Palliative Care WA

#YouOnlyDieOnce so why not ensure you get what you want and make things less stressful for everyone? @PallCareWA presents Australia’s first consumer awareness campaign for advance care planning youonlydieonce.com.au

As part of National Palliative Care Week, Tammy McGrath from WA Country Health Service, shares “her calling” for raising awareness about cultural practices when working with Aboriginal communities at end of life: ow.ly/EAvq50RMLhx #MattersOfLifeAndDeath @Pall_Care_Aus

What a lovely way to start the day, with a beautiful Perth 🇦🇺 sunrise and @PallCareWA breakfast, including excellent talks by Prof. Samar Aoun and @drjulianabel on #CompassionateCommunities. ❤️#PalliativeCare

“If we make #palliativecare better for people with #dementia, we make it better for everyone” @Elissa_Campbell 🙏#230PCC

Finally home after #23OPCC & reflecting on highlights. It was an incredible opportunity to share with the whole conference about why people with #dementia deserve better #PalliativeCare, to present my @ChurchillTrust Fellowship findings, & to follow up with a panel

Connecting with friends & colleagues, new & old from across the world… including those from home on Noongar Boodja. With award nominees Susie & Gary (& Peppi!) from Ambulance Wish WA @AmbulanceWa plus fellow @PallCareWA Board member @PerronInstitute Prof Samar Aoun #23OPCC

The 7 Steps have been incorporated into the newest version of @pallcarewa’s Palliative Caring booklet, which is given free to thousands of W Australians living with life limiting illness #23OPCC

Prof Samar Aoun, @PallCareWA Board member & @PerronInstitute @uwanews Professor of #PalliativeCare, presenting a #23OPCC plenary on #CompassionateCommunities in SW WA

It’s great to see so much excellent WA research being presented at #23OPCC Including Board Members Bernadette Novak & @Elissa_Campbell

Join us Wed 20 Sept 4pm AEST for #palspectives In conversation with Dr Christine Sanderson #palliativecare specialist Alice Springs @UMCCR @UTSEngage @CancerVic @Pallcarevic @PallCareTas @PallCareWA @PalliativeCareQ @PallCareACT @PallCareNSW Register go.unimelb.edu.au/6xws

👋👋Will you be at the #23OPCC in #Sydney? Dr. Christian Ntizimira, the 2019 OPCC keynote speaker, is back with a workshop on his Safari Concept, which employs animal metaphors such as the #Giraffe, #Tortoise, and #Hyena to understand patterns of family suffering. #Australia The #SafariConcept has been used in over a thousand family meetings, offering a compassionate and practical approach to supporting patients, families, and healthcare professionals. #palliativecare @rachelcmccauley @CSI_Linguist @Pall_Care_Aus @PallCareTas @mattppgrant @larryberesford @AnuSavio @PalliativeMedMD @PallCareWA @PallCareNSW @drleeroyw @drkathrynmannix @sally_anne_fran @Xanda_Barreto

Do you know an excellent #PalliativeCare team, professional, volunteer or community? Please nominate them for a @PallCareWA Palliative Care in WA award! palliativecarewa.asn.au/updates/pallia… Thanks to @SilverChainAUS & our category sponsors 🙏🏼

Peppi is overjoyed to hear that Ambulance Wish Western Australia founders Susie and Gary Wilson are finalists in the 2023 National Palliative Care Awards.

Julia Kennington, ACP Support facilitator, with @CarersWA CEO Richard Newman & PCWA President @Elissa_Campbell at the Advance Care Planning International Conference, in Singapore sharing our Advance Care Planning Support Service palliativecarewa.asn.au/carers-and-fam… #ACPi2023

Nigel’s wish was to visit home and spend time with his family. Last weekend Nigel was able leave his bed at Joondalup Hospital to visit home and spend time with his wife and children, including his daughter who flew in from New Zealand that morning.

We are looking for a new CEO at @PallCareWA. We have an awesome team and a brilliant Board so please share with anyone you think would like to lead our peak body in our mission of access to quality palliative care for all Western Australians

As part of Australian Advance Care Planning (ACP) Week from 20-26 March 2023, Palliative Care WA @PallCareWA will hold two ACP workshops 21 & 23 March, 10am-12pm. More information & registration details are available here: palliativecarewa.asn.au/events/ #PatientCare #CarePlanning

Palliative Care WA is recruiting a new CEO! Could it be you? After a period of growth and consolidation we look forward to further strengthening our commitment to the future of palliative care/services in WA. Details in the attached ad seek.com.au/job/60904327

Following an increase in the number of final wish requests received, Ambulance Wish WA needs to increase the size of its Clinician and Ambulance Crew pool. Volunteer Clinicians and Wish Ambulance Crew accompany the wish recipient on their final wish, providing care and support.

Remember: a #palliative approach to #care starts at the time of diagnosis! @Elissa_Campbell shares the importance of taking an upstream approach to improve the journey 🍂 @PallCareWA 🎧 Click here to listen: zcu.io/iioE #waitingroomrev #MedEd #MedTwitter

Our team presented at the fantastic ‘Doing death differently’ Palliative Care Summit in WA this week. Showing how our program can help aged care homes ‘do death differently’ for residents & their families @PallCareWA @healthgovau #PalliativeCare