For Health Providers
Background
Palliative Care is everybody’s business. The Victorian End of Life and Palliative Care Framework articulates the responsibility of all health care providers to provide the palliative approach and to refer to specialist palliative care services when necessary.
The palliative care system is complex and having the conversations about referral can be difficult for some patients. The consortium can help your organisation to develop a better understanding on what palliative care is and how to refer.
Useful information
Palliative Care Conversations Training
Palliative Care Conversations is a train-the-trainer resource to improve referrals to palliative care by training other health professionals.
In-house training is available for health and community organisations in the region.
This 1.5-hour training session provides an overview of what palliative care is, how to refer to the right service and how to have the important conversation with the patient and family.
To read the Palliative Care Conversations: Evaluation Report – click here.
For more information about Palliative Care Conversations Training, contact Consortium Manager, Tanja Bahro at: tanja.bahro@smrpcc.org.au
Monthly email update
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Resources
What is palliative care?
Our ‘What is palliative care?’ webcast explains palliative care, including the types of supports and services offered by palliative care providers and how palliative care can empower patients, their carers and loved ones. It also promotes early referral and briefly explains the referral processes and models of care.
Meditation and mindfulness
Our ‘Mindfulness and Meditation’ webcast provides useful strategies that health professionals can pass on to their clients and use for self-care.
Health professionals: caring for your own mental health and wellbeing
Our ‘Health & wellbeing for health professionals’ podcast discusses the mental health and well-being of health professionals generally, and nurses in particular, during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The experiences of those on the front line of care have been challenged as never before and this podcast provides information, strategies and tools to assist health professionals to prioritise their own wellbeing and self-care.
If you prefer, you can read the ‘Health & wellbeing for health professionals’ podcast transcript.
Other useful resources
- Consider the Carer, a resource for clinicians to better understand financial and practical pressures for carers.
- Symptom Assessment Scale guidelines (developed by Peninsula Home Hospice and RDNS)
- The Palliative Care Advice Service is a phone-based service for anyone seeking specialist guidance and advice about life-limiting illness. It’s for those living with the illness and those who support them, such as family, friends and neighbours and all healthcare workers.
- To contact the Palliative Care Advice Service call 1800 360 000 or visit pcas.org.au.
For more resources and links to other organisations, go to SMRPCC’s Resources and Links page.
Contact SMRPCC
For further information please contact Tanja Bahro, Consortium Manager: tanja.bahro@smrpcc.org.au