Training & Events
Mental health in aged care matters
This webinar will explore innovative approaches to improve mental health. From exploring practices to improve the mental health of older people receiving home care services through community-based care to building resilience and reducing burnout in aged care staff.
When: Wed 22 January, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Presented By: Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation
Where: Online
Dignity Therapy Workshop
This 3-day workshop will cover the model of dignity which underpins Dignity Therapy; the interview process and skills; transcription; editing, review and formatting of the interview transcript to create a legacy document; Dignity Therapy as spiritual care.
When: Wed 29 January - Fri 31 January, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Presented By: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Where: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Cost: 750.00 (inc. GST)
Good Practice, Assertive Outreach and Navigation to Support CALD Seniors
This webinar will showcase good practice models of assertive outreach and navigation support for culturally and linguistically diverse seniors at risk of aged care service disengagement. It aims to highlight the vital need to reach seniors where they are and how to link them to appropriate services. Sector consultations have shown that seniors from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds often require targeted, specialised support to access aged care services.
When: Wed 29 January, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Presented By: Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing
Where: Online
Palliative Care Lunchtime Sessions
Regular sessions to March 2025
Join these FREE weekly online palliative care training sessions. Suitable for Registered and Enrolled Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Personal Care Attendants.
When: Tue 4 February, 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Presented By: Victorian Palliative Care Network
Where: Online
Palliative Care 10-minute Sessions for Personal Care Attendants
Regular sessions to March 2025
Join these weekly 10-minute MS Teams sessions for short, sharp Palliative Care sessions specifically designed for Personal Care Attendants.
When: Tue 4 February, 2:30pm - 2:40pm
Presented By: Victorian Palliative Care Network
Where: Online
Working Together - Enhancing Palliative Care in General Practice
This webinar has been designed for GPs, Practice Nurses, and Practice Managers and will help build palliative care capacity and improve patient support in general practice and residential aged care homes (RACHs).
When: Thu 6 February, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Presented By: EMPHN and Eastern Melbourne Palliative Care Consortium
Where: Online
Dementia at end of life
Dr Aaron Wong, Clinical Director of Supportive and Palliative Care at Eastern Health will present on principles and strategies to assist in caring for people living with dementia at the end of their lives.
When: Tue 11 February, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Presented By: South Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium (SMRPCC)
Where: Online
Community of Practice for Palliative Care in General Practice copy
Partnering with the Eastern Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium (EMRPCC) and Eastern Palliative Care, this Community of Practice initiative aims to elevate best practices and enhance palliative care capabilities within our community.
Passionate general practitioners (GPs) and GPs in training to join our Community of Practice for Palliative Care in General Practice are invited to register to participate.
When: Wed 12 February, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Presented By: EMPHN and Eastern Melbourne Palliative Care Consortium
Where: Eastern Palliative Care Assoc Ltd
RWAV Conference 2025
Dreaming Big and Driving Change in Rural Healthcare
RWAV Conference 2025 will bring health professionals, service leaders and policymakers together to tackle the most pressing challenges in rural and regional healthcare.
When: Wed 19 February - Fri 21 February, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Presented By: Rural Workforce Agency Victoria
Where: All Seasons Hotel Bendigo
Cost: 770.00 (inc. GST)
The challenges of Implementing palliative care and voluntary assisted dying in a changing social and health system environment
Over the decades, the Australian health system has traditionally delivered end-of-life care through palliative care services and other health specialties such as oncology and primary health. This webcast considers the barriers and opportunities to changing the health system to address patient-centred care and support the practices of health professionals.
When: Wed 19 February, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Presented By: ACHSM
Where: Online
Caring for our Cancer Carers
This webinar is an opportunity to hear directly from carers of people affected by cancer about their experiences. It will also discuss work underway by the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer and Cancer Council Victoria to make the invisible visible by advocating for carer rights to be adopted in law and policy. Cancer carers from both metro and regional areas of Victoria will present on the key issues that affect them and will answer your questions.
When: Mon 24 February, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Presented By: VCCC Alliance
Where: Online
Palliative Approach to Care
This workshop aims to improve the understanding and practice of the healthcare workforce in the palliative approach to care through:
- Understanding the important role that palliative care plays in the lives of people with life-limiting illness and their families/carers
- Increasing confidence to provide holistic and person-centred care to those affected by life-limiting illness.
When: Tue 25 February, 9:00am - 4:30pm
Presented By: PEPA
Where: Palliative Care South East
Building a strong lived experience workforce
Join this CCEH webinar and gain some of the essential skills to support and develop an efficient lived experience workforce.
When: Tue 25 February, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Presented By: Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health
Where: Online
Boundaries Training for Leaders of Volunteers
This workshop is designed to equip leaders of palliative care volunteers with the knowledge and skills to manage and uphold appropriate boundaries when volunteers visit clients. Maintaining clear boundaries is essential for fostering healthy relationships between volunteers, clients, and their families, ensuring ethical care, protecting both parties and providing high-quality service in palliative settings.
When: Wed 26 February, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Presented By: Palliative Care Victoria
Where: Vibe Hotel - Melbourne CBD
Cost: 75.00 (inc. GST)
Palliative Care Lunchtime Sessions
March to July 2025
Join these weekly online FREE 50-minute training sessions about palliative care. Suitable for Registered and Enrolled Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Personal Care Attendants
When: Wed 19 March, 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Presented By: Victorian Palliative Care Network
Where: Online
Palliative Care 10-minute Sessions for Personal Care Attendants
March to July 2025
Join these weekly short, sharp 10-minute sessions about Palliative Care. Specifically designed for Personal Care Attendants.
When: Wed 19 March, 2:30pm - 2:40pm
Presented By: Victorian Palliative Care Network
Where: Online
Mentoring Workshop: Clinical Mentorship for a PEPA placement
This workshop is designed for palliative care health professionals working in PEPA/IPEPA Host Sites who wish to become mentors, share their palliative care knowledge with others and further develop their mentoring skills.
When: Wed 26 March, 9:00am - 4:30pm
Presented By: PEPA
Where: Caritas Christi
Community of Practice for Palliative Care in General Practice
Partnering with the Eastern Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium (EMRPCC) and Eastern Palliative Care, this Community of Practice initiative aims to elevate best practices and enhance palliative care capabilities within our community.
Passionate general practitioners (GPs) and GPs in training to join our Community of Practice for Palliative Care in General Practice are invited to register to participate.
When: Wed 26 March, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Presented By: EMPHN and Eastern Melbourne Palliative Care Consortium
Where: Eastern Palliative Care Assoc Ltd
PaCCSC & CST Research Forum 2025
The science behind the art of care: Clinical trials in cancer symptoms and palliative care
This forum explores the scientific foundations that enhance the quality of care for people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.
When: Thu 27 March - Fri 28 March, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Presented By: University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Where: International Convention Centre Sydney
Cost: 290.00 (inc. GST)
Palliative care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
This workshop provides dedicated training for all members of the healthcare team in relation to caring for people from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background, who are affected by life-limiting illness. It will focus on enhancing the capacity of the healthcare workforce to provide quality, holistic and culturally responsive palliative care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
When: Wed 30 April, 9:00am - 4:30pm
Presented By: PEPA
Where: Caritas Christi Hospice
Palliative Care in General Practice for GPs
This workshop is for General Practitioners and Practice Nurses based in Victoria who care for people with a life-limiting illness.
Topics:
- Recognising patients who need a palliative approach to care
- Communicating about end-of-life issues
- Pain and symptom management
- Voluntary assisted dying in Victoria
- Advance care planning
When: Wed 7 May, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Presented By: PEPA
Where: Mercure Ballarat - Hotel & Convention Centre
Palliative Approach in Aged Care
This workshop aims to improve the understanding and practice of the aged care workforce in the palliative approach to care through:
- Understanding the important role that palliative care plays in the lives of people with life-limiting illness and their families/carers
- Increasing confidence to provide holistic and person-centred care to the older person living with a life-limiting illness.
When: Thu 19 June, 9:00am - 4:30pm
Presented By: PEPA
Where: Caritas Christi Hospice
National Nursing Forum
This forum is the Australian College of Nursing’s signature annual leadership and educational event bringing together nurses, students and other health professionals from around the country and across the globe. Attendees will enjoy face-to-face presentations and interactions with the nursing network, the opportunity to connect with valuable sponsors and exhibitors to learn about the latest products and more.
When: Wed 23 July - Fri 25 July, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Presented By: Australian College of Nursing
Where: National Convention Centre
Compassionate Communities Australia National Forum
This forum will bring together Compassionate Communities from across Australia to network and learn from each other while facilitating a discussion with the broader palliative care sector, which will be meeting for the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference from 10 to 12 September in Brisbane.
More information to come
When: Tue 9 September, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Presented By: Compassionate Communities Australia
Where: Brisbane
2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (25OPCC)
Connecting Systems for Better Care
Abstract submissions open until 17 February 2025
Early bird registrations available until 30 June 2025
This conference will extend the discussion to the wider health sector and the different systems of care that intersect with palliative care. Aged care, primary health, oncology, dementia care, disability services, paediatrics, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health are all growing aware of the role they can and need to play in someone’s palliative care journey.
25OPCC will energise that discussion and with government and policymakers in the room, the region’s future reform agenda will start to take shape.
When: Wed 10 September - Fri 12 September, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Presented By: Palliative Care Australia
Where: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: 1290.00 (inc. GST)
9th Advance Care Planning International Conference
This conference will focus on ‘Are we there yet?’ and aims to embrace these journeys by interweaving advance care planning best practices and research through cultural, personal, organisational, system, and societal lenses. Advance care planning is a crucial starting point in the journey towards person—and family-centred care.
When: Wed 24 September - Fri 26 September, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Presented By: Advance Care Planning Australia
Where: RACV Royal Pines Resort