PEPA
Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach
What is PEPA?
The Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) is designed to improve the skills, confidence and expertise of health practitioners who care for people who are dying and their families. This includes general practitioners, nurses, allied health and Aboriginal health workers.
PEPA has three core components:
- supervised clinical placements build workforce capacity and enhance links between specialist and generalist health care professionals
- workshops provide an introduction to the palliative approach
- post placement support activities provide professional development, networking and education opportunities.
For further information contact:
Ellen Sheridan, Department of Health email: Ellen.Sheridan@health.vic.gov.au or phone 03 9096 5296.
Victorian PEPA website
national PEPA website
Post PEPA Support
Health professionals who have participated in PEPA can access ongoing support from the palliative care system.Your local palliative care service can provide clinical advice and support as you care for your palliative patients.
Regional contacts for post PEPA support
| Loddon Mallee:
Eastern Metropolitan: Gippsland: Southern Metropolitan: Barwon South Western: North West Metropolitan: Grampians: Hume: |
mconsortium@mtalexhosp.vic.gov.au | |
To find more information
Information on pain and symptom management, advance care planning, palliative care standards and policy, grief and loss, ethics, aged care, education and training and much more is available on this website.
PCV leaflets (pdf) and useful publications are available under resources and other related websites can be found under links. More specific information for health professionals include academic/clinical publications and website links.