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• Managing Risk
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• Toolkit Educational Videos

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19. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). RACGP Aged Care Clinical Guide (Silver Book): Part A. Palliative and End-of-Life Care [Internet]. 2019 RACGP, 5th edition. [cited 18 November 2022].
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21. Eisenman Y, Golla H, Schmidt H, Voltz R, Perrar KM Palliative Care in Advanced Dementia. Frontiers in Psychiatry [Internet] 2020 [cited 18 November 2022] 11: Article 699. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00699.
22. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). Dementia: Care in the Last Days of Life with Dementia [Internet]. 2020 [cited 18 November 2022].
23. CareSearch. Bereavement and Grief [Internet]. 2021 [cited 18 November 2022].
24. Toye C, Lester L, Popescu A, McInerney F, Andrews S, Robinson, AL. Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool Version Two: Development of a tool to inform preparation for care planning and delivery in families and care staff. Dementia [Internet]. 2014 [cited 21 October 2022]; 13(2): 248-56. DOI: 10.1177/1471301212471960
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