The BNPCC Hub

Following the discussion at the June meeting, Kym Griffin at CPCRE has shared the following resources:

• An Outline of Different Cultural Beliefs at the time of death- Loddon Mallee (2011)
• Cultural perspectives on death- Karuna (2014)
• Guide to Muslim Funerals in Queensland- Muslim Funeral Services (2020)
• Multicultural Health- Queensland Health

(click the title to access, or visit the Meeting Documents June 2025 folder)

Do you have other helpful resources? Please share them (email caroline.irle@brisbanenorthphn.org.au(External link))

Following from last year’s GP Education Pilot Project in Brisbane South PHN, Prof Liz Reymond and her team at QVAD SPS have created an online CPD accredited module for GP’s: “Voluntary Assisted Dying: What GPs need to know”.

ACRRM and RACGP accredited. Learn how to initiate conversations with patients, recognise eligibility, refer appropriately and understand your legal obligations.

Access the module: https://rise.articulate.com/share/TkhUebnM0qiMwiCLCAKNaRI8KLkc2jfn#/

[From CareSearch]

When individuals are supported to make choices based on their own values, needs, and preferences, it preserves dignity and enhances quality of life at the end of life. We invite you to read the following CareSearch Clinical Evidence Summary on ‘Respecting patient autonomy, dignity and choice’(External link), which offers current evidence, practical tools, and guidance to help clinicians uphold autonomy and support meaningful decision-making.