Palliative Care

Palliative care provides compassionate support and relief for individuals facing serious illnesses, focusing on alleviating symptoms, pain, and emotional stress to enhance quality of life. This care is tailored to the unique needs of each patient, regardless of their diagnosis or stage of illness. A multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, and counsellors, collaborates to address the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of a patient's wellbeing. Palliative care can be integrated with curative treatments or offered as the primary approach, supporting comfort and dignity for patients and their families.

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Dr. Nina Stewart
Oncologist
Perth
,  
WA
-31.95126
115.85805
Mullaloo
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WA
-31.77782
115.74323
Dr. Nina Stewart is a radiation oncologist specialising in breast cancer, neuro-oncology, and palliative care. She completed her medical degree at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and has extensive expertise in evidence-based medicine and modern technology. Dr. Stewart aims to provide the best possible clinical outcomes for her patients
cancer, lifestyle-medicine, neurologist-near-me, palliative-care
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Dr. Monica Theron
Lifestyle Medicine GP
Alice Springs
,  
NT
-23.70089
133.88222
Monica Theron is a General Practitioner with special interests in Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander health, lifestyle medicine and palliative care.
aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health, chronic-disease, lifestyle-medicine, palliative-care
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NDIS
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Dr. Preeti Nair
General Practitioner
East Melbourne
,  
VIC
-37.81292
144.98572
Narre Warren
,  
VIC
-38.01704
145.30865
Dr. Preeti Nair is an Australian-based GP. She is proficient in English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Urdu. Her expertise lies in the field of rheumatology, and she provides holistic care to her patients. Dr. Nair has a special interest in women‚'s health, child health, palliative care, minor surgical procedures, and chronic disease management.
childrens-health, chronic-disease, lifestyle-medicine, palliative-care, womens-health-hub
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Anna McAnndra
Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Christchurch
,  
CAN
-43.53352
172.63503
Anna is one of NZ's most broadly experienced and highly trained practitioners in the field of complementary medicine. She is one of only a small number of practitioners worldwide who have undertaken multiple full professional courses of training (in Anna's case: acupuncture, nutritional medicine, chiropractic, heart-centred counselling, lifestyle medicine certification) which she is then able to integrate within her practice to the benefit of patients. This, coupled with over 30 years of experience as a practitioner (and enhanced by her experience as mother of two!) allow her to offer a calm, centred, empathic approach to treatment that looks at the root cause(s) of ill health, honouring the individuality and unique needs of each patient.
acupuncture, allergies, anti-aging, anxiety, arthritis, autoimmune-conditions, cancer, cardiometabolic-health, cardiovascular-disease, chronic-disease, chronic-fatigue, chronic-pain, dementia, weight-management, endometriosis-treatment-australia, fertility-and-pregnancy, fibromyalgia, gut-issues, health-coaching, heart-disease, high-cholesterol, holistic-health, hormone-issues, hypertension, ibs, inflammation, insomnia, integrative-medicine, leaky-gut-syndrome, lifestyle-medicine, mens-health, menopause, mental-health, metabolic-health, musculoskeletal, neurologist-near-me, nutrition, obesity, osteoporosis, palliative-care, pancreatic-surgery, parkinsons, pcos, peri-menopause, plant-based-alternative, plant-based-meds, plant-based-nutrition, pre-diabetes, preventative-health, ptsd, stress, thyroid-and-adrenal-conditions, womens-health-hub, multiple-sclerosis, neurodegenerative-disorders
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Dr. Pheng Low
Lifestyle Medicine GP
Altona North
,  
VIC
-37.83782
144.83429
West Melbourne
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VIC
-37.80805
144.92233
Meet Dr. Pheng Low, a GP with over two decades of professional experience, who also serves as a behaviour coach, community connector, lifestyle hacker, and a notable keynote and TEDx speaker based in Melbourne, Australia. Pheng's own encounter with insulin-dependent gestational diabetes became a catalyst for significant personal transformation. Confronted with this challenge, she delved into the practices of yoga, meditation, and permaculture, catalysing remarkable improvements in her physical and mental health. The profound impact of these lifestyle adjustments not only astonished her, it led her to redefine her professional approach. Today, Pheng is a passionate proponent of a lifestyle-centric philosophy. She is committed to empowering individuals, corporations, and community groups, helping them discover a renewed sense of purpose and well-being. Specialising in guiding busy professionals to manage the demands of their fast-paced careers, Pheng places a strong emphasis on self-care. Through her expert guidance, many have successfully integrated timeless lifestyle principles into their lives, achieving better well-being, enhancing time management skills, and realising their utmost potential.
cancer, childrens-health, chronic-disease, diabetes, weight-management, heart-disease, insomnia, menopause, mental-health, palliative-care, pcos, peri-menopause, womens-health-hub
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Dr. Olivia Currie
Lifestyle Medicine GP
Christchurch
,  
CAN
-43.53352
172.63503
Dr. Olivia Currie is a General Practitioner at Health and Sport Central. She is a family and lifestyle medicine doctor with experience in child health, women's health, oncology, palliative care and lifestyle medicine. Dr Currie has qualifications as a fellow of the RNZCGP, fellow of the ASLM and postgraduate diplomas in Child Health and General Practice
anti-aging, cancer, childrens-health, diabetes, lifestyle-medicine, palliative-care, preventative-health, womens-health-hub
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What is a
Palliative Care Practitioner

A palliative care practitioner is anyone who helps care for a person with a serious, life-limiting illness. Palliative medicine specialists are doctors with further specialist training, and they work closely with palliative care nurses. GPs often coordinate care at home and are a good first step. Social workers, counsellors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and spiritual care workers may also help. A first appointment usually covers symptoms, what matters most to you and the support your family needs. Specialist palliative care services usually need a GP or specialist referral.

How Can Palliative Care Help?

Symptom Relief

Palliative care teams help manage pain and symptoms such as breathlessness, nausea, fatigue and poor appetite. They adjust treatment so you can be comfortable and keep doing what matters to you.
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Emotional Support

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A serious illness can bring fear, sadness and big questions. Counsellors, psychologists, social workers and spiritual care workers can offer a space to talk and support for the person and their loved ones, respecting their beliefs and culture.

Advance Care Planning

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Practitioners can help you record your wishes for future care, including where you want to be cared for and who should make decisions if you cannot. Sharing these with family and doctors makes sure they are known.

Family and Carers

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Caring for someone with a serious illness is demanding. Palliative care teams can help carers with practical advice, equipment, respite options and emotional support. Support often continues after a death, with bereavement services to help family members through their grief.

Place of Care

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Palliative care can be provided at home, in hospital, in a hospice or in residential aged care. Community palliative care teams can visit you at home and arrange equipment, so you can be cared for where you choose.

Getting Started

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You can ask your GP or specialist about palliative care at any time, including during other treatments. They can refer you to a palliative care service and help coordinate care so everyone understands your needs and wishes.
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FAQs

How do I find a palliative care practitioner near me?

Use Health Hunter to browse practitioners who work with palliative care across Australia. You can filter by condition, practitioner type and location, view each practitioner's profile and areas of interest, and book online. Many practitioners also offer telehealth.

Can palliative care be given alongside other treatment?

Yes. Palliative care can be provided alongside treatments aimed at curing an illness, or as the main approach. A team of doctors, nurses and counsellors work together on physical, emotional, spiritual and social wellbeing.

Who is palliative care for?

It is tailored to each person's needs, regardless of diagnosis or stage of illness, and supports families as well as patients.

What is palliative care?

Palliative care provides support and relief for people facing serious illness, focusing on easing symptoms, pain and emotional stress to support quality of life.