People and perceptions in palliative care: workforce insights event
The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care invites you to attend a primary and aged care palliative care breakfast event.
Date: Thursday 22 June 7:00 am – 9:00 am AEST (5:00am-7:00am AWST) Register to attend in person: MicDrop, 111 Cecil Street, South Melbourne Victoria, or virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Hear from some of Australia’s eminent palliative health care experts about what good palliative care looks like. There will be a panel Q & A session with an overview of the free palliative care education and training opportunities available to you.
Mr Christopher Carter, Chief Executive Officer, North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network
The event will be facilitated by multi-award winning journalist Sophie Scott.
A skilled palliative care workforce
The primary and aged care workforce plays a pivotal role in supporting people with a life limiting illness and their families to understand what palliative care is, how to access it, and the range of care options that are available. Palliative care and end of life carers and clinicians working in primary and aged care must be trained and supported so they can provide high quality care for people in line with their wishes.
Targeted palliative care resources and training
The Australian Government has made significant investments in research, programs and resources to build the knowledge and skills of the healthcare workforce.
These resources have been:
developed by experts
designed specifically for the aged care and primary care workforce
tailored to different meet the varied educational needs of all carer and clinician groups.
This event will showcase the latest evidence-based education and training information and with details on how best to tailor it for you, and your teams.
