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Frances Arthur, Senior Project Officer – End-of-Life Care Program, WA Department of Health, describes the development of WA End-of-Life and Palliative Care Education and Training Framework, a digital solution addressing the education needs of clinicians and professional groups by connecting them to a tailored learning pathway. 

We can all play a role in conserving the dignity of people with advanced incurable disease or simply as people age. In this blog, Assoc Professor Deidre Morgan explains many practical ways that health professionals and family members can help to conserve the person’s dignity and support their autonomy as they near the end of their life.

Professor Josephine Clayton discusses the Advance Project Dementia Toolkit, which includes tailored resources for front line staff working in aged and primary care and how this free tool builds skills in initiating conversations about advance care planning and assessing palliative care needs of people living with dementia.

The Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre at the University of Tasmania has created free online learning resources for anyone interested in the aged care sector. Project Lead, Susan Quarmby discusses the new Equip Aged Care Learning Packages and its benefits.

Medicines play a central role in keeping people in the terminal phase at home. Pharmacist and PhD candidate Paul Tait discusses the PBS prescriber bag and how it could be used by prescribers who conduct home visits for people with palliative care needs.