The BNPCC Hub

[From Caring@Home project]

caring@home is pleased to launch the end-of-life care (EoLC) hub, hosted by MedCast.

This dedicated platform for health professional education supports the delivery of best-practice end-of-life care and the quality use of palliative care medicines. The hub currently hosts the End-of-life planning mini audit and FastTrack CPD activities.

The EoLC hub provides health professionals with free access to high-quality, evidence-based CPD-accredited learning activities and in the future will host new practical tools and resources developed by Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative through caring@home and the Quality Use of Community Palliative Care Medicines projects.

This education will support enhanced clinical skills and the delivery of timely end-of-life care and symptom management to community-based patients and their families.

https://medcast.com.au/end-of-life-care-hub

[From CPCRE]

The CPCRE Lunch & Learn Education for March:

"Supporting others in their grief. A universal skill for your professional and personal life"

Thursday 26 March 2026
12.00 - 13:00 hours (Queensland time)

To be presented by Kylie Whyte, Grief & Bereavement Co-ordinator, Metro North Palliative Care.

REGISTER HERE
for this free online education session

[From PCQ]

Join us on Wednesday, March 18th, for Palliative Care Queensland’s education webinar, “End of Life Law and Planning”.

The webinar will feature guest speaker Arabella Kullack, Arabella will provide practical insights into end of life law and outline key steps for preparing well considered, legally sound planning documents.

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, March 18, 2026

TIME: 12pm – 1pm (AEST)

REGISTER: https://events.humanitix.com/pcqwebinarmar2026

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 Palliative Nexus]

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

Join us for an update by Prof Phillip Good on Medicinal Cannabis Research in Palliative Care

4pm Wednesday 25 March (AEDT)

Register

[From OACP]

A person’s story is theirs to tell, and their healthcare choices deserve to be heard.

This National Advance Care Planning Week, 16-22 March 2026, we invite all Queenslanders to pause and reflect on what matters most to them.

‘Their story, their choice.’ Every story is unique.

This year, we are working closely with our colleagues at Advance Care Planning Australia on this event. Further campaign resources and stories are available here.

We would appreciate your support in helping to promote Advance Care Planning Week to consumers and clinicians in your area.

[From AusHSI]

Research published in The BMJ has exposed the scale of fake studies flooding cancer science.

Working as a “scientific spam filter”, a new AI tool developed by Prof Adrian Barnett and colleagues identifies cancer research publications that are likely to have been produced by paper mills, organisations that mass produce fake research.

Read more: https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=203173

The events calendar suggested at the January meeting is now available on the Hub.

You can find the events on the right-hand side under the contact list. A printable version is also available.

Brisbane North PHN have published their response to the recently released Palliative Care Needs Assessment. This response document outlines the actions the PHN plan to undertake over the next three years.

See more information on the website: https://brisbanenorthphn.org.au/our-programs/aged-and-community-care/palliative-care

[From Dementia Australia]

Data released by Dementia Australia today has revealed that the number of Australians living with dementia in 2026 has increased to an estimated 446,500 1 – a figure projected to more than double to over one million people by 2065.2

The data also highlights that dementia impacts Australians of all ages, with an estimated 29,000 people living with young onset dementia (a diagnosis of any kind of dementia when you’re aged 18-65). This figure is projected to increase to an estimated 41,000 by 2054.3 Additionally, an estimated 1,500 children live with childhood dementia in Australia.4

In 2026, there are an estimated 6,300 people living with all forms of dementia in the Australian Capital Territory, which is projected to increase to an estimated 12,300 by 2054.5

Dementia Australia CEO Professor Tanya Buchanan said that with the number of people developing dementia rapidly increasing, and dementia now the leading cause of death for Australians, we need to act now on dementia, with significant and sustained intervention.

“There is a critical demand for a national program to promote brain health throughout our lives as well as a pressing need to provide quality care and support services for people of all ages living with dementia, their families and carers,” Professor Buchanan said.

“Dementia Australia is calling for essential investment from the Federal Government in implementing the National Dementia Action Plan, a ten-year government framework released in late 2024 aiming to improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.

“Australia is recognised internationally for its strengths in dementia care, support and research, but the system still has areas that need improvement. Funding the delivery of the National Dementia Action Plan is essential for all Australians impacted by dementia.”

Dementia Australia Dementia Advocate Rebecca Scouller cares for her mother Charlotte, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2017 and now lives in residential aged care. Rebecca is passionate about advocating for funding, navigation and support for people living with dementia and their carers.

“Dementia is likely to touch all our lives at some point in time.” Ms Scouller said.

“The National Dementia Action Plan needs to be costed and then incorporated into the budget. We need urgent investment now.”

Dementia Australia is committed to working with the Government and the sector on the delivery of the National Dementia Action Plan, and is calling for investment in three key priority areas aligned with the National Dementia Action Plan including:

1. Launching a comprehensive brain health campaign to raise awareness of the condition and to promote brain health;

2. Rolling out a network of Dementia Care Navigators to improve timely access to post diagnostic supports and services

3. Building the capability of the workforce to provide care and support for people living with dementia.

For more details about 2026 prevalence data local to federal, state and territory electoral divisions, as well as for local government areas, go to https://www.dementia.org.au/about-dementia/dementia-facts-and-figures

For dementia information and support anytime, please contact the National Dementia Helpline on 1800 100 500 or visit dementia.org.au for live chat and email. The National Dementia Helpline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Brisbane North PHN is hosting an evening of palliative care education and networking.

Returning for its fourth year, this event aims to increase the primary care workforce awareness of available palliative care services and supports. Kindly share this event with your networks.

Details

Event Palliative Care Evening 2026
Date Tuesday 28 April 2026
Time 5.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Venue Kedron-Wavell, 21 Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside
Cost No cost to attend
Register https://www.trybooking.com/DJDJJ

(registrations close 19 April)

Download the flyer

Further information:
For more information, please contact the Brisbane North PHN Healthy Ageing Team at
community.care@brisbanenorthphn.org.au or phone 07 3630 7300.