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In this blog, Annette Vickery discusses the need for empathetic conversations from diagnosis to end-of-life care and bereavement support. She explains how the Paediatric Palliative Care End Of Life Course aims to bridge the gap between clinical expertise and effective communication to make sensitive conversations easier to navigate.

Dr Rachel Feeney discusses the impact of QUT’s End of Life Law for Clinicians (ELLC) online training program on health professionals' knowledge and confidence in applying end-of-life law.

This study provides novel insights into the perspectives of parents of children with life-limiting conditions that inform how clinicians may best approach serious illness communication. 

The Quality of Care Collaborative Australia (QuoCCA) project aims to improve the quality of pediatric palliative care in Australia through education, research, and evaluation. Penny Slater and Anthony Herbert from Queensland Children’s Hospital discuss the summary of their education evaluation findings.

A new 'Oncology Hub' within the MyQCH smartphone app has been developed to support parents caring for a child with cancer. Professor Natalie Bradford from the Centre for Children’s Health Research discusses the new hub.