Palliative Care

The development of this webpage was funded by the Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education (CPCRE) through the Moreton Bay General Practice Network Flexible Delivery Education Resource Project and the Leadership/Mentoring Project.

In partnership with Dr Bruce Stafford, Director of the Palliative Care Unit at Redcliffe Hospital, Moreton Bay General Practice Network are please to present Palliative Medicine - A Course for General Practitioners ONLINE!

Palliative Care Services in the MBGPN area and their Referral Pathways
Referral pathways are available for:
Palliative Care services available to patients from the MBGPN area are shown here
 
For other services consult our on-line Health Resources Directory.
Some of the relevant categories include:
  • Specialists - under Oncology, Oncology/Palliative Care, Palliative Care, and Radiation Oncology
  • Allied health Services - some of the relevant categories include nursing services, medical equipment, dietetics, psychology, social work, counseling, occupational therapy, speech pathology, support groups, and community and voluntary health services
This section includes information on the suppliers of relevant equipment and the costs of hiring equipment and aids.
 
Follow this link for recommended reference books for both patients and health care providers and other educational resources. This section also includes Dr Bruce Stafford's book that GPs in our area found was the most valuable reference book they had.

This section focuses on the Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) and on-line education.



Updated:  July 2010

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