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Many individuals in the Chinese-speaking community come from countries or regions where death is considered a taboo topic, making it challenging to initiate discussions about advance care planning. L Yeoh, Dr C Sinclair, Professor B Tan and Professor J Rhee explore culturally sensitive approaches that clinicians and service providers might consider when communicating about end of life matters with older Chinese Australians. 

Learn how the priorities of people over 85 shift as they age through advance care planning documents. Xanthe Sansome, National Director for Advance Care Planning Australia, shares valuable insights on what matters to them and their views on end-of-life care.

During National Advance Care Planning Week from 20 - 26 March, everyone is encouraged to think and talk about what matters most to us and how we want to live, right up to our last breath. Advance Care Planning Australia, National Program Director Xanthe Sansome discusses how to honour loved ones through advance care planning. 

Is palliative care the same for everyone? Senior Policy Officer, Nick Roberts discusses his research aimed to understand the perspectives of the LGBTQ+ community on barriers and enablers to palliative care.

Maaike Allard, Project Lead of Virtual Care in Palliative Care, highlights the significance of access to virtual care especially for people in rural and remote areas.