Atherton Palliative Care Workshop

From Hospital to Community - maintaining the continuum of care

DATE: May 29, 2025
VENUE: TRC Coordination Centre, 15 Vernon Street Atherton

Registrations close 5:00pm on Monday, May 26.

Agenda

8.00 – Registration

8.30 – Introduction and Welcome to Country - Rachel Anning

8.45 – The Palliative Care interface: A practical approach. Dr Greg Parker and Katie Filmer – Pall Consult

9.45 – More Than Medicine: Human Connection and Grief in Palliative Care – Karolyn Lumley Nurse Educator – SpaRTa & Laura Love Grief and Bereavement Support Coordinator SPaRTa

10.30 - Morning tea

11.00 – Palliative Care in the Aged Care setting. Dr Greg Parker and Katie Filmer – Pall Consult

11.45 – Antiemetics and other Palliative Pearls – Annette Bush Comrade CTG and Palliative Pharmacist

12.30 – Lunch and networking

13.30 – Wayne Christian National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Palliative Care Association

14.15 – Spirituality and managing difficult conversations – Dr Anna Morgan SPaRTa

15.00 – Palliative Hypothetical – Expert panel

15.45 – Conclusion