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[From ACSHC]

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has updated the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe and high‑quality paediatric end‑of‑life care with the latest guidance for clinicians and health services.

The Consensus Statement describes how end-of-life care for a child should be approached and delivered effectively across healthcare settings.

This second edition updates national guidance first published in 2016, and reflects contemporary evidence, clinical practice and consultation with the paediatric palliative care sector, experts, clinicians and consumers.

The updated Consensus Statement on paediatric end-of-life care includes:

• a focus on neonates, First Nations children, and children with disability
• guidance for care in regional, rural and remote areas
• a culturally responsive, child and family‑centred approach
• nine guiding principles
• ten essential elements with key actions.

[from Metro North Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Team]

I would like to announce the recommencement of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership hosted Statewide Clinical Yarning Circle.

We have so many great topics planned for free 2 hr CPD points and increasing your knowledge and confidence with the clinical application of Culturally Safe and Responsive Palliative Care. These will be held Monthly on the last Thursday of every month. It is ok if you are unable to attend in person, these will be recorded and you can watch them in your own time.

At the end of the session there will be a QR code with some questions to help you record your CPD and it will also allow us to send you a certificate of attendance.

To kick us back off we have a recorded presentation by Dr Amy Montgomery who has completed postdoctoral research fellow and also a Nurse Practitioner with over 17 years of aged care and palliative care experience. Amy will be presenting a workshop on Delerium in palliative care and this will be available to view via a link I will send to you on the 30^th June 2026.

Following this we have secured guest speakers who will help us delve into some great topics including:

• Types of Abuse in Aged care and palliative care: how to assess, what to look for, how to report and what to do including a Culturally Responsive approach on the holistic assessment and support of abuse in palliative care and aged care
• CKD using a storytelling approach: What happens in the body, how do we assist patients and their families and how does this link with other multimorbidity’s
• Managing perianal and breast wounds in palliative care for First Nations Peoples what are the holistic and Cultural Considerations
• Balancing the Balance of Heart Failure in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
• Caring at the end and beyond: Awareness and Introduction of all things beyond the dying person
• A storytelling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander approach to Grief, Loss and Bereavement
• A storytelling approach to Brain Failure but failing not to hold goals of hope
• Lungs and Cancer: The Long and the Short of it

ANY NEW PEOPLE WANTING TO JOIN WILL NEED TO SEND THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS TO: Kat.hooper@health.qld.gov.au so that I can add you all to our database for ongoing updates and additional guest speakers we have planned along the way.

[From PCQ]

Join us on Wednesday 22 July 2026, for our education webinar titled “LGBTQI+ Inclusive Palliative Care: Creating Safe, Affirming Care at End of Life”.

Keynote speaker Dr Ashwin Kaniah, Palliative Medicine Staff Specialist, Redcliffe Hospital, will lead this insightful webinar exploring the unique experiences, barriers, and support needs of LGBTQI+ people accessing palliative and end-of-life care. Participants will examine the impact of discrimination and assumptions on care experiences and learn practical, evidence-informed strategies for creating inclusive, affirming, and culturally humble care environments.

Through real-world examples, the session will build confidence in supporting LGBTQI+ individuals and their biological and chosen families with compassion, dignity, and respect. It will also consider an important question for all health professionals: How can we ensure that every person feels seen, respected, and supported when facing serious illness, dying, death, and grief?

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. These webinars are sponsored by Queensland Health and supported by Queensland Ambulance Service.

DATE: WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2026

TIME: 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM (AEST)

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

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

Any questions please email us to hello@palliativecareqld.org.au or call us on 07 3842 3242.

We’d be incredibly grateful if you could also share this event with your team and networks.

Thank you for your ongoing support. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further information.

[From the Health Alliance]

Dear colleague,

The Ageing Well Working Group is seeking feedback on the attached Ageing Well 2041 Vision and Roadmap.

As our population ages, there is an opportunity to think differently about what it means to age well and how communities, services and systems can work together to support people throughout later life.

The vision has been developed through collaboration with representatives from health, aged care, community, local government and consumer sectors and sets out a long-term aspiration for ageing well across North Brisbane and Moreton Bay region.

The roadmap is being developed to translate this vision into action by identifying key activities and areas for future focus.

Together, the vision and roadmap are intended to provide a shared direction for organisations, services and communities that contribute to the wellbeing of older people.

As an important stakeholder in this area, we would value your feedback. In particular, we are interested in whether the vision resonates with your experience, whether the proposed priorities are appropriate and whether there are any gaps, opportunities or challenges that should be additionally considered. We also value your ideas and suggestions for the roadmap.

ACCESS THE CONSULTATION DRAFT HERE

Thank you for taking the time to review these documents. You can provide advice directly back via email healthalliance@brisbanenorthphn.org.au or through the MyVoice PHN platform at Ageing Well 2041 Vision and Roadmap | My voice Brisbane North PHN.

Kind regards,

The Health Alliance

[From CarerHelp]

We regret to advise that CarerHelp has not been refunded and will be ceasing operation on the 6 July 2026.

Since its launch in October 2019, CarerHelp has supported over 120,000 users and many more through its printed resources. We are proud of the resources developed and the impact they have had in supporting families in living with and supporting loved ones through palliative and end-of-life care.

Led by St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne in partnership with Flinders University, we sincerely thank our partners, Reference Group members, contributors, especially carers, and the Australian Government for funding the program from 2017 to 2026. Your commitment and trust have been deeply valued and have made a lasting impact.

The CarerHelp website will remain available until 6 July 2026. Resources can be ordered or downloaded for ongoing use until this date.

Order resources: https://www.carerhelp.com.au/Resources

The Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme (MASS) have released their education calendar for July to December. MASS host the Palliative Care Equipment (PCEP) program, and many education session support supporting palliative clients. See the calendar for more information.

See Calendar Here

[From CPCRE]

The CPCRE Lunch & Learn Education for July:

"How do I tell my Kids/Grandkids?" - Guiding families through hard conversations with children"

Friday 17 July 2026
12.00 - 13:00 hours (Queensland time)
Free

To be presented by Dr Daniel Dorevitch, Palliative Care Advanced Trainee, Paediatrician, Children's Health Queensland.

Register

The First Nations Health Office have kindly shared the First Nations Community-Based Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning resource list which has links to all websites, videos, and resources to support quality care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members.

Click here to see the resource

[From Multicultural Aged Care]

Join us for a powerful and inclusive national symposium exploring grief and bereavement through a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) lens. This event brings together practitioners, community voices, and lived experiences to reshape how we understand, support, and walk alongside grief across cultures.

Why attend?
Grief is universal, but how it is expressed, supported, and understood is deeply cultural. This symposium moves beyond theory to deliver a balanced, practice-focused experience grounded in:

• Cultural safety (not just competence)
• Trauma and grief informed care
• Equity of access and inclusion
• Respect for spiritual, religious, and community traditions
• Recognition that there is no single “right way” to grieve

Featured Speakers

• Christopher Hall, AM
  CEO, Grief Australia
• Anna Howard
  CEO, Murray Mallee Aged Care Group
• llze Radzins
  President, Latvian Association of SA
• Cecilia Chiolero
  Manager, PICAC (COTA NT)
• Dr Olivia Farrer (PhD, APD, SFAHE)
  Senior Research Fellow – CareSearch inc palliAGED, Senior Lecturer – Nutrition, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death, and Dying (RePaDD) & College of Health and Enablement (CHE)

What to expect?

• Workforce-Focused Learning; build confidence and capability
• Person Centred Perspectives
• Family & Community Voices
• CALD Grief Experiences
• Practical Tools & Takeaways
• Networking & Collaboration

Be part of shaping the future of grief care.

This is more than a symposium, it’s a call to action to create equitable, culturally safe, and compassionate grief support for all communities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, reflect, connect, and lead change.

23 June

10am to 1pm

Online- Free

Register: https://mac.org.au/event/mac-national-symposium-grief-management/

[From ACPA]

Advance Care Planning Australia has collaborated with Dementia Australia to release an updated joint position statement, calling for a stronger, more consistent approach to advance care planning (ACP) for people living with dementia. With an estimated 446,500 Australians living with dementia in 2026, projected to exceed one million by 2065, the statement highlights the urgency of embedding ACP across health, aged care and disability systems.

The statement emphasises the importance of starting ACP early, while people can still express their values and preferences. It promotes a rights-based, supported decision-making approach to help people retain agency, dignity and control over their future care. It also identifies key gaps, including inconsistent uptake, workforce capability challenges and limited national data.

Reflecting the lived experience of people with dementia, their families and carers, the statement reinforces that early and ongoing conversations reduce uncertainty and help ensure care aligns with what matters most.

Read the statement: https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au/news-and-events/latest-news/new-joint-position-statement-calls-for-improved-advance-care-planning-for-people-living-with-dementia