Discover how PACOP tools can support clinicians to identify those residents who are living with end-stage Dementia the 'Walking Dying'. Some people in residential care may not being recognised as …
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Managed by the Victorian Department of Health through the Commonwealth Government’s Strengthening Medicare – Supporting Older Australians initiative, the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) at La Trobe …
Registrations close Wednesday 27 May Learn from leading residential in-reach services and health professionals: SEMPHN, in partnership with Monash Health, and Bayside Health (Alfred and Peninsula Care Health) is hosting a free, full-day skills workshop for Residential aged care staff across south east Melbourne. This workshop is a unique opportunity to come together with peers …
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Opioids to manage cancer pain is gold-standard therapy but opioid therapy has found much wider application in palliative care, for pain management in non-malignant conditions and breathlessness in cancer and non-cancer conditions. Whilst they clearly work for some, they clearly do not work as well for others, and they can cause pretty significant side-effects for …
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PCNA 2026 Webinar #8 - FREE Session In the Top End, care does not begin with a checklist. It begins with relationships. In this webinar, Kirstan Dowling, Kellum Steele and Patricia Spicer from Danila Dilba in Darwin share their experience supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to navigate the aged care system.
Every two years, passionate, dedicated members of the health and aged care sector gather for the International Dementia Conference with one shared goal – to make life better for people living with dementia. Price to attend both days Early bird rate - $1,355 Full rate - $1,495 Price to attend one day Early bird rate …
UK webinar that explores the wellbeing of staff who care for people with advanced illness. Speakers will discuss current approaches to supporting workplace wellbeing and the specific support needs of healthcare assistants providing care in the community.
Talking about death is often a taboo subject, but some cultures have managed to normalise these conversations in rituals and celebrations. As individuals, talking about death is a poignant and confronting reminder of our mortality. How can we overcome these barriers to open and honest communication about one of the most important life events we …
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A live online intimate chat between the UK’s Dr Kathryn Mannix and Australian end of life doula Helen Callanan, filmed in Sydney Australia, exploring ordinary dying, tender conversations, and how end of life doulas can be engaged more collaboratively within conventional care systems.
Managed by the Victorian Department of Health through the Commonwealth Government’s Strengthening Medicare – Supporting Older Australians initiative, the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) at La Trobe University will be holding 140 three-day workshops for nurses who work in all Victorian residential aged care services. The workshop includes interactive, hands-on skills development, …