The BNPCC Hub

[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.

[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