“The grassroots values of humanity” - Vitor Rocha, Palliative Care Lead, Murray Primary Health Network
Notas del episodio
Welcome to another Thursdays@3 episode!
Today’s guest joins us from regional Victoria, Vitor Rocha is the Palliative Care Lead with Murray Primary Health Network, base in Bendigo.
Vitor is a gay, Brazilian born, overseas trained GP, researcher, and palliative care public health advocate.
Among other things his work supports diverse communities with their end-of-life journeys, which most recently including work with LGBTQI+ Health Australia and the development of their new palliative care eLearning modules
Click play to meet Vitor and hear of his life and work that starts in Brazil but for the last seven years has been focused on regional Australia.
Show notes and more info:
- LGBTIQ+ Health Australia - LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Palliative Care eLearning
- Murray PHN The Caring Circle - Greater Choices for at Home Palliative Care
- “My Choice of Care”: Palliative Care From Multicultural and Multifaith LGBTIQA+ Perspectives and Experiences
- LGBTQI+ People and Cancer: A guide for people with cancer, their families and friends
- Palliative Care Multilingual resources
Thank you for tuning in and engaging in ‘matters of life and death’, you will find advice, tools, and support at the Palliative Care Australia website where you can also make a donation to support our work.