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New Resource Available – Community Palliative Care Pharmacy Pack

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caring@home has launched a new Pharmacy Pack to support community pharmacists in assisting families and carers who are providing care for a person at home.
The pack includes:
  • Factsheets, tip sheets, and step-by-step guides for practical care and symptom management
  • Resources on subcutaneous medicine administration at home
  • Shelf talkers to support the timely ordering and stocking of palliative care medicines

Find out more and order a free pack here: caringathomeproject.com.au
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Share Your Feedback on the Tasmanian Advance Care Directive Form

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For this National Advance Care Planning Week (17 - 23 March), PCT is opening a survey for the entire month of March, and we want to hear from you. 

Your feedback is key to making the Tasmanian Advanced Care Directive Form work better for everyone. Whether you’ve already filled out the form or haven’t yet, your experience is important to us!

Who can take the survey?
  • Have you seen or used the…

Speaker Series: Empowering Home-Based Palliative Care - Insights from the caring@home Project

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Dear PCT Members,

Join Palliative Care Tasmania and caring@home for our next Speaker Series session on 18th February at 11:00 a.m.
caring@home develops nationally consistent, evidence-based resources to support health professionals, families, and carers in delivering quality end-of-life care at home. These free, Australia-wide resources empower patients to receive care in their place of choice.

Our speaker, Jane Stephens, is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with nearly 20 years of palliative care experience…

NPCP & ELDAC Evaluation Survey

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Palliative Care Tasmania members, your insights are vital! The Department of Health and Aged Care has commissioned an independent evaluation of the National Palliative Care Projects (NPCPs) and End-of-Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC).

What’s this about?
This evaluation, led by Allen + Clarke, aims to assess how well these projects are supporting high-quality palliative care through workforce development, quality improvement, and data-driven initiatives.

How can you help?
✅ Share your…

Register Today for our Upcoming Speaker Series! Cor Comms - Practical Tips to Drive a More Effective Social Media Presence

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Palliative Care Tasmania invites service providers and community organisations to an exclusive presentation on "Practical Tips to Drive a More Effective Social Media Presence" with marketing experts Craig Harding and Henry Burrows from Cor Comms.

In today’s digital age, having a strong social media presence is essential for service providers and community organisations to effectively connect with stakeholders, raise awareness, and achieve their goals. This session is designed…

Speaker Series: Children’s Cancer Care & Palliative Care: Joining Forces To Improve Lives For Very Special Kids & Their Families

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Click HERE to watch the Paediatric Palliative Care Speaker Series session.

Join PCT for a Speaker Series session on "Children’s Cancer Care and Palliative Care: Joining Forces to Improve Lives for Very Special Kids and Their Families" by Dr. Sherina MuBiru, Dr. Tom Walwyn, and Helen Starosta.

This session is designed for health professionals, specialists and the palliative care sector, paediatric oncology staff, community nurses and families interested in learning about the…

Speaker Series: Anna Mayo - Voluntary Assisted Dying in Tasmania

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Click HERE to watch the Anna Mayo Speaker Series session.

Join PCT for an informative Speaker Series session on "Voluntary Assisted Dying in Tasmania," presented by Anna Mayo, Manager of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Commission from the Tasmanian Department of Health

Anna discusses:
  • What voluntary assisted dying is.
  • The process of voluntary assisted dying.
  • The role and obligations of registered health practitioners.
  • The support that is available to those involved in the…

Speaker Series: Peta Alford - Palliative Care in Northern Tasmania

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Click HERE to watch the Peta Alford Speaker Series session.

This session is suited for healthcare professionals and community members interested in understanding the distinctions between specialist and generalist palliative care and the current palliative care services available in Northern Tasmania.

Peta will discuss:
A snapshot of palliative care in Northern Tasmania.
The differences between specialist and generalist palliative care.
What palliative care looks like in the community and the available services.

Join the Campaign for Better Access to Palliative Care

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Dear PCT Members,

This Wednesday, (27 November) Palliative Care Australia (PCA) will launch the ‘Better access to palliative care – worth voting for’ campaign ahead of the upcoming federal election.

Join the launch of our sector's campaign live from Parliament House, Canberra. One of Australia's most loved performers, Jean Kittson, will share the trauma and grief she lives with following the death of her parents, Elaine and Roy, earlier this year. You…

2024 AGM & Access the 2023 - 2024 Annual Report

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Thank you to all our members who attended this year’s Annual General Meeting. Your ongoing support and engagement are vital to our mission and help us strengthen palliative care across Tasmania.

The Palliative Care Tasmania 2023-2024 Annual Report is now available for those interested. You can review it by clicking the link below:

Join Us for the 2024 Palliative Care Tasmania Annual General Meeting

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Dear PCT Members,
You are invited to attend the 2024 Palliative Care Tasmania Annual General Meeting (AGM), followed by an informal networking session.

Date: Tuesday, 29th October 2024
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Venue: RACV Hobart Hotel

Click here to register - [hidden link]
This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow members and supporters who share a passion for palliative care. Light refreshments will be provided.

For…

Speaker Series: Professor Michael Ashby - What Next in End-of-Life Care?

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Click HERE to watch the Prof. Michael Ashby Speaker Series session.
Professor Michael Ashby discusses:
The successes and challenges of the international palliative care movement, with a focus on access and quality of care.
  • The pressing need to develop palliative approaches for the frail elderly and younger patients with chronic diseases, especially those with advanced dementia.
  • The complexities of treatment abatement in an overstressed and risk-averse healthcare system, and the ongoing medico-legal…

Speaker Series - Dr. Megan Hanley: Supporting Choice and Quality of Life and Death in the Face of Choking Risk

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Click HERE to watch the Dr. Megan Hanley Speaker Series session.

Dr Megan Hanley will discuss the following:
  • The choices people make around risk and end-of-life care when facing choking risk and the reasons behind these choices.
  • Important information about choking to help make sense of these choices.
  • The impact of at-risk adults' choices on others and how to address everyone's concerns and needs.
  • Lessons from coronial findings on exemplary care versus…

Join Our Team!

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Dear Members,

Palliative Care Tasmania is looking for a part-time Sector and Community Engagement Officer to join our team in Launceston. In this role, you will lead education and training sessions, facilitate discussions and workshops, represent our service at events, and build strong relationships within the palliative care sector and community.

We're seeking someone who can work both independently and collaboratively, with strong communication skills and the ability to travel. Experience in…

Speaker Series - Bernard Salt AM: The Freight Train Ahead

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Click HERE to watch the Bernard Salt AM Speaker Series session.

What to expect:
  • Latest demographics and data with up-to-date statistics and insights specific to Tasmania
  • Engaging in live slide-and-chat presentation
About Bernard Salt AM
Bernard Salt is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading social commentators.
He has written six popular best-selling books, hosted a TV show on SkyNEWS Business called “The Next Five Years” and hosted a top-rated podcast called…

Speaker Series - Sammy Winemaker: The Waiting Room Revolution

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Click HERE to watch the Sammy Winermaker Speaker Series session.

Guest Speaker: Dr Sammy Winemaker

Dr. Sammy Winemaker is an Associate Clinical Professor and Palliative Care Physician, the Department of Family Medicine in the Division of Palliative Care at McMaster University, Canada. Teaching palliative care to healthcare professionals. Dr. Winemaker won the Ontario College of Family Physicians Award of Excellence in 2010, the Elizabeth J. Latimer Prize in Palliative Care in 2018…

Speaker Series - Elissa Campbell: People with Dementia Deserve Better

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About the Speaker: Elissa Campbell
Join us for a not-to-miss presentation by Dr. Elissa Campbell, a distinguished geriatrician and palliative care physician from Perth (Boorloo), WA. Dr. Campbell specialises in geriatric medicine and provides compassionate care to individuals with dementia in the emergency department and acute wards of a tertiary hospital.

She recently undertook the inaugural WA Department of Health Churchill Fellowship…

Speaker Series - Anna Nicholas: Improving End-of-Life Care: Principles and Priorities in Care

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Click HERE to watch the Anna Nicholas Speaker Series session.
Anna has worked for the last 24 years in Palliative Care. In this time, Anna has worked in Clinical, Managerial and Education, although predominantly in NSW and as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Community, Residential Aged Care, and Acute Care Setting.

Since moving back to Tasmania, Anna has worked as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Palliative Care Team at the…

Speaker Series - Kenneth Hillman: Palliative Care for the Elderly

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Click HERE to watch Professor Kenneth Hillman's Speaker Series session.

Professor Ken Hillman is a distinguished Professor of Intensive Care at UNSW with a keen interest in end-of-life care, particularly for the elderly. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles and secured several million dollars in peer-reviewed grants on this subject. Additionally, he has authored two books aimed at the lay public: "Vital Signs" and "A Good Life to the End", and…