Comfortable and confident conversations about pallative care
Workshop hosted by Department of Health and Aged Care
Tuesday 14 November 2023
9.30am to 11.30am
Southport 2, The Star
No cost
About this workshop
Talking about death, dying and end-of-life care can be difficult. It is important to start talking early about what matters to people so that they can maintain control as much as possible over end-of-life care choices. Market research conducted by the Department of Health and Aged Care highlighted that many healthcare workers feel that they would benefit from more education and training about having challenging conversations with patients and families about palliative care. This workshop aims to boost the confidence of health and aged care workers to have compassionate conversations about when to commence palliative care and the end-of-life journey.
Key reasons to attend
1 Hear from experts about their personal learnings and experiences having difficult conversations about palliative care and end-of-life.
2 Learn practical tips on how to have difficult conversations on palliative care.
3 Explore communication methods and resources available to help you have conversations about palliative care and end-of-life.
4 Feel comfortable discussing palliative and end of life care with your patients and their families.
This facilitated workshop will involve small group activities, where participants will get an opportunity to practice their communication skills, to become more comfortable and confident in their delivery of information about palliative care to patients/clients and their families.
Deb Miller
Department of Health and Aged Care
Dr Jo Doran
Dr Jo Doran is a doctor with over 30 years’ experience in palliative care. She currently works for the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service as a senior consultant and is also an Honorary Adjunct Assistant Professor at Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine.
Originally from the UK, she trained in London and completed her post graduate training in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney. From 1999-2012 she was Area Medical Director for Palliative Care in Northern NSW.
She has been a strong advocate and champion for palliative care by being involved in policy development and implementation on local, state and national levels. She was co-author of the first National Standards for Palliative Care, and Palliative Care Service Development Models, both documents continue to underpin palliative care service delivery in Australia today. As well as her leadership role, she is passionate about education in end-of-life care and is highly regarded as a guest speaker and lecturer.
Program of Experience in a Palliative Approach (PEPA) / Indigenous Program of Experience in a Palliative Approach (IPEPA)
The Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) forms part of the Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative (the Collaborative). Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the national palliative care projects grants, the Collaborative takes a strategic approach to education and training of the healthcare workforce and delivers programs for priority healthcare provider groups across primary, secondary and tertiary settings. Informed by community, for community, the Indigenous Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (IPEPA) is embedding Australian Indigenous knowledges across all PEPA resources and facilitating two-way learning dedicated to:
1.Building the capacity of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce to deliver palliative care
2. Developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities’ knowledge of palliative care, their rights and local services
3.Supporting the culturally-responsive capabilities of mainstream service providers to provide holistic and safe palliative care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.