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<title><![CDATA[Palliative Care Australia&#39;s 2025 Federal Election Campaign Launch]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Watch the launch of  Palliative Care Australia&#39;s Federal Election Platform, where renowned Australian performer, writer and comedian Jean Kittson shared her personal story about the challenges she faced navigating the health system during her parents&rsquo; end-of-life journey. Jean and a panel of experts discussed existing gaps in our health system, inequities in access to palliative care and actionable steps we can take to ensure that all Australians receive the care they need, no matter where they are.
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<content><![CDATA[Watch the launch of  Palliative Care Australia&#39;s Federal Election Platform, where renowned Australian performer, writer and comedian Jean Kittson shared her personal story about the challenges she faced navigating the health system during her parents&rsquo; end-of-life journey. Jean and a panel of experts discussed existing gaps in our health system, inequities in access to palliative care and actionable steps we can take to ensure that all Australians receive the care they need, no matter where they are.
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<pubDate>02 Dec 2024 04:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We don&#39;t &quot;move on&quot; from grief. We move forward with it]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her candid approach to something that will, let&#39;s face it, affect us all, is as liberating as it is gut-wrenching. Most powerfully, she encourages us to shift how we approach grief. &quot;A grieving person is going to laugh again and smile again,&quot; she says. &quot;They&#39;re going to move forward. But that doesn&#39;t mean that they&#39;ve moved on.&quot;
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<content><![CDATA[Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her candid approach to something that will, let&#39;s face it, affect us all, is as liberating as it is gut-wrenching. Most powerfully, she encourages us to shift how we approach grief. &quot;A grieving person is going to laugh again and smile again,&quot; she says. &quot;They&#39;re going to move forward. But that doesn&#39;t mean that they&#39;ve moved on.&quot;
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<pubDate>10 Nov 2024 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volunteering in Palliative Care - Give it a Go!]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Volunteers in palliative care offer friendship and practical help that improves the quality of life of adults and children living with a life-limiting illness and their families. The support of volunteers can also make it more possible for a person to receive care and die at home.
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<content><![CDATA[Volunteers in palliative care offer friendship and practical help that improves the quality of life of adults and children living with a life-limiting illness and their families. The support of volunteers can also make it more possible for a person to receive care and die at home.
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<pubDate>11 Jun 2024 22:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Personhood Not Patienthood: Tips on dignity-conserving practice in palliative care]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[One of Dame Cicely Saunders&rsquo; foundational tenets of palliative care is embodied in her words, &ldquo;You matter because you are you, and you matter until the last moment of your life.&rdquo; Dignity is the inherent worthiness of being human, of mattering until that last breath. Read more on the IAHPC website
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<content><![CDATA[One of Dame Cicely Saunders&rsquo; foundational tenets of palliative care is embodied in her words, &ldquo;You matter because you are you, and you matter until the last moment of your life.&rdquo; Dignity is the inherent worthiness of being human, of mattering until that last breath. Read more on the IAHPC website
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<pubDate>02 Apr 2024 03:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Resources are available for doctors, nurses and other health professionals needing to have difficult conversations with patients and loved ones about death and dying. The successful &lsquo;Palliative Care &ndash; it&rsquo;s more than you think&rsquo; campaign has been adapted to include a factsheet, poster and other tools to support clinicians who are referring patients to palliative care.
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<content><![CDATA[Resources are available for doctors, nurses and other health professionals needing to have difficult conversations with patients and loved ones about death and dying. The successful &lsquo;Palliative Care &ndash; it&rsquo;s more than you think&rsquo; campaign has been adapted to include a factsheet, poster and other tools to support clinicians who are referring patients to palliative care.
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<pubDate>18 Mar 2024 00:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What is Palliative Care?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Palliative care is hardly ever discussed or something we feel uncomfortable talking about. That&rsquo;s why Palliative Care Victoria and AGMC (Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council) are proud to present a special event, Our Choices &ndash; Conversations with the LGBTQIA+ community about palliative care. 
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<content><![CDATA[Palliative care is hardly ever discussed or something we feel uncomfortable talking about. That&rsquo;s why Palliative Care Victoria and AGMC (Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council) are proud to present a special event, Our Choices &ndash; Conversations with the LGBTQIA+ community about palliative care. 
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<pubDate>17 Mar 2024 23:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping people share what matters most: Planning for future health care]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Advance care planning involves exploring and documenting a person&rsquo;s health care wishes and preferences, so if there comes a time when the person is unable to communicate for themselves, those wishes and preferences can guide care decisions.  National Advance Care Planning Week, 18 &ndash; 24 March, reminds all of us to share what matters most.
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<content><![CDATA[Advance care planning involves exploring and documenting a person&rsquo;s health care wishes and preferences, so if there comes a time when the person is unable to communicate for themselves, those wishes and preferences can guide care decisions.  National Advance Care Planning Week, 18 &ndash; 24 March, reminds all of us to share what matters most.
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<pubDate>12 Mar 2024 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Have you talked to your loved one about their end-of-life choices?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As Australia&#39;s population ages, our need for palliative care services is expected to double by 2050. But regardless of age, not everyone gets the same access to end-of-life care when living at home. Meanwhile, a new resource aims to help the families of those moving into aged care, so they can be ready to anticipate their loved one&#39;s palliative care needs in future.
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<content><![CDATA[As Australia&#39;s population ages, our need for palliative care services is expected to double by 2050. But regardless of age, not everyone gets the same access to end-of-life care when living at home. Meanwhile, a new resource aims to help the families of those moving into aged care, so they can be ready to anticipate their loved one&#39;s palliative care needs in future.
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<pubDate>06 Mar 2024 05:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Are We Doing Dying all Wrong?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As a world leader in managing the care of very sick people, Ken Hillman&rsquo;s breakthrough methods of treating critically ill patients have become the gold standard in Australia, the U.S. and Europe. His job is about keeping people alive, but he asks us to question whether that&rsquo;s always a good thing.
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<content><![CDATA[As a world leader in managing the care of very sick people, Ken Hillman&rsquo;s breakthrough methods of treating critically ill patients have become the gold standard in Australia, the U.S. and Europe. His job is about keeping people alive, but he asks us to question whether that&rsquo;s always a good thing.
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<pubDate>04 Mar 2024 00:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>29 Jan 2024 00:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>29 Jan 2024 00:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What is Palliative Care?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Palliative care helps people live as fully and as comfortably as possible with a life-limiting or terminal illness. Palliative care aims to ease the suffering of patients and their families. A life-limiting illness is an active, progressive, or advanced disease, that has little or no prospect of cure and that you&rsquo;re likely to die from at some point in the future. 
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<content><![CDATA[Palliative care helps people live as fully and as comfortably as possible with a life-limiting or terminal illness. Palliative care aims to ease the suffering of patients and their families. A life-limiting illness is an active, progressive, or advanced disease, that has little or no prospect of cure and that you&rsquo;re likely to die from at some point in the future. 
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<pubDate>17 Jan 2024 02:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dying for Beginners]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Acclaimed author, speaker and former palliative care physician Dr Kathryn Mannix has spent her medical career working with people who have incurable, advanced illnesses and is on a mission to reclaim the public&rsquo;s understanding of dying.

This thoughtful short video is an interesting watch as Dr Kathryn Mannix gently guides you on a step-by-step journey through the process of dying in this animation by Emily Downe. 
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<content><![CDATA[Acclaimed author, speaker and former palliative care physician Dr Kathryn Mannix has spent her medical career working with people who have incurable, advanced illnesses and is on a mission to reclaim the public&rsquo;s understanding of dying.

This thoughtful short video is an interesting watch as Dr Kathryn Mannix gently guides you on a step-by-step journey through the process of dying in this animation by Emily Downe. 
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<pubDate>17 Jan 2024 00:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Supporting families and providing end-of-life-care]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[General Practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in the care of people with advanced disease, writes palliative care specialist Associate Professor Mark Boughey

Read this article published in November 2023
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<content><![CDATA[General Practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in the care of people with advanced disease, writes palliative care specialist Associate Professor Mark Boughey

Read this article published in November 2023
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<pubDate>29 Nov 2023 03:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Live the Life you Please (ABC Radio)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The topic of death is often seen as a conversational taboo and shied away from. ABC Radio National Health Matters host, Dr Norman Swan spoke with Mike Hill about his film Live the Life You Please which sees the discussion about life-limiting diagnoses and end-of-life care more positively. ABC Radio&rsquo;s Life Matters host, Hilary Harper, speaks with Mike Hill and Simon Waring about their film &lsquo;Live the Life You Please&rsquo;. They discuss what that means for different people and how palliative care can open up options beyond the hospital bed. Listen here
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<content><![CDATA[The topic of death is often seen as a conversational taboo and shied away from. ABC Radio National Health Matters host, Dr Norman Swan spoke with Mike Hill about his film Live the Life You Please which sees the discussion about life-limiting diagnoses and end-of-life care more positively. ABC Radio&rsquo;s Life Matters host, Hilary Harper, speaks with Mike Hill and Simon Waring about their film &lsquo;Live the Life You Please&rsquo;. They discuss what that means for different people and how palliative care can open up options beyond the hospital bed. Listen here
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<pubDate>13 Nov 2023 01:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Guide to Planning a Funeral for your Child]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Planning a funeral or memorial for a child is one of the most difficult times in life. With the help of families who have walked in those shoes, as well as health professionals and those working in funeral care, Palliative Care Australia (PCA) has released a booklet and accompanying video to support and guide families. With funding from the Department of Health and Aged Care, these resources are a collaboration between Palliative Care Australia, Paediatric Palliative Care Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA).
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<content><![CDATA[Planning a funeral or memorial for a child is one of the most difficult times in life. With the help of families who have walked in those shoes, as well as health professionals and those working in funeral care, Palliative Care Australia (PCA) has released a booklet and accompanying video to support and guide families. With funding from the Department of Health and Aged Care, these resources are a collaboration between Palliative Care Australia, Paediatric Palliative Care Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA).
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<pubDate>09 Nov 2023 06:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tips for Careworkers: Talking about Dying]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Talking about death and dying is not easy. But these conversations can help the person and their family to make decisions about future care. 
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<content><![CDATA[Talking about death and dying is not easy. But these conversations can help the person and their family to make decisions about future care. 
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<pubDate>02 Nov 2023 06:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Advance Care videos in Vietnamese, Arabic and Turkish]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Captioned in English, these videos feature Vietnamese, Arabic and Turkish community members talking about their own advance care planning experiences . The videos are designed to help start a conversation about health care choices. They are available on Advance Care Planning Australia&rsquo;s website.
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<content><![CDATA[Captioned in English, these videos feature Vietnamese, Arabic and Turkish community members talking about their own advance care planning experiences . The videos are designed to help start a conversation about health care choices. They are available on Advance Care Planning Australia&rsquo;s website.
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<pubDate>08 Nov 2022 01:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What happens as we die? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As with birth, dying is a process. How does it unfold? Can you prepare for it? And why should you keep talking to a dying person even if they don&#39;t talk back?  This article features Professor Mark Boughey, Director of Palliative Medicine at St.Vincent&#39;s Hospital Melbourne.
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<content><![CDATA[As with birth, dying is a process. How does it unfold? Can you prepare for it? And why should you keep talking to a dying person even if they don&#39;t talk back?  This article features Professor Mark Boughey, Director of Palliative Medicine at St.Vincent&#39;s Hospital Melbourne.
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<pubDate>10 Oct 2019 05:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dying to Talk Discussion Starter: What Matters Most for Older Australians]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The What Matters Most for Older Australians Discussion Starter and card pack has been developed for older people using aged care services and those living with dementia. They are designed to be used with health or aged care staff. The resources can be used to help health and aged care workers and the older person to have these important discussions with the person&rsquo;s family and friends.
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<content><![CDATA[The What Matters Most for Older Australians Discussion Starter and card pack has been developed for older people using aged care services and those living with dementia. They are designed to be used with health or aged care staff. The resources can be used to help health and aged care workers and the older person to have these important discussions with the person&rsquo;s family and friends.
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<pubDate>10 Oct 2019 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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