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How we experience the moment of death may be influenced by a cocktail of brain chemicals and the manner in which our brains shut down.
A palliative care doctor discusses his interactions with his patients: “I wouldn’t know what I would want were I in their shoes,” he says.
Our study found people held narrow, often inaccurate and outdated understandings of palliative care.
Here are some tips if you are looking after someone who is nearing the end of their life.
While there are similarities in the general principles of palliative care provided to children and adults, there are also key differences.
When a person has a serious illness, palliative care aims to improve that person’s quality of life.
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Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
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Palliative Medicine Physician, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, VCCC Chair of Palliative Medicine, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
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Professor, University of Stirling
