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Research Basics: EQUATOR, CONSORT, STROBE – what’s all that about?

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EQUATOR is a good place to start if you’re struggling with writing up your research protocol or results. The EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) provides guidelines for reporting different types of health research. The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that aims to “achieve accurate, complete, and transparent reporting of all health research studies” and includes researchers, journal editors, peer reviewers, and other relevant bodies. Continue reading →

Shifting the focus of care from disease to people – heartfelt article about dying in acute hospitals

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This article is going a bit viral on social media. Does it mirror your experiences? It certain does mine, having worked for a long time in consultation services in acute hospitals. There have been a number of comments and letters to the Age supporting the message of the article, written by a senior doctor about the death of his father. http://www.theage.com.au/comment/hospitals-must-shift-focus-of-endoflife-care-from-disease-to-people-20150707-gi6joz

MyPal Podcasts

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Do you like technology? Innovation? Palliative care? Research? Why, these things are what @palliverse is all about – and why you/we are here in the first place!

Guess what? These things are exactly what the #MyPal podcasts from @amaranwosu are all about as well. How about that!

Check it out here and also on iTunes. Be amazed. Happy listening!

Online Pain Module – RACP eLearning

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I have just been prompted to have a look at the excellent eLearning Pain Module for the RACP.  In short it is a fantastic resource that I encourage anyone with access to have a look at here.  As I understand it access to this resource is limited to fellows and trainees of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and its administrators so my apologies to anyone not fitting that description reading this blog, as the following may come across as a bit of a tease. (Ed Correction: We have just been informed that anyone can apply for access through the site linked above – i.e. Read on, it is not a tease at all)

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RACP eLearning website https://elearning.racp.edu.au/

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free smartphone app for GPs providing palliative care

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There’s an app for that! ABC news writes that a new smartphone app can help guide GPs in management of patients approaching the end of life.

It’s free from iTunes and provided to you by the lovely chaps at Flinders University in SA.

We would love to hear from GPs or trainees  – what do you think?

Sonia

Posters from the 11th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference

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Here is a collection of posters from the recent Asia Pacific Hospice Conference in Taipei – primarily by researchers and clinicians from Australia and New Zealand. Enjoy!

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Using social media to enhance your clinical and research practice #PCRNV15

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Team Palliverse is excited to be presenting at the upcoming Palliative Care Research Network Victoria (PCRNV) Forum on March 24th at 5pm AEDT (2pm AWST; 7pm NZDT). We will be talking about the use of social media in palliative care research and clinical practice. Join us in person, via webinar or on twitter!

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