The BNPCC Hub

[From Jon Baines Tours]

Join David Oliviere on a journey that will carefully consider the spiritual, ethical, legal and cultural aspects associated with palliative care in four northern states of India. Travel from Delhi to Jaipur with its mighty fort and palaces, then continue to Agra, home to the magnificent Taj Mahal before heading to historic Lucknow. Visit Varanasi, one of the holiest places in India, and finish the tour in Kolkata, hub of Bengali literature, music and philosophy.

You will spend time with a host of specialists and experience a wide-ranging professional itinerary of visits including, Shanti Avedna Sadan, India’s first hospice, Delhi based charity CanSupport and the inspiring Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre.

What to expect:

• Watch the sunrise over the Taj Mahal at dawn.
• Visit the ancient, abandoned Mughal capital of Fatehpur Sikri.
• Rise at dawn to embark on a Ganges cruise to watch pilgrims offering puja.
• Learn about Ayurvedic approaches to pain relief.

Visit All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India’s most important hospital, visit the palliative care department and meet clinicians and social workers.

For more visit: https://www.jonbainestours.com/tours/palliative-care-in-north-india

HealthPathways is a web-based portal with evidence-based information on the assessment and management of common clinical conditions including referral guidance. General Practitioners write the pathways with support from local GPs, hospital-based specialists and other subject matter experts.

From Tuesday 18 November 2025, the Brisbane North PHN generic login will be retired. To continue accessing the Brisbane North HealthPathways, you’ll need to register for your own personal account.

New immediate benefits include:

• Simplified access that travels with you - Use one secure login for all your approved HealthPathways sites. No more re-entering credentials!
• CPD reporting made easy - Automatically log your HealthPathways usage and submit it to your CPD provider with our built-in reporting tool.
• AI-powered Smart Search - find the right pathway and useful information faster with our new AI-assisted search functionality.

For more details and instructions on registering for your personal account, visit the FAQs resource. The generic login details (Username: Brisbane, Password: North) will remain active until Tuesday 18 November 2025.

[From Healthy End of Life Program]

For the past 18 months, the HELP team has delivered live monthly training sessions and met so many passionate people committed to improving end-of-life care.

We’re now excited to launch the Healthy End of Life Program (HELP) Brief Intervention Digital Training — a self-paced online resource designed to build knowledge, confidence and skills in social prescribing within palliative and end-of-life care.

The digital training includes:
✅ Training videos
✅ Workbook
✅ Downloadable tools and resources
✅ Flexible, self-directed learning
✅ Optional live Q&A session with the HELP team

This training is designed for health professionals, community workers, aged care staff, and anyone supporting people at the end of life.

South Australia Pilot Launch – 2025

The training will launch exclusively in South Australia on November 10, 2025, with free pilot access throughout 2025.

National Rollout – Coming 2026

We’ll be expanding access across Australia in 2026. If you’re outside South Australia, register your interest below to be the first to know when national enrolments open.

Register your interest here: https://healthyendoflifeprogram.org/help-brief-intervention-digital-training-register-your-interest/

[From Palliative Nexus}

Pal-spectives is a virtual forum with thought leaders presenting their big ideas.

Join us for a discussion about Advocacy in Palliative Care- what is needed, what it takes, and what are the measures of success that we are bringing about significant system change?

4pm AEDT Wednesday 3 December (3pm QLD time)

Register here

Palliative Nexus, led by Professor Jennifer Philip, brings together clinicians, researchers and allied health professionals with a mission to improve equity, access, and quality of care in serious illness.

To access recordings of previous events, please visit https://www.palliativenexus.org/recordings-of-events

[from OPAN]

Webinar - End of life: your choices

The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) is hosting an informative webinar focused on delivering quality palliative and end-of-life care. This session is designed for older people, their families, and carers.

Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Time: 12.00 pm

The webinar will explore what quality end-of-life care looks like in practice, from early planning and decision-making to palliative support and bereavement care.

We encourage all providers to share this opportunity with people in their care.
For more information visit OPAN.

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?

• Consumers: Lived experience and input and review of consumer-facing resources
• GPs and Practice Nurses: Clinicians from across Australia have given feedback and practical insights into the GenPal tool and its implementation
• Subject matter expert advisory panel: Expertise and advice at critical stages
• Research leadership group: Leads the project in research, data analysis and output development
• 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/