The Palliative Care Education Directory (PaCE)
The Palliative Care Education Directory (PaCE) is a searchable directory of palliative care education.
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The Palliative Care Education Directory (PaCE) is a searchable directory of palliative care education.
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This is a practical guide to to support and empower clinicians to care for infants, children and young people with life limiting conditions and their families.
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The Paediatric Palliative Care National Action Plan (the Plan) is a roadmap for a national approach to prioritise and work towards common goals and objectives for paediatric palliative care. This is to ensure that children with life limiting conditions and their families are supported and receive the information and care they need.
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This report looks at Paediatric Palliative Care Need in Australia using Queensland data from 2018 and 2019 and extrapolating it to the Australian population.
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The Addendum seeks to support the future design and development of paediatric palliative care services around Australia and by extension, support the health professionals who provide the services that meet the needs of children needing specialist palliative care and their families.
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The report outlines the necessary data points (a ‘data dictionary’) and the mechanisms for collecting them to support the National Palliative Care Strategy. Establishes nationally consistent data collection and public reporting.
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Explore our specialised course for healthcare professionals working in paediatric end-of-life care. Gain essential skills to communicate effectively with children, young people and families.
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This fact sheet provides health professionals with an overview on how to hold family meetings and have difficult conversations with carers of a child with a life limit illness.
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The Yarning Companion helps health professionals begin conversations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families about end of life preferences for a child or young person. The Discussion Starter Cards act as an ice-breaker to gently guide these conversations.
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This document provides information for healthcare services about what should be known and understood, that will enable healthcare providers to deliver the best cultural care during the end-of-life journey for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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A reflective Decision Making Guideline Tool supporting timely paediatric palliative care referrals - helping health professionals and families navigate complex decisions and access care when it timing matters.
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These clinical guideline are written for health care professionals who provide care to children with life-limiting diagnoses. It is intended to inform clinical practice through concise best practice advice. Please contact your Paediatric Palliative Care Service for further advice.
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This form allows health professionals to support carers to document a plan to manage any symptoms the child with a life limiting illness may experience
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This fact sheet provides health professionals with an overview of how to discuss advanced care planning with carers.
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This prompt sheet outlines a process for health professionals to transfer a child receiving palliative care to their home.
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This fact sheet provides teachers with strategies on what to do or say if a student in their class or a sibling of a student dies
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Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Australia EDMed professional development course for teachers. The course content is designed to empower teachers with the skills and information necessary to meet the educational needs of seriously ill children.
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This fact sheet provides Family Support Volunteers with some suggestions to maintain optimal level of wellbeing to support themselves while they do this vitally important work.
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The purpose of this National consensus statement: essential elements for safe and high-quality paediatric end-of-life care (the Consensus Statement) is to describe the elements that are essential for delivering safe and high-quality end of-life care to children in acute care settings in Australia.
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The Charter describes the rights that consumers, or someone they care for, can expect when receiving health care.
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The Paediatric Palliative Care National Action Plan Thematic Report was developed to summarise the insights, feedback and experiences shared by stakeholders involved in the development of the Paediatric Palliative Care National Action Plan.
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The literature review has been used as the basis to develop a discussion paper to guide consultations in the development of the Paediatric Palliative Care National Action Plan.
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This webinar will unpack how the tool will help clinicians recognise when referral may be most beneficial, and how it can be used to guide reflective thinking and collaborative care planning.
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This video explores memory making and a simple guide to facilitating memory making when the need arises. Memories can be precious moments from the past that can sustain us into the future.
Read MoreWe recognise and acknowledge those who are working through Sorry Business, Sad News, grief and bereavement and offer our condolences and support.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this website may contain images, videos and voices of people who have passed on. Some of the content and topics covered might also cause distress. You are welcome here, and we want you to feel safe and take care.
If you find that you need support please reach out to 13YARN on 13 92 76, Grief Australia, Grief Line on 1300 845 745, or Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Palliative Care Australia is located in Canberra. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the surrounding land and waters, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri Peoples and pay our respects to Elders past and present. We extend that same respect and acknowledge the continuing cultures and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across Australia.
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