Palliative Care Week 2010

13th National Palliative Care Week : 23-29 May 2010

If one thing in life is certain, it is that death will come to us all. In spite of this, many people reach the end of their lives without having thought about it, talked about it, or planned for it. We need to think about what kinds of treatments we want, who we would like to care for us, and where we would like to be when we die. Importantly, we have to tell the people around us about our wishes.

Talking about dying is not something that always comes naturally to Australians. Yet each year half a million Australians experience the impact of terminal illness.   

National Palliative Care Week is an opportunity to help everyone in our community think about these issues and also to learn more about palliative care, loss and grief.  

Activities in Western Australia

Visit the Events page to see details of the following events:

• Annual WA Palliative Care Breakfast – Tuesday 25 May 2010, starting at 7:00 AM for 7:20 AM, at Flying Squadron Yacht Club in Dalkeith
  
• ‘Working Together’ 2010 Palliative Care Research Symposium presented by WA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care and Silver Chain – Thursday 27 May 2010 at 1:00 PM, at Wollaston Conference Centre in Mt Claremont
  
• AT THE COALFACE - Western Australian Palliative Care Conference Friday 28 May 2010 at 9:00 AM at Wollaston Conference Centre in Mt Claremont.

Local services are also holding events and activities to promote National Palliative Care Week.

Resources & Information

Palliative Care Australia has developed a complete range of National Palliative Care Week resources including:

• campaign posters
  
• campaign postcards
  
• the new national grief and bereavement information brochure entitled ‘Now what? Understanding Grief’
• ‘What can I say? What can I do?’, a brochure which suggests some strategies for making a difference, to prepare you to help someone you know who is living with a terminal illness
• the national ‘What is Palliative Care?’ brochure in English and 21 commmunity languages
• ‘Asking Questions Can Help’ booklet in English and 21 community languages
  
• ‘Facts about morphine and other opioid medications in palliative care’ brochure in English and 21 community languages.

Anybody can order bulk copies of any of these resources using this Order Form

The publications ‘What is Palliative Care’, ‘Asking Questions Can Help’ and ‘Facts about morphine and other opioid medications in palliative care’ are available on the Palliative Care Australia website in the following languages:

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