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Assessing the need for Palliative Care

• CARESEARCH – Identifying Palliative Care Needs
• CARESEARCH – Prognosticating
• Contact local service for advice

Advance care planning

• CARESEARCH – Advance Care Planning
• See also “Community Member Resources” on Advance Personal Planning
• CARESEARCH – Communication

Symptoms

• Pain
  • CARESEARCH – Pain
  • Opioid Conversion Ratios
  • Syringe driver drug compatibilities
  • Information for Patients – Learn more about pain management
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Breathlessness
• Constipation
• Symptom management in specific conditions
  • COPD
  • Heart Failure
  • Renal and Liver failure
• Some symptoms and their management

Planning for a home/community death

• Planning for a Home death – CARESEARCH checklist
  • In Town/Darwin
  • In a remote community
  • In a Regional Aged care facility
  • Useful medication list
• Equipment

The Dying Patient

• Recognising/diagnosing dying
  • CARESEARCH – Assessing and recognising the dying patient
  • Palliative Care VIC – Diagnosing Dying, Useful Resources
• CARESEARCH – Prescribing for end of life symptoms
• Syringe drivers
  • How to get them
  • How to use them
  • Drug compatibilities

Paediatric Palliative Care

See palliativecare.org.au/children

Providing Palliative Care for Aboriginal patients

PEPA: Cultural Considerations: Providing end-of-life care for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Healthinfonet: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care

Equipment available to palliative care clients and families in Darwin

Territory Palliative Care have a small stock of equipment which is funded through the Top End Health Service.

The equipment is loaned out to the patient and family and then recovered after the patient no longer needs the equipment.

The equipment includes walkers, wheelchairs, cushions, shower commodes and chairs and hospital beds for a limited timeframe.

The equipment service is coordinated by the Occupational Therapist and CNM. The service enables clients to remain at home for as long as is possible and provides comfort and safety for the clients. The clients need to be registered with Territory Palliative Care in order to receive these services.

Alternative suppliers of equipment for hire in Darwin include:

• Keep Moving – 08 89475122
• Equip4living – 08 89472139
• Disability Equipment – nt.gov.au/wellbeing/disability-services
• Aged care services – nt.gov.au/wellbeing/health-subsidies-support
• New Aged mobility – Disability Services and Mobility Equipment – newagemobility.com.au