Category: Palliative Care

Feedback on the quiz with BPJ 27 from ‘best practice’ June 2010 Feedback on the responses to our quiz on: Stopping medicines in older people; Medicines for weight loss and Paediatric oral health
Correspondence from ‘best practice’ April 2010 Medicines in pregnancy Defining polypharmacy
Stop Falls: Medicines and the risk of falls in older people March 2010 This is not an audit but a stand alone data report. This web version is a sample only , all data below the national level has been omitted.
Smoking related cancer morbidity and mortality from ‘best practice’ December 2009 The majority of people with cancer will initially present to general practice, therefore GPs have an excellent opportunity to make a difference with early detection and the initiation of speedy referral to specialist services. However, the difficulty is to achieve improved cancer detection without increasing unnecessary referrals, which may reduce access to services for people who need them.
Strategies to improve nutrition in elderly people from ‘best practice’ August 2008 Many older people suffer from the “anorexia of ageing”. The best option for treating malnutrition is to enhance normal eating and drinking. Nutritional supplements for weight gain are generally not required unless body weight is unable to be maintained with a normal balanced diet, or if food cannot be eaten safely.
Dilemmas in prescribing for elderly people from ‘best practice’ February 2008 Why is it difficult Principles of prescribing for elderly people Recognition and treatment of pain in elderly people Depression in elderly people Including: Geriatric Depression Calculator Managing cardiovascular risk in elderly people Alternative remedies and lifestyle measures for longevity Exploring the everyday experiences of older Māori and their medication
Dilemmas: Alternative remedies and lifestyle measures for longevity from ‘best practice’ February 2008 The “science” of anti-ageing - life expectancy, anti-ageing medicine and immortality. Alternative treatments for osteoarthritis - there is a lack of evidence of clinical effectiveness for most supplements, however glucosamine and ASU may hold promise. The placebo effect - how to explain why some things work when they shouldn’t.
Palliative care quiz feedback January 2006 Feedback on responses to the Palliative care quiz.
Providing Palliative care to Māori January 2006 This guide examines Māori perspectives on death and dying and outlines a suggested approach for cross-cultural consultations.
Palliative Care October 2005 The focus of this resource is on pain assessment and strategies for total pain management in Palliative care. Information is also included on the management of side effects and the use of adjuvant therapies.