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It's not all about death: conversations with patients in palliative care

  • Written by: Matthew Grant, Research Fellow, Palliative Medicine Physician, Monash University
imagePalliative care patients talk far more of life than of death.Photo by Yaoqi LAI on Unsplash, CC BY

This article is part of our series on demystifying palliative care, where experts explain the process of end-of-life care in Australia.

When I introduce myself to a patient as a palliative care doctor, the question that often follows is: “Am I...

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