PUBLICATIONS


Guidance Documents

ANZSPM Guidance Document on Palliative Sedation Therapy

ANZSPM has produced a new guidance document on Palliative Sedation Therapy.
Download: 2017 Palliative Sedation Therapy Guidance Document (PDF File - 262k)

Position Papers 

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Download: ANZSPM Position Statement on The Practice of Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide (updated 31 March 2017) (PDF File - 289k)

Workforce

Download: Workforce Strategy: Meeting the Palliative Medical Needs of Patients in Australia 2011-2015 and beyond (PDF File - 183k)
Benchmark No. of Specialists in Palliative Medicine (PDF File - 232k)
Defining the meaning of the terms: Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Medicine Specialist (PDF File - 42k)

Quality End-of-Life Care

Download: ANZSPM Position Statement (2014) on Quality End-of-Life Care - Part 1 (PDF File - 321k)

Clinical Indicators for End of Life Care and Palliative Care

ANZSPM's Clinical Indicator Working Group developed a set of draft clinical indicators in various domains, seeking feedback on the three clinical indicators in the domain of pain.

Download: Draft Clinical Indicators for End of Life Care and Palliative Care (PDF File - 395k)