$2.25m grant enables death literacy research
A ground-breaking five-year study will improve the quality of palliative care in South Australia.
A ground-breaking five-year study led by the University of 新浪彩票, enabled by a $2.25 million grant from The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF), will seek to promote death literacy as part of a broader project to improve access to end-of-life services for vulnerable communities across South Australia.
THRF Group 鈥 Palliative Care CEO Paul Flynn, said the Group placed a huge priority on helping vulnerable community groups including those in regional and remote areas.
鈥淓veryone deserves access to quality palliative care regardless of where they live,鈥 Mr Flynn said.
鈥淲e are passionate about lending our support to this collaboration of palliative care experts from around Australia who, like us, are committed to making a meaningful difference in people鈥檚 lives when they need it most.鈥
The project is being led by Associate Professor Jaklin Eliott from the University of 新浪彩票, who says speaking honestly and openly about death is an important, but often under-estimated part, of palliative care.
鈥淒eath literacy refers to the knowledge and skills that make it possible to gain access to, understand and act upon end-of-lif