National Palliative Care Week 2011

14th National Palliative Care Week : 22-28 May 2011

Every year during the last week of May we actively promote the concepts and philosophies of palliative care and the services and options which are available to people dealing with advanced terminal illness.  Our objective is to equip both the broader community and all health care providers with the knowledge and information they need in order to make a positive difference in the lives of people who are dying, caring for someone at the end of life, or coping with loss and grief.

In 2011 the theme is ‘Let’s chat about dying’, which was chosen to encourage people to talk about their preferences when it comes to dying.  As Palliative Care Australia President Dr Scott Blackwell says, ‘although this is difficult, can we afford to ignore it?’

Annual WA Palliative Care Breakfast

The 2011 Breakfast returns to the popular South of Perth Yacht Club in Applecross at 7.20 AM on Wednesday 25 May.

Download and complete this registration form or register over the phone by calling the Palliative Care WA Inc office on 1300 551 704.  Please contact us if you require a tax invoice or wish to register a large group.

Resources & Information

Palliative Care Australia has developed a complete range of information resources and publicity materials for National Palliative Care Week:

• four different campaign poster designs
  
• Information sheets
  
• event planning tips
• shell media release
• tips for contacting local media
• community information resources
• ‘Asking Questions Can Help’ booklet in English and 21 community languages
  

We have two new national information resources available for National Palliative Care Week 2011:

• The process of dying – clear, simple information on the signs and symptoms of approaching death, written primarily for carers
• Pain and pain management – a brief introduction to the main concepts of modern pain management.

These, and many other resources, are available from Palliative Care WA Inc, Palliative Care Australia, many palliative care services, and online at www.palliativecare.org.au.  Palliative Care Australia can provide the resources in bulk for free – delivery usually takes about week.  The resources are available all year round.

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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