The BNPCC Hub

[From The University of Melbourne]

Register for the online webinar exploring the breadth and impact of community voices in palliative care.

Register: https://unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vkp3SyxfQRS9r7_oZ_n6hw#/registration

[From ELDAC]

Several factors influence how people experience grief, such as age, past experiences with loss, and beliefs or spirituality. For older adults, grief may also relate to other losses like declining health, unfulfilled life plans, and a sense of diminishing levels of independence.

Providing grief and bereavement support that aligns with the spiritual, cultural, and psychosocial needs of older people, as outlined in the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, is essential. Information about loss and bereavement should also be provided to family members and carers.

This expert-led webinar will provide individuals working in aged care with an overview of how to support people experiencing grief and bereavement. A panel of experts will share their insights and practical tips on how to respond to cues to provide grief and bereavement support to individuals and their families in aged care.

Learning Objectives:
- How to respond to the grief and bereavement needs of individuals, their families and carers.
- Practice considerations when supporting a person living with dementia who is experiencing grief and bereavement.
- Outline strategies on how to build staff knowledge, confidence and skills in grief and bereavement in aged care.

12.30 pm – QLD
Thursday 4 December 2025

Register: https://loghic.eventsair.com/849952/713312/Site/Register

CPCRE is seeking applications from colleagues who would be interested in joining the CPCRE team as Palliative Care Project Officer (Identified), CPCRE.

Please see links below to the Careers and Seek websites’ for this position

• Careers link: https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-RBH669580
• Seek link:https://www.seek.com.au/job/88480015

Applications close Wednesday 26^th November, 2025.

The Older Person Advocacy Network (OPAN) have released The National Aged Care Advocacy Program Presenting Issues- Report 5, which highlights presenting issues fielded by OPAN between July 2024 and June 2025.

Legal advice around Advance Care Planning and wills was highlighted as a common presenting issue for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

A case study (pg73) highlighted the need for earlier recognition, planning, and response of services and supports when people transition to end of life care.

Read the report here: https://opan.org.au/information/publications-and-reports/reports/

[From HammondCare]

We’re excited to announce that The Dementia Centre has united with The Palliative Centre and The Centre for Positive Ageing to become Hammond Innovations, HammondCare’s exciting new research and innovation initiative.

Now, with Hammond Innovations, we’re taking the next bold step, uniting these three highly-regarded entities into an integrated collective, so we can move faster from knowledge to impact, guided always by deep respect for the people we serve and upheld by the generosity of our supporters.

Harnessing focused research, creative design, groundbreaking technology and agile implementation, we put evidence into action through solutions that work in the real world.

Find out more: https://www.hammondinnovations.com.au/

[From Palliative Care Australia]

Palliative Care Australia in partnership with a diverse range of specialist health professionals, and parents and carers has developed a new Paediatric Palliative Care Referral Decision-Making Guideline Tool, to assist health professionals in identifying when to refer children to paediatric palliative care.

This initiative aligns with our shared commitment to improving equitable access to palliative care across Australia, particularly for children and families navigating complex health journeys. The tool is designed to support behavioural change in clinical practice and promote timely, compassionate referrals.

https://paediatricpalliativecare.org.au/resource/referral-to-paediatric-palliative-care-decision-making-guideline-tool-for-health-professionals/

[From Palliative Care Australia]

PCA is hosting a virtual workshop on the National Palliative Care Standards and the PaCSA tool

🗓 Wednesday 20 November 2025
🕑 2:00 PM AEDT
💻 Topic: Embedding the National Palliative Care Standards and PaCSA into Practice
👉 Register for the webinar here https://streamyard.com/watch/WvwNEnU38dH3

[From Palliative Care Australia]

We’ve launched a Community of Practice to bring together:

• Specialist palliative care providers
• Health professionals across all disciplines
• Aged care services

The CoP provides a space to:

• Discuss the National Palliative Care Standards and the PaCSA tool
• Reflect on quality improvement initiatives
• Collaborate across sectors to strengthen capabilities and deliver high-quality palliative care

Our CoP is grounded in a strengths-based approach to social learning.

If you’re interested in joining, there is an expression of interest form

[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.