Paul Tait, Amanda Adams and Jennifer TiemanFlinders University, South Australia

palliAGED: Developing an innovative tool supporting evidence-based palliative care delivery by GPs

@pallcarepharm

Healthcare Professional Education

24 hour Telephone Advisory Service

Technology Linkages

• Palliative Care• Aged Care• Caregivers• Pain• Fatigue• Home Care• Carers• Dementia

2891

• palliative care focus• support patient care

within a RAC or home environment

• Health professionals (e.g. GP)

11

• Palliative Care• Aged Care• Caregivers• Pain• Fatigue• Home Care• Carers• Dementia

2891

• palliative care focus• within a RAC or home

environment• Health professionals

(e.g. GP)

11

Project Team

“Framework of palliative care”Would you be surprised if this patient died in the next 6 to 12 months?

Yes

Advance care planning

No

Case conferencing

Terminal care management plan

App Development

Functional specification• Device agnostic• Desktop version

(apps.caresearch.com.au)• Responsive design• Capable of direct dialling

Project teamIT developerGraphic designer

Review And Usability Testing

Testing of design, layout and usability

Feedback reviewed

Recommendations made

Proofing review and functional movement analysis

palliAGED app loaded to stores and launched

Marketing

Downloads

May 2015

June 2015

July 2015

August 2015

September 2

015

October 2

015

November 2015

December 2

015

January 2016

February

2016

March 2016

April 2016

May 2016

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Accumulative Downloads

Apple Store Downloads Play Store Downloads Total Downloads

Where do people view the pages?

Conclusion• palliAGED app provides GPs clinical support

at the bedside• Explore the role of smartphone apps in future

projects to extend their reach and distribution

Paul Tait, Amanda Adams and Jennifer TiemanFlinders University, South Australia

palliAGED: Developing an innovative tool supporting evidence-based palliative care delivery by GPs

@pallcarepharm