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[From Caring@Home project]

caring@home is proud to launch new resources to support First Nations families.

The new resources support culturally safe practical care and medicines safety for First Nations people who are receiving care at home or on Country.

Clinical services can download and print the resources to give to families as needed. Each resource is available with either Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artwork.

NEW Providing practical care step-by-step guides

• How to care for the eyes and the nose
• How to care for the mouth
• How to change a pad
• How to wash a person
• How to move and position a person in bed

A short training video – How to move and position a person in bed – will be available soon.

Supporting terminal care at home: new checklist for community nurses

Thorough and proactive planning by community nurses is essential to support people who wish to die at home, and their families. It can help prevent unnecessary hospital transfers during the terminal phase.

caring@home has developed a new resource to assist with this: the Terminal care planning checklist for nurses in the community.

The checklist:
✅ outlines key steps to support the well-coordinated care of a person at home. It helps nurses follow a clear process, supports effective education and preparation for families, and strengthens communication between health professionals.
✅ can be used as part of routine clinical practice to improve the quality of end-of-life care and support people to die at home, if that is their preference, in the last hours, days or week of life.
✅ aligns with the terminal care management clinical process as described in the Prompts for End-of-Life Planning (PELP) Framework

[From PCNA]

2026 Palliative Care Nurses Australia Biennial Conference

10 - 12 June, 2026

Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia.

Join us in Adelaide for what promises to be another unmissable event!

The 2026 PCNA Conference is a fantastic opportunity for healthcare professionals, researchers, educators and palliative care experts to come together to collaborate, connect, share industry experiences and learn about the latest advances in palliative care nursing.

Call for Abstracts Opening - August 2025

Registrations Opening - December 2025

www.pcnaconference.au

What’s your story?

Calling for papers for #IDC2026

Your work or lived experience could make an impact on dementia care – so tell us all about it!

Submit a paper if you:

• Work in health and aged care with a focus on complex dementia, palliative care and positive ageing
• Are a scientific, clinical or psychosocial researcher
• Are a person living with dementia or a carer

Help transform dementia care – tell us what you’re doing!

Submit a paper or ePoster: https://www.dementiaconference.com/submit

[From Somerset Regional Council]

Kilcoy Multicultural carnival promises to be another engaging event. There will be an opportunity for services which are keen to reach our Kilcoy multi-cultural community to have a presence at the event.

Event: 2025 Kilcoy Multicultural Carnival

Date: Friday 24 October 2025

Time:

• Commence 4pm (vendors must be on-site and set-up as per the bump in schedule which will be approx. 3pm)
• Conclude 7pm (the programming will conclude at 7pm and vendors are expected to stay until the end of programming before bump-out)

Location: Yowie Park Kilcoy (next to the visitor information centre)

Cost: There is no site costs for information/support service vendors

Requirements: Vendors are to provide the following for their booth

• Appropriate 3x3M marquee
• Battery operated lighting for under the Marquee as the event is held at dusk.
• Trestle/chairs if required
• Branded tablecloth if required
• Collateral and signage (pull up banners etc)
• Any giveaways

Information and support service booths must fit within the funding objectives.

The objectives of the Multicultural Carnival are to promote Queensland’s multicultural identity through:

• Intercultural connections and community participation.
• Increased understanding between culturally diverse groups.
• Increased opportunities to support the economic and social aspirations of people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Increased community capacity to address emerging issues and foster access to services; and/or
• Increased engagement of general community groups in connecting and welcoming people from culturally diverse backgrounds into a wide range of community activities.

For more information, contact Somerset Regional Council (mail@somerset.qld.gov.au)

Attendees are invited to deepen their learning through a series of interactive workshops led by experts in the field.

In addition to the workshops, pre-conference tours will offer unique insights into local services and community-led palliative care initiatives. All pre-conference tours are available at an additional cost and places are limited, so early booking is recommended.

Entries to the the Live Well, Die Well Art Prize are also open, which celebrates creative expression and storytelling in palliative care.

Pre Conference workshops:

• Workshop 1 | Train-the-Trainer: The Waiting Room Revolution | 1.30pm - 5.00pm, Rydges Hotel South Bank
• Workshop 2 | Connecting Disability & Palliative Care | 1.30pm - 5.00pm, Rydges Hotel South Bank
• Workshop 3 | Compassionate Endings | 1.30pm - 5.00pm, Rydges Hotel South Bank
• Workshop 4 | REFLECT, WRITE, REVISE | 1.30pm - 5.00pm, Rydges Hotel South Bank
• Workshop 5 | Breathless Moments - TSANZ x ANZSPM Respiratory Palliative Care Special Interest Group Workshop | 1.30pm - 5.00pm, BCEC

https://icebergevents.eventsair.com/25opcc/pre-conference-workshops

Preconference tours

Adult and Paediatric- see https://icebergevents.eventsair.com/25opcc/pre-conference-tours

Fees apply and registration is essential

Healthcare Management Advisors are undertaking an independent evaluation of the Australian Government-funded Improving Palliative Care Training and Outcomes in Aged Care Measure (Measure). This Measure, established in 2021, aims to improve palliative care for older Australians by enhancing palliative care training for the aged care and primary care workforce.

Two key programs funded through the Measure are:

• Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) Aged Care: provides tailored, on-site palliative care training and education for staff in organisations delivering aged care through experiential ‘reverse placements’
• Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP): supports residential aged care homes/providers to integrate standardised palliative care assessment tools and clinical response protocols into routine care delivery.

You can read more about the evaluation here.

Who can participate and why your input matters

This anonymous survey is open to all organisations delivering aged care across Australia (residential aged care providers, home care providers, and other types of organisations providing aged care).

We want to hear from you, whether or not your organisation has participated in PEPA Aged Care or PACOP. Your feedback will help us understand current palliative care practices, training needs, challenges, and program impacts to improve future palliative care initiatives.

All staff in aged care organisations are eligible to respond to the survey. However, please respond from your organisation’s perspective rather than as an individual staff member.

Important things to note

• The survey will take 10-15 minutes if your organisation has participated in PEPA Aged Care or PACOP, 15-20 minutes if your organisation has participated in both programs, and 5-10 minutes if your organisation has not participated in either program.
• Responses from all participants will be combined, and this aggregated data will be analysed and incorporated into an evaluation report for the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
• Your responses will be completely anonymous. You and your organisation will not be identified in any reports or papers using information from this survey.
• All information collected will be stored securely and only used for the purpose of this specific evaluation.
• The survey will close on Friday 15 August at 5pm.

Caring@Home is offering 2 modes of education to enhance palliative practice:

• Online
  • New dates and times are now available for caring@home online education sessions for specialist palliative care nurses and domiciliary nurses.
  • Register now for 1-hour online education sessions for:
    🩺 Domiciliary nurses – upskill your practice to deliver quality palliative care and symptom management for patients at end-of-life and provide support for their families.
    🩺 Specialist palliative care service nurses– learn about new and updated caring@home resources to support your specialist service.
  • Register: https://www.caringathomeproject.com.au/for-health-professionals/education-options-for-health-professionals/online-education-sessions
• In person
  • Book a clinical service education session Tailored education sessions for your clinical service are available at a time and location that suits you.
  • Suitable for small or large groups of clinicians from the same health service
  • Can be held in-person or online.
  • More information: https://www.caringathomeproject.com.au/for-health-professionals/education-options-for-health-professionals/clinical-service-education-sessions

A short video is now available to guide clinicians in using the Rapid Transfer Home for Terminal Care Checklist.

The checklist supports safe, timely transfers home for patients choosing to die at home or in residential aged care. The video walks through key steps and highlights useful resources, including the Home Death Pack.

As of 1 July 2025, the First Nations Palliative Care Project is now hosted by our colleagues at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service, Metro North Hospital and Health. PallConsult is proud to continue working collaboratively with the project, the First Nations Health Office and First Nations health professionals across the state to support quality palliative care for all First Nations people.

Project resources, including Yarning about morphine and advance care yarning are available on the PallConsult website. The Statewide Clinical Yarning Circle will continue to be held bi-monthly on the last Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is on 29 July 2025.

On Tuesday 9^th September, Compassionate Communities Australia is hosting a National Forum to explore how Compassionate Communities are growing globally, showcase National achievements and codesign a draft Advocacy Statement for use in lobbying with different levels of government.

Members of the community, health and aged care representatives and others are invited this one day event.

Click here for the program.

Tickets are limited, so please purchase yours as soon as possible here(External link).