Training & Events


 

Palliative Care Lunchtime Sessions

Palliative Care Lunchtime Sessions

Sessions run 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 2 April, 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Presented By: Victorian Palliative Care Network

Where: Online

Free Wills & Powers of Attorney sessions 2025

Free Wills & Powers of Attorney sessions 2025

The session will cover:

  • Our rights as we get older
  • Substitute Decision Making: including Enduring Powers of Attorney and Medical Treatment Decisions
  • Wills
  • Challenges to deceased estates
  • Family care agreements

When: Wed 2 April, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Presented By: Eastern Community Legal Centre

Where: Rowville Library

Palliative Care 10-minute Sessions for Personal Care Attendants

Palliative Care 10-minute Sessions for Personal Care Attendants

Sessions run March to July 2025

Join these weekly short, sharp 10-minute sessions about Palliative Care. Specifically designed for Personal Care Attendants.

When: Wed 2 April, 2:30pm - 2:40pm

Presented By: Victorian Palliative Care Network

Where: Online

Nausea Management: a quick refresher

Nausea Management: a quick refresher

Join Jenny McKenzie, a dedicated Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner as she shares the latest insights on assessing and managing nausea in palliative care.

When: Wed 2 April, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Presented By: Palliative Care Nurses Australia

Where: Online

Voluntary Assisted Dying Doctor Training Day

Voluntary Assisted Dying Doctor Training Day

Join a group of colleagues for a dedicated day to complete the mandatory voluntary assisted dying training. You will then be able to provide assessments for your patients seeking access to voluntary assisted dying and participate in VAD to the level you feel personally comfortable.

This activity is approved for 9.5 RACGP CPD hours (including pre-session completion of modules 1 & 2).

This event is open to any doctor in Victoria, who is a Fellow of a medical college, including newly admitted.

When: Thu 3 April, 8:45am - 4:30pm

Presented By: Statewide VAD Care Navigators

Where: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Support at Home program update for older people, families and carers webinar

Support at Home program update for older people, families and carers webinar

This webinar will give older people, families and carers an update on the Support at Home program, including information for existing care recipients transitioning into Support at Home from 1 July 2025. The Department will be joined by a representative from OPAN.

When: Thu 3 April, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Presented By: Department of Health & Aged Care

Where: Online

Adapting Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for Residential Aged Care

Adapting Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for Residential Aged Care

This webinar discusses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for older adults living in residential aged care. Case studies will be discussed, with a particular focus on practical applications of CBT and tips for practitioners interested in working within residential aged care settings.

When: Fri 4 April, 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Presented By: Swinburne Wellbeing Clinic for Older Adults

Where: Online

Parkinsons Australia National Conference: Connection

Parkinsons Australia National Conference: Connection

This conference is Australia’s leading event exploring innovative research into the causes, prevention, improved treatments, daily living and well-being and ultimately a cure for Parkinson’s. 

When: Sun 6 April - Tue 8 April, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Presented By: Parkinson's Australia

Where: National Convention Centre Canberra

Cost: 495.00 (inc. GST)

Empowering Volunteers: Mental Health Strategies for Supporting Palliative Care Clients

Empowering Volunteers: Mental Health Strategies for Supporting Palliative Care Clients

PCV members only event

This in-person training session will empower Palliative Care Volunteers by exploring some of the most recognised mental health illnesses and how we can support the clients and carers we work with.

When: Tue 8 April, 9:30am - 4:00pm

Presented By: Palliative Care Victoria

Where: Vibe Hotel Melbourne

Cost: 25.00 (inc. GST)

The Role of Music in Complicated Grief

The Role of Music in Complicated Grief

Presented by Eugene Dunfour

When: Thu 10 April, 5:30am - 6:30am

Presented By: MUSIC CARE by Room 217

Where: Online

HELP App - Information Session

HELP App - Information Session

Join this interactive session where the HELP App will be discussed and you will have an opportunity to ask questions.

When: Thu 10 April, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Presented By: HELP Team

Where: Online

CarerHelp free online sessions for carers

CarerHelp free online sessions for carers

Caring for someone with a life-limiting illness is a very important role that can be challenging. Family carers often feel unprepared and have questions about the role. CarerHelp is now running free online information sessions to help you feel prepared for caring and answer your questions. Sessions will be run by qualified health professionals who will provide useful information, guidance, and links to services and support.

When: Thu 10 April, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Presented By: carerhelp

Where: Online

Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Conference 2025

Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Conference 2025

When: Wed 23 April - Sat 26 April, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Presented By: Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network

Where: Sarawak, Malaysia

Cost: 1260.00 (inc. GST)

Supported decision-making

Supported decision-making

Join this webinar to explore supported decision-making and its supporters in the new Aged Care Act. Everyone has the right to make decisions about their life and aged care. The new Aged Care Act enshrines older people’s right to make decisions about the care and services they receive and the risks they are willing to take in legislation.

When: Tue 29 April, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Presented By: Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN)

Where: Online

Palliative care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

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

2025 Value-Based Health Care Congress

2025 Value-Based Health Care Congress

The Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) Congress places a spotlight on the transformation needed to improve the outcomes of Australians and the sustainability of our health system. In Australia and internationally, health services and systems are exploring opportunities to move from a focus on the volume of services delivered, to the outcomes achieved, through a range of transformative programs and policies.

When: Thu 1 May - Fri 2 May, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Presented By: University of Melbourne

Where: Zinc Federation Square Melbourne

Cost: 990.00 (inc. GST)

Palliative Care in General Practice for GPs

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

Public Health Palliative Care Short Course

Public Health Palliative Care Short Course

This ONLINE COURSE involves a commitment of 90 minutes every Thursday for 8 weeks. It is designed for palliative care professionals working with a multidisciplinary team who see themselves taking a public health palliative care leadership role.

Register by 31 March

When: Thu 8 May, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Presented By: Compassionate Communities Australia

Where: Online

Cost: 150.00 (inc. GST)

Managing Cancer Pain at End of Life

Managing Cancer Pain at End of Life

Dr Akshay Kulkarni is a physician in General and Acute medicine and palliative medicine. He holds a Fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (FRACP, FAChPM). He works across multiple sites in Melbourne with appointments at Alfred Health, Peninsula Home Hospice and Cabrini Health. His areas of interest include the integration of hospital and community palliative care services. He works to collaborate with General Practitioners with education programs through the GP Special Interest Group (GP SIG) with Peninsula Home Hospice.

When: Tue 13 May, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Presented By: South Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium (SMRPCC)

Where: Online

Online film screening: The last two weeks at Longlee

Online film screening: The last two weeks at Longlee

During National Palliative Care Week, Palliative Care Nurses Australia will be hosting a national online screening of this compelling documentary, followed by a panel discussion featuring the film’s director, Susie Forster, alongside other distinguished experts in palliative and end-of-life care.

When: Wed 14 May, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Presented By: Palliative Care Nurses Australia

Where: Online

Cost: 25.00 (inc. GST)

Palliative Story Exchange

Palliative Story Exchange

As part of National Palliative Care Week, join this online storytelling event among peers, facilitated by Dr. Alexis Drutchas, Dr. Richard Leiter, and Rachel Rusch, LCSW, co-creators of The Palliative Story Exchange.

This free, online storytelling event aims to bring people together to share openly, listen deeply and find solace and meaning in our shared experiences as clinicians, volunteers, and caregivers.

Stories will be told by members of the Australian palliative care community. We welcome and encourage stories from EVERY discipline within hospice and palliative care and from caregivers.

Attendance will be free. Registrations will open soon. 

When: Fri 16 May, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Presented By: Palliative Care Australia

Where: Online

The Power of Choice

The Power of Choice

Award-winning photographer Julian Kingma, and broadcaster and voluntary assisted dying advocate Andrew Denton, come together for a powerful discussion about dignity, compassion and the revolution of end-of-life care in Australia. 

When: Mon 19 May, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Presented By: The Wheeler Centre

Where: The Wheeler Centre

Cost: 29.50 (inc. GST)

Free Wills & Powers of Attorney sessions 2025

Free Wills & Powers of Attorney sessions 2025

The sessions will cover:

  • Our rights as we get older
  • Substitute Decision Making: including Enduring Powers of Attorney and Medical Treatment Decisions
  • Wills
  • Challenges to deceased estates
  • Family care agreements

When: Wed 21 May, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Presented By: Eastern Community Legal Centre

Where: Doncaster Library

Palliative Care two-day program 2025

Palliative Care two-day program 2025

Tuesday 8:10 am to 4 pm / Wednesday 8:30 am to 4:15 pm

This introductory 2-day program focuses on the care of patients in the palliative care setting. Topics include Models of care, communication, Adolescent & Young Adult and Palliative care, moral distress, symptom management, dying at home, challenging issues at end of life, voluntary assisted dying, care of the deceased patient and panel discussion.

When: Tue 27 May - Wed 28 May, 8:00am - 4:15pm

Presented By: Peter Mac Cancer Centre

Where: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

National MND Health Professional webinar series

National MND Health Professional webinar series

Series runs until November 2025

The 2025 MND Health Professionals Webinar Series is a collaboration between MND State Associations including MND Victoria, MND NSW, MND SA, MND WA and MND QLD.

Register for this health professional webinar bundle to have access to all 5 of the 2025 Health Professionals Webinar events and recordings.  

When: Tue 27 May, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Presented By: MND Victoria

Where: Online

Cost: 150.00 (inc. GST)

Train the Trainer - Developing your own Biography Program

Train the Trainer - Developing your own Biography Program

This Train the Trainer course is available in three levels from learning how to create a biography, to learning how to establish your own program.

Available in Gold, Silver & Bronze levels

When: Wed 4 June, 9:00am - 11:00am

Presented By: Eastern Palliative Care Assoc. Ltd

Where: Eastern Palliative Care Training Room

Cost: 1950.00 (inc. GST)

Palliative Approach in Aged Care

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

Gold Coast 4th Annual Palliative Medicine Interventions and Updates Conference

Gold Coast 4th Annual Palliative Medicine Interventions and Updates Conference

Topics of discussion include:

  • Pharmacotherapy – emerging drugs previously banned
  • Interventions in Motor Neuron Disease – neural implants, PEGs, NIV and radiotherapy
  • Changing Paradigms in Cancer – new treatments and changing prognoses
  • Updates in General Medicine
  • Philosophy in Palliative Care – the past and the future

When: Fri 20 June - Sat 21 June, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Presented By: Gold Coast Hospital Foundation

Where: Gold Coast University Hospital

Cost: 150.00 (inc. GST)

Free Wills & Powers of Attorney sessions 2025

Free Wills & Powers of Attorney sessions 2025

The sessions will cover:

  • Our rights as we get older
  • Substitute Decision Making: including Enduring Powers of Attorney and Medical Treatment Decisions
  • Wills
  • Challenges to deceased estates
  • Family care agreements

When: Tue 24 June, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Presented By: Eastern Community Legal Centre

Where: Glen Park Community Centre

Free Wills & Powers of Attorney sessions 2025 copy

Free Wills & Powers of Attorney sessions 2025 copy

The sessions will cover:

  • Our rights as we get older
  • Substitute Decision Making: including Enduring Powers of Attorney and Medical Treatment Decisions
  • Wills
  • Challenges to deceased estates
  • Family care agreements

When: Tue 22 July, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Presented By: Eastern Community Legal Centre

Where: Online

National Nursing Forum

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

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.

When: Tue 9 September, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Presented By: Compassionate Communities Australia

Where: Brisbane

2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (25OPCC)

2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (25OPCC)

Connecting Systems for Better Care

Early bird registrations are available to 30 June

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

9th Advance Care Planning International Conference

Earlybird registrations are available to 30 June

This conference will focus on ‘Are we there yet?’ and aim 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, Gold Coast

Cost: 1430.00 (inc. GST)