Agree with this.

What would the consequences for zero harm mean, for example, in areas where risk is balanced with liberty, dignity and choice?

And reducing one harm sometimes increases other. Do falls prevention measures increase DVTs?

#Quality2024

I find the idea powerful that we need to put our efforts into 'creating the conditions' out of which ways forward will emerge (Bill Bannear). The 'conditions' are our ongoing commitment to relationships- not a silver bullet, more of a slow burning priority, & actions will follow.

'Australia's gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) peaked at 2.25% in 2008–09 and has continuously declined to 1.68% of GDP in 2021–22,' the panel wrote. Australian Universities Accord report recommends sweeping changes to tertiary education - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2024-02-2…

Everyone will have a bereaved colleague at some point. This seminar explores simple, practical steps which can make a workplace more bereavement friendly - to the benefit of bereaved colleagues & the organisation. Grateful for a RT ACOSVO The CIPD in Scotland scottishcare.org/event/employer…

FREE webinar on delirium in different patient groups: children, ICU and older people. Join us on World Delirium Awareness Day. Tuesday March 13th 5.00pm CET and 4pm UK time. Link:
EDA Webinars (europeandeliriumassociation.org)
European Delirium

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theoretical transferable knowledge will be important for practical application- given what we know & experience as implementation researchers & practitioners, the influence of context will always mean ‘it depends’

Over 30% of older adult caregivers report simultaneously receiving care for their own daily activities. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Get ready for the 2024 PCNA Conference! Join us in Melbourne for a fusion of Clinical Excellence, Connection, & Culture. Don't miss out on the chance to expand your knowledge and delve into the latest advancements in palliative care nursing. Register now: pcnaconference.au

#palliativecareinaction in my clinical time last week, saw 10 very ill people some repeatedly (total 23 visits). None had cancer; 5 on intensive care unit; all facing profound uncertainty; one has died. Palliative care is an integral and essential part of acute hospital for many

Weird question, but are any of my followers undertakers in NSW?
I have a question about the paper work if you are happy for me to DM you.

Delighted to see this #Delirium work by lead author Cheryl Davies published kokiri.org.nz/index.php?page…. And also delighted that Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM) values First Nations people and takes racism seriously.

“Beyond Feasibility”: A Qualitative Study of Patients, Their Whānau (Family) and Staff Perspectives and Experiences of a Non- Pharmacological Delirium-Prevention Intervention in Two Aotearoa/New Zealand Hospices - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-…

Abstracts due Tuesday 13th 👇🏻

📢BGS #Delirium Hub📢This website page brings together articles, national guidelines & best practice relevant to delirium and is frequently reviewed & updated by the BGS Clinical Quality Committee and the Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health SIG. bgs.org.uk/deliriumhub #BGSconf

Would you like to know more about what matters most to older people with advancing #frailty as they near the end of life? See our poster at #MCResearch2024 Let us know if you have any questions or want to know more Living and Dying Well Research
Health Sciences Surrey
Marie Curie EOLC

Homeless Australians are dying at 44 on average in hidden crisis dlvr.it/T2Hw7D

This is such important work! My sense is that paramedics are doing a whole lot of heavy lifting -a lot of which remains 'unseen' SA Ambulance Service

Who ‘needs’ community palliative care? Prognosis-centred registers disadvantage frail older people bjgp.org/content/74/739…

Cambridge Palliative & End of Life Research Group @pcu_cambridge NIHR ARC East of England Lucy Pollock Dr Lucy Pocock

A resident was upset, crying to herself. Another resident, who finds difficulties communicating, walked up to her and stood stroking her hair. People don't lose their humanity when dementia comes along, they still feel themselves and for others. 🥺