Research Institute

Information for patients, aged care residents and visitors.

Would you like to help improve access to bereavement support during COVID-19? As businesses and cities open up again, we are being told that life is getting back to ‘normal’, but for people who have experienced a death during COVID-19, there is no back to normal. Calvary and researchers at

On Thursday 12th September, the National Palliative Care Awards were presented at the inaugural Oceanic Palliative Care Conference Gala Dinner in Perth. These prestigious national awards are presented every two years by Palliative Care Australia (PCA). Nominations are received from palliative care services across the country. Five individual and two

The Canberra Health Annual Research Meeting (CHARM) is held each year and seeks to explore how interdisciplinary research can contribute to a sustainable health system through discovery and collaboration. At this year’s meeting, a full day was devoted to End of life care – Past trends, future projections and implications

Calvary Health Care Kogarah researchers Dr. Jan Maree Davis, Dr Caitlin Sheehan, Professor Liz Lobb and Dr. Linda Sheahan are members of a newly established and funded Clinical Academic Group in Palliative Care. The SPHERE Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group (PC-CAG), led by Professor Meera Agar, has been funded $400,000

Professor Nicholas Glasgow has been appointed as Chair of the Calvary Palliative and End of Life Care Research Institute. Professor Glasgow takes over from the Inaugural Chair, Professor Liz Lobb. Professor knowledge, expertise and outstanding leadership have been invaluable in establishing the Institute as a leader in palliative and end

A new report commissioned by Catholic Health Australia (CHA) calls for the provision of more home-based palliative care services to relieve pressure on hospitals and save valuable health system dollars. CHA, the peak body for Catholic health and aged care service providers in Australia, launched the report today at Calvary

Funded through the Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC)…

On Monday 26th November, 45 researchers, clinicians and managers gathered at Calvary Health Care Kogarah for the inaugural Palliative and End of Life Care Research Day.

Calvary Palliative and end of Life Research Institute Chair Liz Lobb work was this month recognised by the European Association of Palliative Care when her article “Death is difficult in any language” was featured as the article of the month by the blogs editor.

Implementing and testing new methods of supporting people with dementia.

Palliative Medicine Specialist awarded a PHD for her investigation into what constitutes a good death for those approaching end of life in rural communities…

Clare Holland House Hospice was awarded ACT’s top award at the 2017 Quality in Healthcare ACT Awards presented  Monday evening 26th February. The awards honour initiatives that are improving the delivery of safe, quality health services to the ACT community. Minister for Health and Wellbeing Meegan Fitzharris and Minister for

A new palliative and end of life care research institute launched on 30th November by Little Company of Mary Health Care will profile the important research being undertaken in the field of Palliative and End of Life Care at four leading specialist palliative care services across Calvary.. “It would be reasonable

Calvary Palliative and End of Life Care Research Institute Chair, Professor Liz Lobb was a guest of the University of Hong Kong and the HK Hospital Authority in July. Professor Lobb ran workshops for palliative care nurses on Loss, Grief and Bereavement in Palliative Care; Anticipatory Grief and Complicated Grief.