PUBLICATIONS


Workforce

Download: Workforce Strategy: Meeting the Palliative Medical Needs of Patients in Australia 2011-2015 and beyond (PDF File - 183k)
Benchmark No. of Specialists in Palliative Medicine (PDF File - 232k)
Defining the meaning of the terms: Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Medicine Specialist (PDF File - 42k)

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Download: ANZSPM Position Statement on Euthanasia (PDF File - 287k)

Clinical Indicators for End of Life Care and Palliative Care

ANZSPM's Clinical Indicator Working Group is developing a set of clinical indicators in various domains and is seeking feedback on the three clinical indicators in the domain of pain.

• Pain intensity quantified
• Plan of care for pain
• Aperients/laxatives initiated in patients on opioids

These CIs are designed for use by medical practitioners including generalists, non-palliative medicine physicians or palliative medicine specialists for calculating reporting or performance measurement at the individual clinician level.

For more information contact Dr Rohan Vora,Chair, Clinical Indicator Working Group
Rohan_Vora@health.qld.gov.au

Download: DRAFT: Clinicial Indicators for End of Life Care and Palliative Care as at 25/10/2010 (PDF File - 395k)