By health reporter Olivia Willis, ABC Health & Wellbeing Bowel cancer kills conversation, but it doesn’t have to kill you. That’s the message behind a new campaign urging Australians aged 50-74 to use their government-funded, home-delivered bowel cancer screening kit as soon as they receive it in the mail. Currently, only 39 per centRead more
by Will Cairns (doctorportal, issue 14/16 April 2018) THIS week, 16–22 April 2018, is National Advance Care Planning Week, which provides the opportunity for us to consider why advance care planning (ACP) is elbowing its way into the heart of health care as a core responsibility for doctors, whatever our field of practice. ARead more
Advance Care Planning is a process that ensures family and treating healthcare teams understand what is important to you and how you want to be treated if you become unable to make decisions or communicate your wishes. What we do We provide education, tools, and assistance to anyone who wishes so complete an Advance Care Directive.Read more
Mirella came in first, red-eyed and teary. Her husband Simon came in next, and he didn’t make any eye contact with me. They have been seeing me as a couple for a few months, working to build on the improvements they have been able to make in their relationship. As Mirella sat down, she blurtedRead more
Date: November 6, 2015. Dr Ashleigh Witt Ashleigh Witt is a doctor training to be a geriatrician at Western Health in Melbourne. This is her view on why everybody should know the dying wishes of their loved ones. Dr Ashleigh Witt. Photo: Pat Scala The day you meet me in the emergency department with yourRead more
