For Specialist Palliative Care Staff
Background
The consortium facilitates collaboration, information sharing and professional development for clinicians working in specialist palliative care services in the region. We also sometimes call on the skills of our specialist staff in assisting us with our work in aged care, disability and MND.
Current activities
Training
Our member agencies can receive free in-house training in the following areas:
- Cultural Diversity and working with interpreters
- Motor Neurone Disease related topics
- Parkinson’s Disease related topics
- Working with people with intellectual disabilities
- Promoting Quality of Life Speakers Kit – Train the Trainer
- Palliative Care Conversations Training Kit – Train the Trainer
Resources
Consider the Carer
Our ‘Consider the Carer’ resource is aimed at clinicians and helps them to better understand the practical and financial issues around caring for someone with a terminal illness. It includes relevant links to organisations that can assist with finances and practical issues.
MND – Information for the Palliative Care Team
Our ‘MND – Information for the Palliative Care Team’ resource is designed with summary information to help staff care for people with MND and their family or carers and includes:
- Information and education about MND and its management
- A list of contacts and resources for health professionals
- An example of a nursing care plan for someone with MND
Parkinson’s Disease resources for palliative care staff
Guides for staff who are caring for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in the palliative stage.
- Parkinson’s Disease – Issues for the Aged Care Team
- Parkinson’s Disease – Issues for the Palliative Care Team
The guides:
- set out an example care plan with issues commonly faced in terminal stages
- review specific symptom management
- note which medications for people with PD are contraindicated and suggests substitutes
- include contact details for further help and information.
In May 2024 we relaunched our suite of Parkinson’s Disease documents, with updated links to other resources and a new look. You can view the full suite on our Resources page.
Further resources
SMRPCC has many resources, including those listed above. For more resources and links to other organisations:
- Go to SMRPCC’s Resources and Links page.
Annual regional clinical forum
The highlight of the consortium year has been our clinical forum, where we brought clinicians from all member agencies together to learn from each other and discuss topical issues.
Contact SMRPCC
For further information, see our Latest News on the home page, or contact Tanja Bahro, Consortium Manager. Tanja has extensive experience in palliative care project management.
0418 584 106
