Keynote Speakers

Dr Norman Swan

Health Reform: In Need of Palliative Care?

  

Keynote-award winning broadcaster and journalist. In addition to the Health Report, Dr Swan appears on local ABC Radio, presents the popular “Health Minutes” on ABC NewsRadio each week and edits his own newsletter, The Choice Health Reader, which is published in partnership with the Australian Consumers’ Association.

Dr Norman Swan Interview

Referring to the ageing population and the increasing trend for people to die from chronic disease and age-related frailty, Dr Norman Swan highlighted the importance of palliative care as a core function for all health and aged care services. He said key challenges for the future are: to engage GPs much more effectively in palliative care; integrating palliative care into the broader health and aged care system; education and training of staff in palliative care; using evidence to guide practice; and extending the reach of palliative care through partnerships between specialist palliative care services and the broader health and aged care sectors.

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Dr Rhonda Galbally AO    

Accepting Death: Developing a Framework for Healthy Dying

Dr Rhonda Galbally’s life work has been to strengthen non-profit, education and community organisations. Her dynamic leadership  in creating new solutions for community organisations is consolidated by her vast experience in organisational development and management, strategic policy and program development, capacity building, fundraising and grantmaking.

Interview with Dr Rhonda Galbally

Describing our society as ‘death denying’, Dr Rhonda Galbally said that this is reflected in our treatment of people with disabilities, older people and people who are dying. She called for a much greater focus on promoting a healthy approach to death and dying in the education of GPs and all healthcare staff, accompanied by a much greater investment in palliative care. She said we need to move from away from the technocratic, medicalised approach to dying, recognising that it is a community responsibility and that people want to die in familiar places, in the company of people who care for them and without pain.

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Professor Jenny Abbey & Professor Andew Robinson 

Death Won’t Be Denied: Why We Need a Revolution in Aged Care

Professor Abbey sits on the national Ministerial Dementia Advisory Committee, the South Australian Guardianship Board, consults to the  aged care industry and holds adjunct academic positions in Brisbane, Hobart and Adelaide.  She has a particular passion in the development of a palliative approach for people with dementia and ways to manage their pain well.

Professor Jenny Abbey Interview

Professor Abbey said an optimal approach to caring for people with dementia would be based on an acceptance that dementia is a terminal illness. She highlighted the importance of discussing how people with dementia wished to be cared for during the terminal stages of their illness with their families and while they still able to make informed decisions. Professor Abbey called for more education so that health workers and families of people with dementia have a greater understanding of how to ensure a comfortable death for people with dementia.

 

Professor Robinson has 20 years experience as an action researcher in the area of health services research. With a focus on aged care his research explores the translation of research findings into practice, developing evidence based nursing practice and facilitating care co-ordination.

Interview with Professor Andrew Robinson

Professor Robinson called for a major strategy, similar to Beyond Blue, to address the stigma associated with dementia. He said GPs are reluctant to diagnose dementia due to the stigma and the fact that there is currently no cure for this terminal condition. He said we should we should be using a palliative approach in caring for people with dementia; too many people dying from dementia undergo unnecessary invasive procedures within a few months of their death, he said. 

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Conference Papers

Promoting Occupational Therapy & Functional Needs In Palliative Care
Andrea Stute & Kimberley Barlow
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Song Writing in Music Therapy – Palliative Care
Annelis Way
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Younger Bereaved Forum Part 1
Bill Weidner
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Younger Bereaved Forum Part 2
Bill Weidner
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Caresearch – Extending Our Reach to Specific Populations
Deb Rawlings
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The Year That Was – Yarra Ranges Community-Based Palliative Ambulatory Palliative Care Service
Fiona McLeod
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What Can Be Learned from the Care of Children with Life-Limiting Conditions
Joan Hamilton-Roberts & Simone Kiefel
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Supporting Palliative Care in Aged Care
Lizz Hamilton
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Pharmacist in Community Palliative Care Multidisciplinary Teams Project
Margaret Box & Sandy Scholes
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Building Relationships in Rural Primary Care Services
Melanie Shanahan
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End of Life Clinician-Family Communication in ICU
Melissa Bloomer
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Implementing Advance Care Planning in a Small Rural Health Service
Merrill Cole
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Coordinating Pre-Palliative and Palliative Care to Client’s Needs
Pip Bourke & Kylie Draper
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Rapid Response Clinic – Improving Access to Palliative Care in Ambulatory Settings
Dr Renuka Chittajallu
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How Does Massage Therapy Make a Difference in Palliative Care
Rudi Pauli
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Do Not Go Quietly
Tatjana Bahro
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Volunteers in Paediatric Palliative Care – Extended Connections
Virginia Wilson
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National Perspective
Margaret O’Connor
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 The Role of Transition to Palliative Care in Chronic Illness Management
Margaret O’Connor
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Creating an Integrated Palliative Care System – Improving Access, Improving Care
Jackie Kearney
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Pain Control After Death
Barbara Young & Marissa Clarkson
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Diabetes and End of Life Care
Nicole Duggan
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