Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and
prolonged impact on healthcare services and healthcare workers. Aims The Australian …

Objectives The Australian COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Workers Study investigated coping
strategies and help-seeking behaviours, and their relationship to mental health symptoms …

Background Providing psychological support to people living with terminal illness is a
fundamental part of hospice care. Recent research on delivery of psychological services in …

Objective. We aimed to assess whether GP input into discharge planning for high-risk aged
in-patients admitted under the care of a geriatrician results in improved patient outcomes. …

To the Editor: The article by Lau et al.,‘‘Use of the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) for
End-of-Life Prognostication in a Palliative Medicine Consultation Service,’’highlights the …

Introduction Multidisciplinary Meetings (MDM) are recommended in routine lung cancer care,
however its broader impacts demand further evaluation. We assessed the drivers and …

At least 10% of patients with cancer have pain that is refractory to systemic analgesics. For
most of these patients, interventional techniques may be of benefit but are often not …

Objectives (1) To measure the extent of use of preventer medications (ie, inhaled corticosteroids
or cromones) and possession of written asthma management plans (AMPs) among …

The letter was shown to Charles, who is grateful for Dr Karabus’s interest and is in full
agreement with him, saying ‘I must confess I am not surprised. The GMC is not unique among …

Objective: To examine rates of use and predictors of psychotropic drug use among a group
of frail, aged inpatients admitted under the care of a geriatrician. To examine correlates of …