Very few, if any, medical students would say their reason for wanting to become a doctor is so they can face death on a regular basis. Yet it is a crucially important part of the job, especially when patients…
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The death of 83-year-old Jean Tulloch is to be officially investigated after her son’s claims that doctors attempted to speed up the end of her life by withdrawing food and fluids. Once again we see more…
Australians have a poor track record of talking about death and dying. A recent survey of Australians who’d just lost a loved one to a terminal illness found just 15% were told how their relative wanted…
We know that most Australians would prefer to die at home, but we also know that most don’t. In fact, most of the people reading this article will eventually die in a hospital. A peaceful death at home…
Australians considering where to have a heart attack can now do a postcode check on the speed and quality of medical treatment they are likely to receive. The Cardiac Accessibility and Remoteness Index…
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Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Research Associate, Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University
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Assistant Professor of Palliative Medicine, Aga Khan University
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Professor, Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Deakin University
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Palliative Medicine Physician, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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NIHR Clinician Scientist and Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine, King's College London
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Emeritus professor, Flinders University
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Professor of Medical Sociology, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, Flinders University
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Professor, VCCC Chair of Palliative Medicine, The University of Melbourne
