Emerging ideas and innovation initiatives to feature at 2022 Palliative Care Summit
Palliative Care WA is pleased to announce the initiatives selected to be presented at the 2022 Palliative Care Summit – Doing Death Differently – for the Emerging Ideas and Innovation Initiatives. They are:
Compassionate Communities model of care: translation into practice
Professor Samar Aoun, Perron Institute Research Chair in Palliative Care at UWA, Head of Palliative Care Research at Perron Institute
Assisting end-of-life care at home with Palliative Care Support Packages
Carolyn Graeser, Senior Project Officer, WA Country Health Service
Ambulance Wish Western Australia update
Susie Wilson, Chair, Ambulance Wish Western Australia and Gary Wilson Treasurer, Ambulance Wish Western Australia
Delivering culturally appropriate palliative care for Aboriginal people in rural and remote Western Australia
Tammy McGrath, Coordinator of Aboriginal Health, WA Country Health Service
Lasting Words – Creating a Legacy Document – My Life, My Story
Dr Anna Petterson, Volunteer Coordinator, Lasting Words, and Frank Johnston, Volunteer Interviewer, Lasting Words
Doing Death Differently in Residential Aged Care – Using PACOP to screen for palliative need on admission
Natalie Joseph, Improvement Facilitator, Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program, WACHS and Sonia Swangler, CNE Aged Care, WACHS South West Regional Palliative Care Service
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