Palliative Care

"If you want to deal with the dying, deal with your own shit first," is the key piece of advice that shaped palliative care nurse Susan Marsden's career. It was given to her back in 1978 by the… Audio

Margaret explains how the data could have application for mobile apps and wearable technology rather than constant phone calls or visits from health workers. Audio

Right now, there's probably a uncomfortable conversation you've been meaning to have with someone, but you've been avoiding it. Perhaps you fear saying the wrong thing, or the person getting… Audio

The End of Life Choice Act will come into force in a year's time. According to preliminary referendum results released on Friday afternoon, 65.2 percent have voted in favour of the End of Life Choice… Audio

Palliative care specialist and Otago University senior lecturer Janine Winters and PhD candidate Jessica Young discuss their latest research on attitudes to assisted-dying from the point of view of… Audio

The palliative care sector says it's happy the euthanasia debate has raised awareness over the inequities and challenges it faces. Audio

Belgian professor Jan Bernheim is one of the world's leading experts in palliative care and medically assisted dying and a senior researcher at the End-of-Life Care Research Group at the Vrije… Audio

Ros Capper is the author of The Accidental Carer: A Practical Guide Through Uncertainty by Palliative Home Carers which is informed by her experience of caring for her terminally ill husband. Audio

Palliative care medical specialist, Anne O'Callaghan on improving communication between health professionals and terminally ill patients and their families. Her recently completed PhD looked in part… Audio

Death and dying is a subject most of us are reluctant to talk about. Dr Meera Agar believes demystifying the process can help us provide better care for the terminally ill. Meera Agar is a professor… Audio