Join us on Wednesday 5 November 2025, for our webinar, “Coping with Grief During the Holidays”.
The webinar will feature guest speaker Sally Douglas from Good Mourning.
Grief is something we will all experience, yet it’s often one of the hardest conversations to have. Grief can be difficult to navigate, especially around holidays, anniversaries and milestones. That’s why we’re bringing you a special session with Sally, co-founder of Good Mourning, the movement inspiring others to cope when life takes an unexpected turn.
We believe that palliative care is everybody’s business, and we aim to build compassionate communities around people and their families experiencing serious illness, dying, death and grief. This webinar is designed for all members of the community including both health and non-health related workers (i.e., healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, allied health staff, health administrative staff, spiritual care workers, health managers, health educators, pharmacists and paramedics). We also encourage people from diverse backgrounds to attend.
DATE: Wednesday 5 November 2025
TIME: 12.00 pm – 1.00 pm (AEST)
REGISTER: https://events.humanitix.com/pcqwebinarnov2025
FREE for PCQ members, PCQ Volunteers, QAS Paramedics
$10 General Admission
$8 Concession Card Holders
These webinars are sponsored by Queensland Health, and supported by Queensland Ambulance Services and Brisbane North PHN
Any questions please email us to hello@palliativecareqld.org.au, or call us on 07 3842 3242.
[from CarerHelp]
We’re excited to share that over 100,000 Australians have now used CarerHelp to guide them through the challenges of end of life caring. That’s 100,000 families accessing tools, information, and support during one of life’s most difficult times, and we couldn’t be more honoured to walk alongside them.
Did you know you can download or order CarerHelp resources to use or share with others? We’ve created bundled kits that make it easier to find what you need, whether you're a family carer or a health professional. We’ve also designed specific resources for:
- Rural and remote carers
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
- Carers who speak a language other than English
https://www.carerhelp.com.au/Resources/Download-resources
The Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative have launched the latest PalliBytes.
This free online course is designed to help disability support workers develop capabilities in providing palliative care for people with life limiting conditions.
enrol: https://palliativecareeducation.com.au/enrol/index.php?id=763
[From National Palliative Care Coordination (NPCC)]
NPCC recognises that while several validated screening tools exist to support palliative care needs identification, their time burden remains a key barrier. Adoption requires low-burden workflows and resources to enable practical use in busy general practice settings.
Introducing GenPal!
The project team are developing GenPal, a needs screening and clinical decision support tool, specifically designed for General practice, to enhance the timely identification of Palliative care needs. Click here to watch version 1 of the GenPal Video for healthcare professionals
Unique features of the NPCC project are:
1. A patient priming and activation strategy with inclusion of PROMs
2. Digital integration
3. Patient resources which enhance prognostic awareness and ability to participate in serious illness discussions
4. Cyclic screening to enable screening at home and in the waiting room
Who guides us and how?
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Consumers: Lived experience and input and review of consumer-facing resources
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GPs and Practice Nurses: Clinicians from across Australia have given feedback and practical insights into the GenPal tool and its implementation
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Subject matter expert advisory panel: Expertise and advice at critical stages
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Research leadership group: Leads the project in research, data analysis and output development
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Community of Practice: Problem solving and on the ground implementation
How you can get involved…. small conversations lead to big change!
We’d love to hear from you. Contact us: npcc-contact@uow.edu.au
National Palliative Care Coordination project - University of Wollongong – UOW
[From Palliative Care Nurses Australia]
Don’t miss your opportunity to present an at the 2026 Palliative Care Nurses Australia Biennial Conference taking place, 10 - 12 June 2026 in Adelaide, South Australia and online.
This hybrid event offers the flexibility to present either in person or online ensuring everyone has the chance to contribute, connect and inspire — no matter where you are.
The conference theme is:
From Ideas to Impact: Innovating Together for Equity and Access
We invite submissions for:
- Oral Presentations
- Rapid Fire
- Display Poster
Share your innovations, research, and experiences that are shaping the future of palliative care.
Submissions close 31 October 2025.
https://pcnaconference.au/abstracts/
A limited stock of printed consumer resources are available at no charge – please send orders to QldPalliativeCareNetwork@health.qld.gov.au (incl. mailing address, contact and preferred number).
Available resources include:
Free advance care planning webinars for Queensland aged care providers
From November 1, 2025, Australia's Aged Care Quality Standards will be strengthened to improve the safety, quality, and person-centred nature of aged care services.
Register now for a free, one-hour webinar to learn how advance care planning can assist care providers to meet these standards.
This webinar is jointly hosted by the Statewide Office of Advance Care Planning, Queensland Health and the Brisbane North PHN on behalf of all Queensland PHNs.
Brisbane North PHN is sponsoring Palliative Care Queensland to run short online education courses which aim to enhance community awareness and understanding in palliative care. These courses are offered free for those living or working in the North Brisbane and Moreton Bay regions. There are no prerequisites for training or experience within the health or palliative care space to attend.
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How to have conversations about grief and dying
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Talking to children about dying
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Self-Care
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Palliative Caring: Planning in 5 steps
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Compassion in action: The clinical experience of Ambulance Wish Queensland
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Coping with grief during the holidays
For more information visit PalliLEARN – Palliative Care Queensland, call 07 3842 3242 or email hello@palliativecareqld.org.au.
The PHN has hardcopy resources for consumers available for services:
- Palliative Care Supports- a guide to supports available for adults in the North Brisbane and Moreton Bay region
- We need to know before you go: a palliative care yarning booklet to support advance care planning
Please contact Caroline by Friday 24 October if you would like these resources.
[From Palliative Nexus]
Pal-spectives is a virtual forum with thought leaders presenting their big ideas.
We are pleased to invite you to our next edition of Pal-spectives featuring an enlightening conversation with Professor Janet Hardy.
Prof Janet Hardy
Date: 1st October 4pm AEST
TOPIC: Reflections on a career of framing Palliative Care as an Integral Part of Modern Medicine
Prof Janet Hardy is internationally recognised for her contributions to symptom management, clinical trial methodology in palliative care, and integrating research into clinical practice. This Pal-spectives conversation will highlight how palliative care is not an “afterthought,” but a discipline at the cutting edge of innovation in care quality, research, and patient outcomes.”
Register for this event: https://unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D5VRjRRLTSuNGIf2ZwxsXw#/registration
Proposed Schedule for 2025 (v8) (139 KB) (pdf)
November 2025