Publications linked to the PCRN

Hudson P, Wilson M, Philip J. Clements J.  Raising our voices for better palliative care. Pursuit, Health & Wellbeing, The University of Melbourne. 2023 Dec 18.

Hudson P, Girgis A, Thomas K, Philip J, Currow DC, Mitchell G, Parker D, Liew D, Brand C, Le B, Moran J. Do family meetings for hospitalised palliative care patients improve outcomes and reduce health care costs? A cluster randomised trial. Palliat Med. 2021 Jan;35(1):188-199. 

O'Callaghan C, Seah D, Clayton JM, Welz M, Kissane D, Georgousopoulou EN, Michael N. Palliative Caregivers' Spirituality, Views About Spiritual Care, and Associations With Spiritual Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Apr;37(4):305-313.

Collins A, Burchell J, Remedios C, Thomas K. Describing the psychosocial profile and unmet support needs of parents caring for a child with a life-limiting condition: A cross-sectional study of caregiver-reported outcomes. Palliat Med. 2020 Mar; 34(3):358-366. 

O'Callaghan C, Brooker J, de Silva W, Glenister D, Melia Cert A, Symons X, Kissane D, Michael N. Patients' and Caregivers' Contested Perspectives on Spiritual Care for Those Affected by Advanced Illnesses: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Dec;58(6):977-988. 

Philip J, Collins A, Le B, Sundararajan V, Brand C, Hanson S, Emery J, Hudson P, Mileshkin L, Ganiatsas S. A randomised phase ii trial to examine feasibility of standardised, early palliative (STEP) care for patients with advanced cancer and their families [ACTRN12617000534381]: a research protocol. Pilot & Feasibility Studies. 2019 Mar 14; 5:44.

Smallwood N, Currow D, Booth S, Spathis A, Irving L, Philip J. Approaches to palliative oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multi-national survey of specialists. Intern Med J. 2019 Feb;49(2):252-256. 

Hudson P, Thomas K, Girgis A, Mitchell G, Philip J, Parker D, Currow D, Liew D, Le B, Moran J, Brand C. "Benefits of family meetings for hospitalized palliative care patients and their family caregivers". Abstract of the 22nd International Congress on Palliative Care, Montreal, Canada. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2018 Dec; 56(6):e56-e57.

Smallwood N, Gaffney N, Gorelik A, Irving L, Le B, Philip J. “Breathlessness and palliative oxygen therapy in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.” Internal Medicine Journal. 2018. [In press]

Smallwood N, Thompson M, Warrender-Sparkes M, Eastman P, Le B, Irving L, et al. "Integrated respiratory and palliative care may improve outcomes in advanced lung disease." ERJ Open Research, 2018 Jan;4(1):00102-2017.

Smallwood N, Gaffney N, Gorelik A, Irving L, Le B, Philip J. “Doctors' attitudes to palliation and palliative care in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2017 Dec. [Epub ahead of print]

Smallwood N, Gaffney N, Gorelik A, Irving L, Le B, Philip J. “Junior doctors' attitudes to opioids for the management of refractory breathlessness in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.” Internal Medicine Journal. 2017 Sep; 47(9):1050-1056.

Smallwood N, Bartlett C, Taverner J, Le B, Irving L, Philip J. “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease SIG 3 Poster Presentations: Palliation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the end of life.” Respirology. 2016; 21(S2):142-6.

Smallwood N, Thompson M, Yeoh K, Irving L, Philip J, Le B. “Outcomes from an integrated respiratory and palliative care service at an Australian teaching hospital.” European Respiratory Journal. 2016; 48(suppl 60).

Smallwood N, Currow D, Booth S, Spathis A, Irving L, Philip J. “Physicians' attitudes to dyspnoea management in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).” European Respiratory Journal. 2016; 48(suppl 60).

Smallwood N, Taverner J, Bartlett C, Ross L, Irving L, Philip J. “Palliation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).” European Respiratory Journal. 2016; 48(suppl 60).

Collins A, Hennessy-Anderson N, Hosking S, Hynson J, Remedios C, Thomas K. "Lived experiences of parents caring for a child with a life-limiting condition in Australia: A qualitative study." Palliative Medicine, 2016 Dec; 30(10):950-9.

Hudson P, Collins A, Bostanci A, Willenberg L, Stepanov N, Philip J. "Toward a systematic approach to assessment and care planning in palliative care: A practical review of clinical tools." Palliative and Supportive Care 2016 Apr; 14(2):161-73. 

Hudson P, Street A, Graham S, Aranda S, O'Connor M, Thomas K, Jackson K, Spruyt O, Ugalde A, Philip J. "Establishment and preliminary outcomes of a palliative care research network." Palliative and Supportive Care, 2016 Feb; 14(1):52-9. 

Bostanci A, Horey D, Jackson K, William L, Pittmann L, Ward J,  Moore G, Martin P, Hudson P, Philip J. "Insights into hospitalisation of advanced cancer patients: a study of medical records." European Journal of Cancer Care, 2016 Jan; 25(1):190-201.

Hudson P, Girgis A, Mitchell G, Philip J, Parker D, Currow D, Liew D, Thomas K, et al. "Benefits and resource implications of family meetings for hospitalized palliative care patients: research protocol." BMC Palliative Care, 2015 Dec;14(1):73.

Philip J, Hudson P, Bostanci A, Street A, Horey DE, Aranda S, et al. "Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a benchmark for quality end-of-life cancer care?" The Medical Journal of Australia, 2015 Feb;202(3):139-43.

Sundararajan, V., Bohensky, M., Moore, G., Brand, C., Lethborg, C., Gold, M., Murphy, M., Collins, A., Philip, J. "Mapping the patterns of care, the receipt of palliative care and the site of death for patients with malignant glioma." Journal of Neuro-Oncology 2014 Jan; 116(1):119-126.

Forrest L. “Your song, my song, our song: developing music therapy programs for a culturally diverse community in home-based paediatric palliative care”. Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 2014;25:15-27.