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PALLIATIVE CARE VICTORIA welcomes media inquiries and can
provide expert commentators on a wide range of issues in palliative
care across Victoria. To interview PCV experts please refer to our contact list.
We also provide a selection of quotes for use by media outlets
on various aspects of our work. These
media messages can be ‘cut & paste‘ with the
attribution.
Contact List – PCV Experts
Kevin Larkins
Kevin is Chief Executive Officer, Palliative Care Victoria, the
peak body representing all palliative care service providers in
Victoria with a major role in promoting palliative care in the
community. Kevin has wide ranging experience in the health sector
in Victoria, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Chief Executive
Officer
Palliative Care Victoria
Level 2, 182 Victoria Parade
East Melbourne
3002
Ph: 61 03 9662 9644
Fax: 61 03 9662 9722
Mb: 0419 946 330
klarkins@pallcarevic.asn.au
Dr Odette Spruyt - Palliative care
expert
Dr Odette Spruyt is a Palliative Medicine Physician who heads
the Department of Pain and Palliative Care at Victoria's major
cancer centre and provides community outreach in regional
Victoria. Her interests lie in patient care and research in
symptom management, development of models and measures of quality
care of patients with advanced disease.
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
St Andrews Place
East Melbourne Vic 3002
Ph: 61 3 9656 1918
Dr Jane Fischer - Board Member PCV
Dr Jane Fischer is the CEO/Medical Director of a major Melbourne
Palliative Care Service (Calvary Health Care Bethlehem), that deals
with inpatient, community and residential services with 20 years
experience.
Calvary Health Care Bethlehem
476 Kooyong Road
Caulfield Vic 3162
Ph: 61 3 95953290
The media is invited to use the quotes below in their stories
about palliative care with attribution to CEO Kevin Larkins.
“Palliative care is specialised health care for people living
with a terminal illness. It is not the service of ‘last resort’
rather it can be introduced from early diagnosis to support
families and individuals and includes expertise in pain and symptom
management.”
“Palliative care also offers practical support for the
individuals and their families when it’s needed
most.”
Kevin Larkins CEO PCV.
Refer to our media contact list
Other documents
PCV
Medical Treatment (Physician Assisted Dying Bill) 2008 discussion
paper (pdf)
PCV
Position Statement on Voluntary Euthanasia (pdf)
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