The BNPCC Hub

[Advertised in DoHDA Your Aged Care Update newsletter]

The Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra (Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care NSW/ACT) is offering a free online course for people working in aged care.
The course will:

• provide information and tools to support palliative and end-of-life care for older people from diverse backgrounds
• explore how culture, spiritual beliefs and values can influence care needs at the end of life.

Enrol now.

See all available courses in this series.

[From Palliative Care Queensland]

Help shape the future of palliative care across QLD

Palliative Care Queensland is inviting members and sector stakeholders to take part in our annual advocacy roundtables, helping to identify key priorities for palliative care in Queensland.

To support a meaningful and productive conversation, we invite you to reflect on the following questions in advance. These questions are intended to encourage discussion about the future of palliative care in Queensland, including access, equity, service delivery, leadership and system-wide priorities.

This is your opportunity to help shape the priorities that will guide Palliative Care Queensland's advocacy and influence future investment in palliative care across the state.

Choose one session:

Session 1:19 August (5pm - 7pm)
Session 2: 27 August (12pm - 2pm)
Session 3: 31 August (8am - 10am)

Spots are now open. Register today to ensure your voice is part of the conversation.

[from Karuna]

Delivered in partnership with Wellways Carer Gateway, Karuna is holding a series of free events.

• In-person grief support group meeting six fortnightly from 15 Sept
  • This online peer support program aims to support bereaved carers in sustain their wellbeing and find meaning after losing their loved one.
• Well-being yoga and mindfulness sessions. Six being run fortnightly from 17 Sept.
  • This online peer support program aims to support carers of people living with a life-limiting condition to sustain wellbeing while caring, reduce burnout and isolation, and strengthen self-trust and agency.

[from CCQ PHN]

8 September 2026, 8.00 am - 4.15 pm
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Free event

Registration

To secure your attendance, please complete your registration via this link.

Registration closes on 7/9/26 at 3.00 pm

caring@home has developed resources for Support at Home providers that can be used to upskill care workers supporting people receiving end-of-life care at home.

The free, evidence-based care worker resources include symptom management tip sheets and practical care guides and videos. These resources can help support the recognition and non-pharmacological management of symptoms and delivery of practical cares.

Developed with Support at Home providers from around Australia, the resources can be used to help maintain the comfort of a dying person being cared for at home and support their family.

Visit caring@home for more information.

The Statewide Office of Advance Care Planning has released new Queensland Health advance care planning clinical guidelines:

• support facilities, services and clinicians to implement ACP processes and develop local policies and procedures
• raise awareness of the unique Queensland Health systems and structures that support ACP across all inpatient and community health settings.

Contact the Statewide Office of Advance Care Planning for support, resources and information for patients, families, carers, and health professionals.

[From Metro North Palliative Care Grief and Bereavement Service]

"Supporting other in their Grief " is a free, practical, hands-on workshop for people in our community to become more grief aware and develop some knowledge and skills to support both the bereaved and those around them navigate this challenging part of life with greater empathy.

Please note, this is designed for community members, it is not aimed at professionals.

Places are limited so we need people to book in (registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/supporting-others-in-their-grief-tickets-1992607280014?aff=oddtdtcreator)

Details of the workshop are outlined in the flyer.

[From PallConsult]

Several new resources have been added to the PallConsult resources page, which provides a central location for palliative and end-of-life care resources, tools and education.

New additions include:

• Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) – a clinical measure of fitness and frailty in older people (adapted from the Geriatric Medicine Research, Dalhousie University)
• REMAP Framework – supports goals-of-care conversations
• NURSE Mnemonic – guides empathetic communication and responses to patient emotions

Clinicians are encouraged to bookmark the page for easy access.