Brisbane North PHN is sponsoring Palliative Care Queensland to run short online education courses which aim to enhance community awareness and understanding in palliative care. These courses are offered free for those living or working in the North Brisbane and Moreton Bay regions. There are no prerequisites for training or experience within the health or palliative care space to attend.
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How to have conversations about grief and dying
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Talking to children about dying
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Self-Care
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Palliative Caring: Planning in 5 steps
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Compassion in action: The clinical experience of Ambulance Wish Queensland
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Coping with grief during the holidays
For more information visit PalliLEARN – Palliative Care Queensland, call 07 3842 3242 or email hello@palliativecareqld.org.au.
The PHN has hardcopy resources for consumers available for services:
- Palliative Care Supports- a guide to supports available for adults in the North Brisbane and Moreton Bay region
- We need to know before you go: a palliative care yarning booklet to support advance care planning
Please contact Caroline by Friday 24 October if you would like these resources.
[From Palliative Nexus]
Pal-spectives is a virtual forum with thought leaders presenting their big ideas.
We are pleased to invite you to our next edition of Pal-spectives featuring an enlightening conversation with Professor Janet Hardy.
Prof Janet Hardy
Date: 1st October 4pm AEST
TOPIC: Reflections on a career of framing Palliative Care as an Integral Part of Modern Medicine
Prof Janet Hardy is internationally recognised for her contributions to symptom management, clinical trial methodology in palliative care, and integrating research into clinical practice. This Pal-spectives conversation will highlight how palliative care is not an “afterthought,” but a discipline at the cutting edge of innovation in care quality, research, and patient outcomes.”
Register for this event: https://unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D5VRjRRLTSuNGIf2ZwxsXw#/registration
[From CHQ]
The theme for this year's Good grief, this hurts! webinar is:
Growing Up and Grieving: Deepening Our Understanding of Young People's Grief
Good grief, this hurts! is a free, annual educational event aimed at building community capacity and practical awareness about grief, loss, death and bereavement as experienced by children and young people. The event is an opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills in supporting a child or young person who is grieving.
In 2025, the Good grief, this hurts! webinar will explore how children and young people experience and express grief. We’ll unpack the unique challenges they face, the ways grief evolves as they grow, and how adults can offer meaningful support.
The webinar is open to anyone in the community who is caring for a grieving child or young person. We warmly welcome to this forum – family members and friends, teachers, guidance counsellors, healthcare providers, private counsellors/psychologists and community-based youth focused organisations.
Registered participants will receive a link to join the live event in October 2025. In the event of your inability to attend live webinar, a recording will be shared with you afterwards.
When: Thursday 16 October 2025 10am to midday
Register: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/e77xf/good_grief_this_hurts__2025__growing_up__grieving.aspx
For more information, please email: QuoCCAClinEd@health.qld.gov.au
This retreat is for Carers, Support Workers, End of Life Doulas and All Who Support Others.
Presented by ELDA — End of Life Doulas and Allies
Hunter Valley, NSW | 11-15 March 2026
Retreat Overview
This three night, two and a half day retreat offers a restorative, professionally guided experience for those who regularly walk alongside others through trauma, death and emotional labour. Whether you work in palliative care, aged care, nursing, allied health, ambulance services or as an end of life doula, this space is for you.
Step away from the demands of your day to day and into a nurturing, gentle rhythm that centres your wellbeing. Connect with peers, reflect and replenish all in a beautiful natural setting.
“Three days of renewal, connection and gentle support for those who care deeply and need space to nurture themselves too.”
Learn more and register your interest here: https://eolda.com.au/supporting-you-retreat-2026/
[From End of Life Doulas UK]
In a pioneering step for end of life care, Leeds became the first city in the UK to commission end of life doula support through the NHS in May 2022.
This pilot project, coordinated by EoLDUK, provided compassionate, non-medical support during the final weeks and months of life to people with a terminal diagnosis and those important to them. The Open University partnered with EoLDUK to independently evaluate the project and published a report at the half-way point of the project in July 2023 which is available open access here. This report underscores the significance of this project, highlighting the growing demand for end of life doulas and the ability of doulas to ‘fill the gaps’ in the health and social care system. The report stresses the positive impact of end of life doulas on increasing wellbeing, as well as the cost-effectiveness of integrating end of life doula support within public health frameworks.
End of Life Doula UK concluded their Leeds NHS pilot project in September 2024. The final report can be accessed here.
For more information see: https://eol-doula.uk/leeds-nhs-commissioned-project/
[From PCQ]
Join us on Wednesday, September 24th, for Palliative Care Queensland's webinar, “Creative Pathways to Comfort - Artistic Therapies In Palliative Care”.
The webinar will feature guest speakers Natalie Lynch, Founder of Studio Yellow and Emma Beattie, Founder of Before & After | Life will share their insights on creative therapies and their benefits in Palliative Care.
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.
FREE for PCQ members, PCQ Volunteers, QAS Paramedics, people living or working in the Brisbane North region
$10 General Admission
$8 Concession Card Holders
These webinars are sponsored by Queensland Health, and supported by Queensland Ambulance Services and Brisbane North PHN.
Any questions please email us to hello@palliativecareqld.org.au, or call us on 07 3842 3242.
[From UQ ECHO]
Join the World’s Biggest Palliative Care ECHO!
Palliative Care ECHO is a dynamic, interactive virtual learning series designed to build knowledge, confidence and community among health professionals through expert-led, case-based discussions.
As part of Palliative Care Australia’s 2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference, we’re hosting a very special edition:
The World’s Biggest Palliative Care ECHO – and you’re invited!
Friday 12 September, 2:20pm – 3:10pm AEST – streaming live across Australia and around the world
Come together with healthcare professionals across the globe to explore two real-world cases, share insights, and learn from a panel of expert palliative care specialists in a rich, interactive session.
Let’s make history – together.
Register
https://uqecho.org/pallcare-echo/
[From PCQ]
Over the coming months, we will be working collaboratively to identify key priorities with you, to explore innovative ideas and ensure the voices of our palliative care sector and community are reflected in our upcoming 2026-27 pre-budget submission to government.
We are committed to working alongside our members, palliative care sector and the broader community every step of the way. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to your input throughout this process.
SEPTEMBER: Sector Roundtables
We’ll be exploring the top issues facing palliative care in Queensland, the key policy changes needed to improve care, and the most effective or innovative programs that could be scaled statewide.
Your voice matters. These conversations will help shape our 2026 priorities and guide our 2026–27 Pre-Budget Submission to the Queensland Government.
Three sessions. Various times. Choose the one that works best for you. First Session 4th September- Sign up here
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER: Drafting the 2025 Priorities Report
Drawing from the survey and roundtable feedback, we will compile a comprehensive Priorities Report outlining the sector’s shared views. This draft report will be circulated to all round table participants and members for comment before finalisation.
DECEMBER: Pre-Budget Submission
The final step in this process is the development our 2026–27 Pre-Budget Submission to the Queensland Government. This will reflect the collective voice of our community and advocate for the funding, resources, and reforms required to improve access to quality palliative care across Queensland.
Prior to his retirement, John Rosenberg is performing a library cull and is offering texts free to a good home.
Books are of varying age (see photos)
Collection from John in Caboolture or Brighton, at the National Compassionate Communities Forum/OPCC, or at the upcoming Face to Face BNPCC meetings.
Contact John (jrosenbe@usc.edu.au) with your interest.
First in best dressed
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