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Welcome to the Emrpcc website.
Latest Updates
Dying to Know Day August 8
Dying to Know Day, on August 8, is all about fostering deep conversations about the one thing all humans have in common — death. After reading a book called “Dying to Know: Bringing Death to Life,” an Australian organization called The Groundswell Project decided to dedicate an entire day to destigmatizing the topic of dying and educating others on how to die in a way that stays true to themselves and their wishes. The hope is that we’ll all accept and plan on death so that we can live even better in the present moment.
CarerHelp is a platform that provides trustworthy information and resources to Australians who are caring for a family member or friend who has a serious illness and is at the end of life. CarerHelp Diversity has a focus on improving access and reach for diverse populations of Australian carers and is developing resources for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people who identify as LGBTIQ+.
Registrations for the next Centre for Palliative Care Webinar:August 31 Enhancing support for family carers of people with serious illness - examples and priorities is now available
Palliative and End of Life Care Advice Service is 1800 360 000.
For people caring for and working in Aged Care, a regular bulletin is produced by DH. Readers can subscribe at: agedcare.health.gov.au/AgedCareUpdates
Events The video for the November PCRN Forum on "Partnering with consumers to improve palliative care" is now available!
Keep an eye on the Training and Useful Links section to see new information and opportunities for learning.
Check out the new Centre for Palliative Care Masterclasses
NEW PEPA workshops PEPA Victoria Palliative Approach Workshop–ONLINE July 13 See also the EVENTS page
Resources
Access guidelines and resources to help you provide the best possible end of life care for your patients.
Community
Learn about how we look after people in ways sensitive to their culture and how we care for different communities.
Conversations
We understand that having a conversation about the end of life might feel challenging. Many people say " I didn't know how to bring it up but I'm so glad we had this conversation!". The links to these resources help us open the conversation.
EMRPCC Members
The Eastern Metro Palliative Care Consortium is one of eight regional palliative care consortia funded by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
It is an alliance of hospital based and community palliative care providers in the Eastern Metropolitan Region. Established in 2004, it is governed by a Consortium Management Group.
Eastern Health, Eastern Palliative Care and St. Vincent’s work together with NEMICS, EMPHN, Bolton Clarke, Department of Health, community and private organisations.