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October 28, 2019
New system to use predictive analytics to improve care
https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2019/10/23/system-uses-predictive-analytics-to-improve-care/A research and vendor collaboration is developing software to predict the deterioration of aged care residents’ health to improve care planning and reduce avoidable hospital transfers.
October 28, 2019
New tool helps start conversations about end of life
https://www.folio.ca/new-tool-helps-start-conversations-about-end-of-life/U of A researchers develop questionnaire to help people with terminal illnesses express their needs and wishes to loved ones and caregivers.
October 28, 2019
To die well, we must talk about death before the end of life
https://theconversation.com/to-die-well-we-must-talk-about-death-before-the-end-of-life-124256In a research study, 84 per cent of residents and families who received a pamphlet about end-of-life choices felt encouraged to think about their future care.
October 21, 2019
Implementing advance care planning in routine nursing home care: The development of the theory-based ACP+ program
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223586We report on the development and description of the ACP+ program, a multi-component theory-based program that aims to implement advance care planning into routine nursing home […]
October 21, 2019
How the elderly and frail are caught in the crosshairs of push to end hallway medicine
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/how-the-elderly-and-frail-are-caught-in-the-crosshairs-of-push-to-end-hallway-medicineMelanie Dea’s husband Richard Martin, 75, was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease 12 years ago. She was recently handed a bill for his care from the Montfort […]
October 21, 2019
Cultural humility: a way to reduce LGBTQ health disparities at the end of life
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049909119880548Cultural competency trainings for clinicians have been commonly proposed by major medical institutions and certifying bodies to ameliorate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning […]