Overview

Join us to gain awareness of the Prompts for End-of-Life Planning (PELP) and how it can guide proactive, quality end-of-life care across all settings, how to assist health professionals plan patients’ needs in transition from curative to palliative. Find out how community pharmacy and GPs can work together for a palliative approach in their community. Learn about palliative care training, projects and initiatives. Discover the use of HealthPathways to supplement your knowledge on clinical and support services for palliative care.

Learning outcomes:

• Implement a framework of palliative care to support planning and high-quality care for patients with a life-limiting illness
• Use the palliMEDS app to support prescribing for common symptoms in the terminal phase
• Identify the roles of GPs and Pharmacists in supporting patients in the community who are in palliative care
• Navigate the Palliative Care pages in HealthPathways

Presenter Details

• Prof Liz Reymond, GP, Palliative Medicine Specialist, Director, caring@home
• Leah Robinson, Project Manager, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
• Jackie Janosi, Program Coordinator, HealthPathways, NBMPHN