In this webinar you will learn the role GPs have in community palliative care, and how you can work with local providers to achieve the best outcomes for patients. Topics include common medications and prescribing doses, and navigating difficult conversations.
Session resources
- Presentation slides
- Visit NWMPHN’s palliative care webpage for resources, service information and education opportunities. The core medicine list and pharmacy locator map are also available on this page.
- Learn more about HealthPathways or view the palliative care pathways
- Register for our upcoming webinar on Anticipatory prescribing and end-of life medication management
- Register for Banksia Palliative Care’s upcoming GP webinar series
- Safer Care Victoria clinical guidance for palliative care – opioid conversion, anticipatory medicines, syringe driver compatibility
- Schedule 8 permits and notifications (scroll down to ‘Palliative Care’ to check exceptions)
- SafeScript (scroll down to ‘Is the use of Safescript mandatory?’ to check exceptions)
- Article: Evaluation of legal capacity by doctors and lawyers: the need for collaborative assessment
- Office of the Public Advocate Take Control information kit
- Victoria Legal Aid wills, estates and powers of attorney
Local community palliative care services:
- Palliative Care Victoria service directory
- Banksia Palliative Care Service
- Melbourne City Mission Palliative Care
- Mercy Health Palliative Care
Further learning opportunities:
- Visit our QI library for templates to improve palliative care in your practice. Quality improvement activities may be eligible for RACGP Measuring Outcomes CPD hours and can contribute to accreditation under the RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition).
- Refer to the NWMPHN Education and Training calendar for all upcoming events.
- Precious Time: information and advice for people at the end of life, and those who care for them.
