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As a part of this year’s celebrations for Palliative Care Australia’s 30th anniversary, they have developed a snapshot of milestones in the history of palliative care in Australia.
The commissioning of the Ross Webster report ‘Palliative care for cancer patients’ in 1983 by the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria was a defining moment for the early evolution of palliative care in Australia. Since then, palliative care services in Australia have transitioned from an informal network of enthusiasts, to a strong network that exists between specialist palliative care providers, primary generalist, primary specialist and support care providers, and the community. You can download a pdf of the historical timeline poster from their website HERE.
They are also running a live webcast on 1 December involving a panel discussion on the last 30 years of palliative care in Australia. You can submit questions in advance for the panel to consider. All the details of the webcast are also on their website HERE.
Your membership plays an important role in enabling us to represent and connect the palliative care sector across Western Australia, and to advocate for better access, coordination and outcomes for…
We greatly value your input into what we do as the peak body for Palliative Care in WA. To help us gather data around how we proceed in the next…
Our annual awareness raising campaign, National Palliative Care Week 2026, running from 10 to 16 May is just around the corner. This year’s theme – ‘Getting to the heart of…
Tickets are now on sale for our annual sector breakfast on Tuesday 12 May for National Palliative Care Week 2026 (110 to 16 May). This year the breakfast will focus…
Esperance community members learnt all about Advance Care Planning last week when PCWA team members Sabena and Julia visited the south-east coastal community. Our two workshops – My Future Care…
Our Writing Life and Death Together workshop on Friday 6 February led by authors Peta Murray and David Carlin in beautiful surroundings at the Herdsman Discovery Centre was a big…
You can find out more about Advance Care Planning by attending one of our workshops. Here is the latest schedule for January and February for our workshops in the metropolitan…
Join Palliative Care WA as we again host the Dead Right Quiz Night. With a new and improved format, it promises to be a fun night of trivia, fellowship and…
Palliative Care WA (PCWA) today announced the appointment of Mark Kinsela as its next Chief Executive Officer, commencing 2 March 2026. Mark will succeed Lenka Psar-McCabe, who will retire from…
As we begin a new year and chapter, Palliative Care WA would like to acknowledge outgoing Board President Dr Elissa Campbell. Dr Campbell, who had been Board President for eight…
We would like to take this opportunity to once again thank you for your support this year and to extend our very best wishes for a safe and joyous festive…
