Doctors sign up for assisted dying but more needed
Almost 60 WA health practitioners are now trained to help people seeking voluntary assisted dying, but more are needed because of the higher-than-expected demand. Read More...
Voluntary Assisted Dying
Advanced care planning essentials
Linda Nolte explains the role of advance care planning in the context of the recently introduced voluntary assisted dying laws. Read More...
Voluntary assisted dying: Is your practice ready?
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 will come into effect on 1 July 2021 throughout Western Australia. The new legislation will offer a new alternative to patients suffering from a terminal illness. Read More...
Voluntary Assisted Dying – what are the choices?
Depending on jurisdiction, a person eligible for voluntary assisted dying (VAD) may have a choice from one of three possibilities. Read More...
Ethics in palliative care
The Oceanic Palliative Care Conference was held in Perth in September. The biennial conference brings together practitioners from a number of disciplines all seeking to optimise the quality of life of those whose days may be numbered. Read More...
Palliative Care a Human Right
Palliative Care: Access to palliative care in Australia needs to improve significantly to meet United Nations human rights criteria. Read More...
Nuts and Bolts of Voluntary Assisted Dying
With heightened emotion swirling around Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation, some of its detail is being lost. Here are some of the key points. Read More...
Palliative Care in the Spotlight
Between September 10 and 13, palliative care experts from around the region will be coming to Perth for the first Oceanic Palliative Care Conference. Read More...