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Laura Deckx

Briefing paper

Integrated information networks to support end-of-life care in general practice


Australia’s population is ageing and with this trend comes the burden and complexity of increasing physical illness and disability. This burden escalates as a person nears death and as a consequence, the cost of care becomes disproportionately high in the last year of life. Currently, end-of-life (EOL) care is relatively siloed and people are often...
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