PEPA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives ONLINE

Understand issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with their journey into the dreaming.

Speaker

Nicole Cassar, Business and Cultural Consultant. Nicole is a Gunditjmara, Wotjobaluk and Maltese woman from Victoria.

Topics

• Principles of palliative care
• Communication
• Advance care planning/yarning
• End-of-life care
• Grief, loss and healing support
• Caring for yourself

IPEPA acknowledges the cultural sensitivity of this workshop and engages Aboriginal facilitators with experience in grief and loss.

PEPA Victoria is grateful for the assistance of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in delivering this Workshop.

Further information: Contact PEPA Administration Assistant: pepa@svha.org.au

Learning outcomes:

To improve the understanding and practice of palliative care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals through:

• Understanding the important role that palliative care plays in the lives of people with chronic/life-limiting illness and their families/communities
• Increasing confidence to provide holistic and family-centred care to those affected by chronic/life-limiting illness.