EndofLifeCare Our updated 'Communication & Decision-Making' module can help #HealthcareProfessionals💻endoflifeessentials.com.au/E…
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💬 #EndOfLife conversations can be some of the challenging & meaningful in healthcare. Missed our Communication Masterclass? Our Project Lead & expert panelists shared insights & strategies for these vital discussions. 🎥 Watch now: vimeo.com/manage/videos/1065…
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Join @ACPAustralia in National #AdvanceCarePlanning Week for their free webinar providing #HealthProfessionals with a contemporary perspective about advance care planning, and the role they play events.humanitix.com/contemp… #ACPWeek25
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iDelirium@iDelirium_Aware
10 Mar 2025
Looking for #WDAD2025 resources? Did you know we have over 30 #delirium infographics to download on our site? Some are even available in multiple languages! #WDAD2025 deliriumday.com/infographics…
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Ranjana Srivastava@docranjana
11 Mar 2025
As doctors, we review morbidity and mortality regularly – but we need a better way of respecting the patient voice | Ranjana Srivastava | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…

As doctors, we review morbidity and mortality regularly – but we need a better way of respecting...

The object of M&Ms, as they’re called, is to untangle medical errors in a safe space. But to exclude the patient experience is to do them a disservice

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#Grief is a reaction to a significant loss & is a normal human process that is necessary in making sense & coming to terms with ‘who’ or ‘what’ has been lost: eapassist.com.au/loss-grief/ Learn more in our '#Bereavement Care' module for health professionals - endoflifeessentials.com.au/E…

Loss & Grief - EAP Assist

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential, employer-funded benefit providing free support to employees and their immediate family members for personal and work-related issues. EAPs offer...

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'(The education model) showed that the attitudes of the trainee nurses towards death before & after the course improved in terms of fear & anxiety, sense of avoidance...' dovepress.com/effectiveness-… #education #EndofLifeCare #nurses @DovePress
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EOL Essentials@EOLessentials
18 Feb 2025
💙 Do you feel confident caring for a dying patient? High-quality, compassionate #EndofLifeCare matters—for patients, families, & healthcare teams. 📣Our *updated* Imminent Death module can help you strengthen your knowledge & confidence ▶️ endoflifeessentials.com.au/E… #education
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Cold calling patients with bad news can be excruciating. At those times, instinct is all I can rely...

Difficult news conveyed compassionately and sensitively doesn’t alter the facts but does change the patient experience

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Leanne, Nurse Unit Manager, acted on family feedback about #EndofLifeCare in her unit. 🔸Then: Patients and families felt there was a lack of support. 🔸Now: Leanne’s rolling out education to improve care & support for both patients and staff More: endoflifeessentials.com.au/N…
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Patients & families need time to process the realities of chronic illness. Ongoing conversations help them make informed decisions & find peace of mind. Nurses & clinicians play a vital role in normalising these discussions nurse.org/news/nurse-talk-ab… #EndofLifeCare #Communication
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