Category Archives: News
The importance of leaving all your digital data arranged: what happens to your data after you die.
Digital legacy or digital will is when you express what you want to happen with...
Hand made blankets: adding a personal and a warm touch to palliative care patients.
Nurse consultant Felicia Michael along with her palliative care colleagues from Westmead Hospital and Mt...
R U OK? Tuning in to feelings and emotions in Palliative Caring
Today is R U OK? day. Do you know anyone caring for someone with a...
‘Human rooms’ used in palliative care to improve end-of-life experience
A new ‘Human room’ has been installed at the Mutitjulu Community Centre in Uluru to...
The last year of life: How did health service use and costs in the last year of life vary by use of residential aged care services?
Aged care services provide essential care and support to many people in their last year...
From 1 January 2023 on-site pharmacists to improve medication in RACFs
From 1 January 2023 on-site pharmacists and community pharmacy services to improve medication in government-funded...
Story telling proves to be a comfort in the face of death for children.
Justine Toh from ABC Radio National interviews Alice Matthews, a journalist and volunteer end of life biographer...
Online Masterclass: Clinical Ethics in Palliative Care
This Post Graduate level Masterclass is aimed at clinicians who wish to enhance their understanding...
NSW Palliative care Nurse Practitioner Forum: ‘Palliative Care Emergency’
To ALL NSW Nurse Practitioners, NP candidates and CNS/CNC who is interested to become a...
Survey regarding euthanasia and assisted suicide.
You are invited to take part in a short online survey that will explore the...
Board Directors Nominations 2022 Open for Palliative Care Australia Limited Board
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is a dynamic peak national health organisation. PCA advocates for quality...
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) has made a submission to include funding for aged care nurses to be trained in palliative care.
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) has made a submission to the upcoming October Budget, asking the...