To ensure the palliative care sector is kept up-to-date with developments we recommend accessing reputable sources of information. We therefore refer you to the following websites.
Australian Department of Health COVID-19 vaccination
- Shared decision making guide for people receiving palliative or end-of-life care
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services
- Coronavirus hotline
- Announcements / Updates
- Information and resources (including translated resources)
National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
- Supporting Australia’s healthcare professionals with
continually updated, evidence-based clinical guidelines
- Australian COVID-19 Palliative Care Working Group (ACPCWG)
– PCA Statement on COVID-19
– Integrating palliative care into COVID-19 planning (MJA InsightPlus)
– Palliative Care and COVID-19: Grief, Bereavement and Mental Health
– ACPCWG weekly newsletter - Submissions and Reports
- General Updates
– Commonwealth Department of Health
– World Health Organisation (WHO)
– National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce - Health Professionals and Aged Care Workers
– links to useful sources of information
– clinical resources
– online training
– grief and bereavement
– spiritual care
– key articles and research
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
IAHPC has compiled a list of resources relevant to palliative care and COVID-19 published by academia, civil society organisations, member states and special agencies of the United Nations, with links to all of the websites and documents listed.