Ken Hillman

Ken Hillman is Professor of Intensive Care at the University of New South Wales. He has published extensively on the inappropriate care of the elderly near the end of life. He has also published two books, Vital Signs (NewSouth) and A Good Life to the End (Allen and Unwin) as well as delivering a TEDx talk on dying in the elderly.

Articles by Ken Hillman (1 total)

The conveyor belt for terminally ill older people
Ken Hillman

The conveyor belt for terminally ill older people

The default for people who are older and near the end of life when they suffer an acute deterioration is often hospitalisation. They are placed on a conveyor belt - ambulance, Emergency Department (ED), hospital, often ending up on life support in the intensive care unit.