End-of-life Care | Australian Doctor Group

Terminally ill lawyer wants help to die

27th May 2015

A terminally ill Wellington lawyer could be forced to take her own life because it is illegal for her doctor to help her…

13th January 2015

Voluntary euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke hopes to show dying can be a laughing matter when he makes his debut as a…

28th October 2014

Although it is the job of the Supreme Court to decide on the merits of withholding life-sustaining treatment, doctors have…

12th August 2014

Doctors appear to have little clue on how to make competent end-of-life decisions involving withholding and withdrawing of…

17th September 2019

A new master’s degree from the University of Sydney seeks to disrupt the continuing education market by providing GPs with…

2nd July 2014

Legalisation of medical cannabis and euthanasia are back on the national political agenda following a passionate speech in…

2nd June 2014

Linked with inadequate care for dying patients, the widely popular Liverpool Care Pathway (LPC) has been given the boot in…

6th May 2014

“Would you be surprised if this patient died in the next year?” This is colloquially known as the ‘surprise’…