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Browse resources created and collated by ARIIA as a trusted, evidence-based guide to supporting innovation across the aged care sector.

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Evidence Centre

The palliAGED Evidence Centre contains evidence summaries across a wide range of palliative care topics of relevance to aged care. Each of these concise summaries of systematic review evidence is accompanied by relevant resources from the Centre’s Practice Centre and a fuller analysis in the form of an Evidence Synthesis. 

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Emergency Planning and Management

palliAGED practice advice, tip sheets, and resources for managing handovers of care during a palliative care emergency and reducing the risk of inappropriate treatment near the end of life. 

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Diverse Population Groups

This webpage from ELDAC focuses on considerations for diverse population groups. Older Australians are from many different backgrounds, so each person will express their identity in different ways. Being part of a group with others from the same background can help to connect people, but diversity within groups and across groups also exists.

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ELDAC Digital Dashboard

The ELDAC digital dashboard is a system application that IT companies can embed in their aged care system. It is designed to track and visually represent key End of Life care processes and indicators relevant for reporting and clinical decision making.

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Dementia Specific Training for Clinicians and Managers

Free eLearning course from Advance Project for Clinicians and Managers makes initiating end-of-life conversations and assessing palliative needs of people living with dementia easier, to enable better care.

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Dementia Specific Training for Careworkers

This free eLearning course by The Advance Project is designed for careworkers, assistants in nursing and support workers to help them learn more about the importance of early discussions about palliative care for people living with dementia, to enable better care. 

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Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care Measure

This measure will improve palliative care for older Australians living in residential aged care. It will support new and advanced ways of providing palliative care and end-of-life care by state and territory governments.

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Care Worker Toolkit

A suite of eLearning modules and supporting resources provided by PCC4U for teaching CHCPAL001 – Deliver care services using a palliative approach (Version 2). It is designed for easy implementation into Certificate III and IV qualifications preparing care workers.

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Busting Myths about Palliative Care

Palliative care is a holistic approach to care that considers the person's overall physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional needs as well as the needs of their family. (3 min)

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AN-ACC Class 1 – Admit for Palliative Care

AN-ACC Class 1 is a special classification. It is for eligible residents who enter permanent residential aged care to receive planned palliative care at, or near, end of life at the same service. A resident with AN-ACC Class 1 does not need an AN-ACC assessment. A resource from the Department of Health and Aged Care.