Cara’s research focuses on the care of people at the end of their lives beyond cancer in palliative and end of life studies and for those who work closely with the dying, the bereaved and the critically ill. She currently work across four research areas:
end of life care in the Emergency Department
the quality of end of life care in the community and hospital settings
educational support for nurses caring for the dying and managing emotional labour
the economies of end of life care and measuring quality of end of life care