Thursdays@3 by Palliative Care Australia

Thursdays@3 by Palliative Care Australia

di Palliative Care Australia

Stagione 2

HELPing communities support people at end of life

Welcome to the last Thursdays@3 episode of Season 2! Today, a deep dive into the Healthy End of Life Program HELP App of La Trobe University’s Public Health Palliative Care Unit. HELP’s mission is to develop a collaborative end-of-life culture to meet people’s health and social needs – tapping into the capacity of community networks to add weight to care of health professionals and meeting the needs of palliative care patients and their families. The HELP App which has launched in the last year is just part of the scaffolding around the program. Dr Andrea Grindrod, is the Director of the Public Health Palliative Care Unit at La Trobe and brings professional and very personal perspectives to her work and leadership of the HELP program.

The unravelled nurse talks palliative care, aged care and social media

Today we chat to Juliane Samara, a specialist palliative care Nurse Practitioner who works for Canberra Health Service as part of the Community Aged Care Service run out of Clare Holland House. In 2019 Juliane won the National Palliative Care “Emerging Leader” Award and the ACT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence in Clinical Practice Award. She has written for The Guardian Australia and on Twitter she publishes under the handle – Unravelled Nurse, and early this year was one of the faces of National Palliative Care Week. Most importantly, in her almost 20 year career, Juliane reckons she has looked after thousands of dying people in aged care. Juliane will be at the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference next month in Sydney, but press play to meet her now. Thank you to you for tuning into Thursdays@3 and engaging in ‘matters of life and death’. For advice, tools, and support with ‘maters of life and death’ explore the Palliative Care Australia website. You can support our work by making a donation HERE.

In conversation with a global palliative care leader, Dr Hsien Seow

Today, a rock star of palliative care, Dr Hsien Seow! As the Research Chair in Palliative Care and Health System Innovation at McMaster University, Canada, Hsien is focused on innovating health systems and improving quality of care. He will be in Australia next month for the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference, his time in Sydney for 23OPCC also coincides with the release of his book ‘Hope for the best plan for the rest’. Co-authored with Dr Sammy Winemaker, the book is a guide for patients and families facing a life-changing diagnosis. In the meantime, Hsien’s wisdom is available in his long running podcast series The Waiting Room Revolution. Hsien’s passion is driven by his family’s deeply personal story and his mum’s end of life experience with breast cancer. The 2023 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference runs 13 to 15 September in Sydney, registrations are open now. You will find advice, tools, and support at the Palliative Care Australia website where you can also make a donation to support our work.

Empowering primary health to deliver palliative care

Today, we continue an earlier conversation with our friends at ELDAC – End of Life Directions for Aged Care. The Aged Care Royal Commission and the current reform agenda from the federal government makes it clear that older Australians need and deserve better end of life experiences. When we last spoke to ELDAC, we heard about the role that aged care providers need to play and the tools and supports ELDAC offers, we take that further today looking at some of the technology available to support this important work and we look at the role that primary health can play in the delivery of palliative care and end of life care. Shaping that conversation is Naomi Sheridan a Policy Analyst at the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, and Dr Priyanka Vandersman, a Research Fellow with ELDAC and at the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying at Flinders University. Click play to dive deeper into the tools and thinking empowering better end of life care for older Australians, and explore the ELDAC website to access those resources, including the Home Care App and Self Care Room – it's all free. You will find further advice, tools, and support with ‘matters of life and death’ at the Palliative Care Australia website where you can also make a donation to support our work.

Embracing life and death: Josphine's Journey from Kenya to Canberra

Welcome to Thursdays@3 our regular series of conversations with people living and working at the end of life. Earlier this year, Josphine Lokai graduated as a Registered Nurse from the University of Canberra. She currently works at Clare Holland House, a Specialist Palliative Care Service based in Canberra. She moved to Australia from Kenya in 2017 with a real fire in her heart and soul following the death of her eldest son Arnold a decade ago. Her graduation in April this year was a real milestone in her life, but as you are about to discover, Josphine has other dreams to achieve. Press play to share in her amazing story of life and death. You will find advice, tools, and support with ‘matters of life and death’ at the Palliative Care Australia website where you can also make a donation to support our work.

Unpacking spiritual care at the end of life

Welcome to Thursdays at 3 our regular series of conversations with people living and working at the end of life. Spiritual care is such an integral component of palliative care – which is perhaps unique in the field of medicine and health care. Today, ahead of her workshop this September at the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference in Sydney, we chat to the CEO of the Spiritual Health Association – Cheryl Holmes. OPCC registrations are open now, you can beat the August 18 price rise HERE and explore the full program. PCA and the Spiritual Health Association worked together on free, online spiritual care training, check it out HERE. You will find advice, tools, and support with ‘matters of life and death’ at the Palliative Care Australia website where you can also make a donation to support our work.

In conversation with the CEO of Cancer Australia, Prof Dorothy Keefe

Today we meet Professor Dorothy Keefe, who has been the CEO of Cancer Australia - the Australian Government’s cancer care agency, since 2019. Before that, Dorothy was Professor of Cancer Medicine at the University of Adelaide and a Senior Medical Oncologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.In addition to her work as a medical oncologist. Dorothy is also an expert on the toxicity of cancer treatment and a tireless advocate for cancer patients and healthcare reform.And this September in Sydney, Dorothy will be one of our presenters at the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference. The title of her talk is 'The Cancer Plan and Palliative Care'. Click play to get a sneak peak and learn so much more.OPCC registrations are open now, explore the program and beat the August 18 price rise - HERE. You will find advice, tools, and support at the Palliative Care Australia website where you can also make a donation to support our work.

In conversation with the End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) team

Welcome to Thursdays at 3 our regular series of conversations with people living and working at the end of life. The Aged Care Royal Commission made 12 recommendations pointing to the need for palliative care and dementia care to be better understood and better integrated into aged care services. Today we hear from three people chipping away at that work through ELDAC – End of Life Directions for Aged Care. Deb Parker, Professor of Aged Care and Dementia Nursing at the University of Technology, Sydney and a key contributor to the ELDAC project. Rebecca Moore from the Queensland University of Technology, and Project Coordinator with ELDAC’s Linkages Program. Ammu Chandran, Clinical Nurse at Sundale at Palmwoods in Queensland. Sundale is a community based, not for profit aged care provider offering care in a range of settings. Click play to join the conversation and learn of the tools and supports available to do palliative care and dementia care better in aged care. Everything referred to is free and available now via the ELDAC website. You will find more advice, tools, and support with ‘matters of life and death’ at the Palliative Care Australia website where you can also make a donation to support our work.

In conversation with Tanya Quinn, Aboriginal health worker in paediatric palliative care

Exploring the culture of Australia’s First People is something we are always interested in, but especially so during NAIDOC Week – an annual celebration of the culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Today, we do that through the work and wisdom of Tanya Quinn, an Aboriginal Health Worker in paediatric palliative care and chronic and complex needs at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network. Click play to join the conversation as Tanya shares her story of cultural awareness and connection to the spirit world. Thank you for tuning into Thursdays@3, you will find advice, tools, and support with ‘matters of life and death’ at the Palliative Care Australia website where you can also make a donation to support our work.

In conversation with Dr Joanne Doran, a palliative care specialist and leader

Welcome to Thursdays at 3 our regular series of conversations with people living and working at the end of life. Today, we hear from a doctor with over 30 years experience in palliative care – Dr Jo Doran! Jo currently works for the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service as a senior consultant and is also an Honorary Adjunct Assistant Professor at Bond University’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine. In recognition of her contribution to palliative care she has been awarded the Palliative Care NSW Leadership Award by her peers, was nominated for NSW Woman of the Year, and more recently was nominated as Mentor of the Year in her current role. Her greatest love however has always been the bedside care of patients and teaching, which is now the main focus of her work. This September Jo will also MC the biggest palliative care conference in the Southern Hemisphere – the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference in Sydney, with around 1000 delegates attending. Click play and join a conversation that explores the wisdom, work and warmth of Dr Jo Doran.

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