Centre of Palliative Care

Centre for palliative care

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      • Improving the psychological wellbeing of family caregivers of home based palliative care patients
      • Helping family caregivers of palliative care patients manage their role
      • Toward the identification and minimisation of depression and psychological distress
      • Epidemiological study of patterns of hospitalisation in patients who die with COPD
      • A qualitative exploration of the needs of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
      • The Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC) Clinical Trials
      • Palliative Care Research Network (Victoria)
      • Understanding the supportive and palliative care needs of patients with primary malignant glioma
      • A randomised controlled trial of aetiology based antiemetic guidelines for reducing nausea
      • A multimedia resource to support family carers of people receiving palliative care
      • Systematic review of clinical assessment tools in palliative care
      • Prevalence and predictors of long term psychological morbidity in bereaved cancer caregivers
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VPMTP Guidelines

Guidelines

The following Guidelines were developed and approved in collaboration with 2010/2011 VPMTP Advisory Committee.  These will be reviewed annually.  Any comments or suggestions should be directed to the VPMTP Administrative Assistant

 

  • Guidelines for the funding of registrar positions by VPMTP

 

  • Guidelines for the allocation of trainees at interview

 

  • Guidelines for establishing interviewing and allocation panels

 

  • Guidelines for orientation of trainees in the community

 

  • Fellow's position, junior consultant, transition to consultant

 

  • Guidance for applicants to the vpmtp – priority list and allocation

 

  • Guidance for services – interview and allocation processes 2012-2013
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There is a sense of community here amongst the registrars despite the physical distance. I think that meeting and learning together is an important part of creating that sense. Thank you for running these sessions.

2010 Palliative Medicine Trainee

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