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October 2014
Contents Page 2 AGM and Elections
Page 3 Policy update
Page 4 Australian Palliative Care Conference
Page 5 Decision Assist
Page 8 Member News
Page 9 Sector News
Page 10 Conferences and Events
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This week also saw the launch of Decision Assist. The launch was well attended and Tamra, a Nurse Practitioner from Goodwin homes, spoke eloquently and passionately about her experiences with Decision Assist, outlining how the information provided to her and a resident’s General Practitioner, led to much better outcomes for the residents in-volved.
I have also enjoyed meeting and speaking with the staff of PCA, all of whom are very hard working and passionate about their re-spective roles. I have been made to feel very welcome and I am grateful for this.
In the coming weeks I plan to visit each of our member organisations to introduce myself and to find out what the key issues for mem-bers are.
Meanwhile PCA will be finalising its budget submission which will focus on the areas of workforce, public awareness, advance care planning and productivity.
I am looking forward to working closely with the team and with our member organisations to advocate for quality care at the end of life for all.
From the CEO
Hello, I am writing to you as my first week as CEO of Palliative Care Australia draws to a close. I am very excited about being appointed to this position and feel extreme-ly privileged to be able to advocate on be-half of the palliative care sector. I come to PCA with many learnings from previous roles I have undertaken and a strong will-ingness to listen and learn more from this amazing sector.
My first two days in the office were taken up with the PCA Board meeting – a great way to get an overview of the business, stake-holders and projects. PCA, like other pallia-tive care and related organisations, is still awaiting the outcome of the funding round from the Commonwealth Department of Health.
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PCA eBulletin
The Board requires a variety of skills and experience to work as a well-rounded team. Some core skills that should be represented on the Board that are not unique to PCA but are required by all organisations include:
strategic expertise – the ability to review strategy through constructive questioning and suggestion
organisational expertise – the ability to establish policy frameworks, and review and monitor organisational performance
accounting and finance – the ability to read and comprehend organisational accounts, with some understanding of the wider financial environment.
Annual General Meeting
At the 2014 Palliative Care Australia Annual General Meeting on November 28 an election will be conducted for the two vacant positions on the PCA Board.
A Board position at PCA offers the opportunity to share in the decision making of a dynamic peak national health organisation. To be an effective organisation, PCA requires Board members who can bring a mix of skills and experience to the governance of PCA. Palliative Care Australia is aware of the excellent breadth of talent and ex-pertise in the healthcare sector and encourages people to nominate for election. Board members are elected for a three year term at Annual General Meetings. They are eligible to stand for re-election, but may not serve more than two consecutive terms. Governance of Palliative Care Australia, subject to the rules of the PCA Constitution, is vested in the PCA Board. The Board may elect the following positions from within its membership until the next AGM:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
The Board may also co-opt one member. The primary role of the Board is one of trusteeship on behalf of its members, ensuring that the organisation remains viable and effective in the present and into the future. The Board is accountable for all PCA organisational and strategic matters. All decisions are made collectively by the Board and all Board members share equal responsibility for those decisions. Board members act in the best interests of Palliative Care Australia, not for personal interest or in the nominating member’s interest. Matters discussed during Board meetings remain confidential, unless otherwise agreed. 02
FAQs
How are members elected? Members of the Board are elected by the Members of PCA at the AGM.
Who can nominate? People nominating to stand for election must be a financial member of a PCA member organisation and be nominated by two financial members of the same PCA member organisation. The nomination must also be endorsed by the PCA member organisation.
Can I nominate if I am an office holder at a PCA member organisation? Office holders of PCA member organisations are eligible to stand for election, but it is not possible to be President of both PCA and a member organisation concurrently.
How much time does the PCA Board take? Board members meet face to face quarterly and by teleconference as required. Board members also attend National Policy Advisory Committee (NPAC) meetings, and may also participate in different working groups and committees such as the Finance and Audit Committee, who usu-ally meet by teleconference.
Does it cost anything? Any travel or accommodation required of members in their capacity as a PCA Board member is paid for by PCA. Board members do not receive any monetary compensation for their time. Do I need to attend the AGM? There is no constitutional requirement to attend the AGM, although it is usual practice for Board members to attend. Nominations close 5pm Friday 21 November Nomination forms and an information sheet on the responsibilities of office bearers are availab available on the PCA website.
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PCA Update
to all factors and functions associated with NRAS.
To read PCA‟s submission click here.
Submission to the Review of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for health professions
The Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council, through the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council (AHMAC) initiated an independent review to consider the achievements of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS).
This included an assessment of the NRAS’ future sustainability, its administration, and how it interacts against regulatory systems operating in other states and territories. The success or limitations of the NRAS were to be examined within the context of these key objectives and guiding principles.
The submission states that PCA supports the NRAS in order to protect public safety, particularly people who are vulnera-ble. People with a life limiting condition and people at the end of life are vulnerable to exploitation and need to have confidence that the health professions and services they access are providing safe and appro-priate health care.
The submission addresses each of the questions from the review of the NRAS for health professions consultation paper.
Other key issues raised included achieving a balance between cost efficiencies and delivering safe and appropriate health care to the public, and giving equal consideration
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Update from Parliament
Senate Estimates, Wednesday 22 October Senator Bilyk asked questions on palliative care related to:
The Commonwealth’s role in funding palliative care
Funding for palliative care through sub-acute beds in hospitals, and
The palliative care funding round The Department of Health official stated the Commonwealth provides financial assistance through the hospital agreements for palliative care services and through funding national palli-ative care projects, noting the focus on education, training, and quality improvement. There was discussion around sub-acute hospital funding where the allocation of funding provided by the Commonwealth is determined by the jurisdiction, local hospital network or the hospital itself, and the impact of the recent fed-eral budget on this funding. There were a series of questions on the National Palliative Care Funding round. A total of 67 applications were received and the as-sessment of these applications were currently underway. It was stated that the decision to approve the projects was to be made by the Minister Senator Nash. There was a question raised asking if a geographical breakdown of the applications would be undertaken or provide to the Minister. It was reiterated that these were national programs and while they might be based in a particular area, they would have a national applicability. The process of assessment would occur against the criteria as established in the application process. Click here to access a transcript of the full hearing.
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Policy Updates
Critical dates
Abstract submission opens MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2015
Abstract submission deadline MONDAY 13 APRIL 2015
Registration open date MONDAY 23 MARCH 2015
Early bird deadline FRIDAY 29 MAY 2015
Standard deadline FRIDAY 7 AUGUST 2015
Public Hospital Funding
Questions were asked by Senator Jan McLucas regarding pubic hospital funding for 2014-15. The Department of Health official stated that there was a significant difference between 2013-14 and 2014-15. Under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA), in 2013-14 Commonwealth funding was set at the level of the payments that would have otherwise been received under the old National Healthcare Agreement. From 1 July 2014 the payment arrangements changed, and the Commonwealth moved to funding growth in activity, using the national ABF system. The factors which now impact on how much the Commonwealth pays are growth in the National Efficient Price (NEP), which is calculated by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA), and state decisions about how much activity they choose to deliver.
Variation in Commonwealth payments, within a financial year, would now occur only when a state or territory either changes its service agreements to increase or reduce activity, or where a local hospital network fails to deliver the exact amount of activity that they have agreed to in their service agreement. The Commonwealth payment formula is no longer based on external parameters. States have control over the extent of the increases or decreases in Commonwealth funding, based on decisions on how many and which services they wish to provide.
Palliative Care Australia is pleased to announce the theme for the 13th Australian Palliative Care Conference in Melbourne.
Palliative Care: Fit for the Future will bring together delegates from across Australia and the world to talk about palliative care in all its dimensions. Join clinicians, researchers, volunteers, allied health practitioners, educators, carers and those who have a passion for palliative care as we explore how to ensure palliative care in Australia is fit for the future!
Professor Jennifer Tieman, Director of CareSearch has been appointed as Chair of the Conference Scientific Committee and we will soon be calling for abstract submissions.
Visit the conference website for more information.
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Activity Based Funding
Senator Carol Brown queried the continued imple-mentation of Health Reform Agreement processes, such as ABF. The Department of Health official stat-ed that the current government is rolling out the ar-rangements under the National Health Reform Agreement. They signalled that from 2017-18 it in-tends to move to a different way of funding. The NEP is being rolled out as envisaged under the NHRA, and IHPA is in the process of setting the NEP for the 2015-16 year. It was stated that if IPHA still exists, they intend to set the price for the 2016-17 financial year. Thereafter, there is no role for the NEP in the Commonwealth funding arrangements of states and territories for public hospitals.
When asked what functions of IHPA would continue to be performed by another government agency once IHPA has been merged with other agencies to become the Health Productivity Agency, it was stated that there are still discussions with govern-ment on how it wants to merge the functions of the various agencies. There has been no final decision on how the merger would occur. IHPA will continue to operate in the same way until the government has decided what it wants to do, in terms of managing functions, and how that is going to be carried on in the future.
Dr Tony Sherbon, CEO IHPA stated that IHPA publishes a work program every year as required under legislation, the National Health Reform Act. This work program is proceeding as their role would be relevant under the proposed arrangements for at least 2015-16 and 2016-17 but not thereafter.
Click here to access the transcript for the hearing.
Conference
advice from 8am until 8pm daily, with specialised workshops for GPs and aged care staff on both advance care planning and palliative care, as well as a program website, grants projects to encourage greater linkages between service providers in aged care and a suite of education and training resources.
―These are all important tools to support providers in delivering enhanced advance care planning and palliative care outcomes,‖ Mr Reid said.
Decision Assist program Chair, Associate Professor Bill Silvester, said it is hoped Decision Assist will play a key role in helping older people to stay living in the community right until the end.
―The aim of the Decision Assist program is to keep older people out of hospital where possible, help people stay well in the community and to ensure the health and well being of Australians as they age,‖ Associate Professor Silvester said.
For more information about Decision Assist and the range of services provided, including the training workshops, visit the website www.decisionassist.org.au Alternatively, GPs and aged care staff can phone
the advisory service for information and advice on
1300 668 908.
Leaders in health, aged care, palliative care and academia gathered in Canberra on Tuesday 28 October for the official national launch of Decision Assist.
The innovative new program, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, is delivering a range of education, training and support services to assist GPs and aged care staff to improve the quality of advance care planning and palliative care services for older Australians.
Leading Age Services Australia Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Reid, officially launched the program at Goodwin Village in Ainslie, and spoke about its growing importance as Australia’s population ages.
He said people in care will have more complex medical and psychogeriatric conditions as the population ages, so it is important they and their families are clear about their expectations of care.
―This is part of the conversation that Australians must have about ageing,‖ Mr Reid said.
―How you live your life should not be left to chance, at any age, but especially when you may not be in a position to make the decision.‖
He said effective planning and care is essential in helping people to die on their own terms and with dignity. Decision Assist can play an important role in helping to achieve that.
It comprises a range of services that promote access to authoritative information on advance care planning and support an informed approach to palliative care. These have been specifically designed for GPs, aged care nurses, allied health professionals and aged care providers.
The services include a national phone advisory service for specialist palliative care advice 24/7 and advance care planning
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Decision Assist
Palliative Care Australia has been the peak national organisation representing the interests and aspirations of all who share the ideal of quality care at the end of life for 23 years. For the first time in the organisation’s history, all state and territory palliative care organisations will be united under a national brand.
The new branding will be phased in gradually over the next few months as resources are updated and reprinted, so keep your eye out for our new look!
ehospice
ehospice is our dedicated palliative care news
service, bringing you the latest news, views
and opinion from the sector on a daily basis
from Australia and around the world.
Here’s a small selection of what has been
featured on ehospice this month:
We reported from the Centre for
Ageing and Pastoral Studies (CAPS)
national conference, including this story
about how to better communicate with
people who have Alzheimer’s disease,
and the role of chaplains in aged and
palliative care.
A preview of Palliative Care NSW’s
Conference. We’ll also be on the
ground reporting on all the important
sessions at this event.
In addition to the ebulletin, one of the first things to get a makeover was the PCA website, which has been refreshed with the new branding. If you haven‟t already, take a look…
www.palliativecare.org.au
New Brand Launch
As you will see from our new-look ebulletin, Palliative Care Australia and its members, the state and territory palliative care organisations, have launched new branding which aims to present a strong and united voice for the palliative care sector.
PCA president Professor Patsy Yates said the organisation, and the palliative care sector, has grown and evolved rapidly over the past two decades, and it was time for a change to reflect this.
„It was really important for us to stop and reflect on what we stand for as an organisation, our values and what we offer to our audiences. This new branding will help position us as the leading advocate for palliative care and enable us to work even more closely with our members to represent the sector.‟
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A story on Australian researchers from ANU’s
Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and
Wellbeing who are undertaking a study to
help people of all ages evaluate their
perception of their risk of Alzheimer’s.
A fantastic story from Victoria where
Australian vs British rivalry is being waged
over… marmalade! The MarmalAshes are
also raising awareness of, and funds for,
palliative care at the same time.
A report from the National Standard
Assessment Program’s Collaborative
Improvement Project which is improving the
assessment, planning and delivery of support
to meet the needs of palliative care patients’
carers.
Remember that you can receive ehospice content directly to your email inbox by signing
up for alerts via the website.
Make sure you keep our editor, Rob Gill,
informed of all your palliative care news.
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
11 October 2014 marked World Hospice and Palliative Care Day— a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. The theme for 2014 was Who Cares? We do!
This theme this year aimed to draw attention to the many people working in hospice and palliative care all over the world. From doctors, nurses, social workers and chaplains, to volunteers, unpaid carers and family members. Internationally, we are currently meeting only 10% of the demand for palliative care and one of the issues is a lack of trained hospice and palliative care professionals. Professional challenges include access to training and professional development, recognition of palliative care as a medical sub-specialty, and the challenge of staffing palliative care positions. There are also no international standards for volunteer training in palliative care.
Primary Health Networks
In the 2014-15 budget, the Australian Government announced the establishment of Primary Health Networks (PHNs). The bound-aries for the primary health networks in have now been released, click here to view.
There are 30 primary health networks across Australia that reflect the recommendations of the review of Medicare Locals undertaken by former Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, Professor John Horvath AO. The establish-ment of the primary health networks follows the decision to close all 61 Medicare Locals.
Clinical trials for medical cannabis
NSW will lead a collaborative trial, with the support of the Commonwealth and other states and territories, to explore how cannabis can offer relief to patients suffering from a range of debilitating or terminal illnesses.
There is currently a Working Group operating in NSW that is considering all relevant issues including the scope of the trial, as well as advice from experts regarding the most appropriate way to advance the availability of safe and effective cannabis derived products.
Ebola Campaign
The Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance has launched a fundraising campaign in response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. The money raised will supply the staff of The Shepherd’s Hospice with funding, training, equipment and support to keep their communities, their families and themselves safe. The Hospice has found itself at the front line of the Ebola response, as other health centres have closed due to the stigma, myths and fears associated with the disease (estimates show over 200 centres have already closed). Click here for more information.
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“Internationally, there are over 400,000 palliative care staff, over 1.2 million volunteers and over 9 million people acting as family carers. That means that worldwide, over 10.5 million people are involved with delivering hospice and
palliative care!”
News
The film captured the essence of founder of the Hospice movement, Dame Cicely Saunders’ well known quote:
"You matter because you are you, and you mat-ter to the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to
live until you die."
The film highlights that perversity of nature in that it is not until we learn time is limited that we really start to live and understand what is important.
So many philosophers, writers and poets quotes are captured in the film, none more so than Pope Paul IV, (1897-1978)
"Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There
are only so many tomorrows."
Quick links
The Conversation: New research published in the Internal Medicine Journal shows few Australians have drawn up plans for the treat-ment they want – or don’t want – at the end of life. Also from the Conversation: It's your choice: how to plan for a better death. End of Life Decisions, the Law and Clinical Practice. This new website provides information for health professionals as to who can legally make end of life decisions and ad-vice on how they should be made within the NSW context.
NPS MedicineWise is launching a new
education campaign to help health
professionals manage fatigue in line with
recently developed Australian guidelines.
They have created an online knowledge hub
for health professionals and consumers which
includes a suite of online and printable
resources.
For more information visit their website.
Why do we wait until we‟re
dying to choose to live?
What would you do if you received news of a terminal diagnosis? Travel? Bungee jump? Tell your brother to ride a unicycle around Australia and build one of the largest community awareness and research advocacy movements in recent history? If you have a spare 18 minutes, then this moving TEDx talk from Connie Johnson is well worth viewing.
Palliative Care South Australia World Hospice and Palliative Care Day provided the perfect opportunity for us to host Adelaide’s premier screening of Love in our own time.
While so many people avoid talking about death and dying like it is the plague, those of us who work in hospice and palliative care know such conversations, although sad, are also often encouraging, inspiring and sometimes downright funny.
It was these little morsels of humour woven through the tapestry of stories about the lives of 7 Australian families which saw our audience wavering between laughter and contemplation from beginning to end.
Love in our own time portrayed these rich conversations with grace, dignity and beauty giving the audience real insight into the im-portance of being willing to enter into the sacred space of someone’s dying, death and grief and further that anyone is capable of doing so with just a little encouragement.
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It's a fact that 1 in 10 people are diagnosed with Gastro-Intestinal cancer in Australia. The GI Cancer Institute is hosting a number of free community forums for survivors, patients and carers or anyone interested in learning about GI cancers. Events are organised for Perth, Sydney and Canberra. Visit the GI Institute website to register.
Member News
CareSearch
To celebrate Carers Week, CareSearch released a new feature called My Information Kit which allows health professionals to select relevant factsheets that are automatically com-piled and can be printed out or emailed as a PDF to patients and carers.
My Information Kit makes it easy for GPs, nurses or
palliative care specialists to choose information that
will be useful for their patient, and even attaches a
cover sheet that includes the person’s name and
contact details.
My Information Kit allows users to choose
factsheets from the Australian Centre for Grief and
Bereavement, Palliative Care Australia, and
a series of 12 factsheets that CareSearch has
developed specifically for carers, covering practical
case studies of different caring situations, including
coping with holidays, financial issues, asking for
help, and finding support.
You can find My Information Kit on the
CareSearch website.
PCOC Update
The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration has released the latest national report presenting out-comes from January to June 2014. Report highlights include:
There were 16,833 patients seen by palliative care services with a total of 21,518 episodes and 49,643 phases.
52% of episodes occurred in the inpatient palliative care setting.
8 of 14 benchmarks were met across both the inpatient and community palliative care settings.
The average length of an inpatient episode of care was 10.9 days and the average length of a community episode of care was 40 days.
The average number of phases per inpatient episode of care was 2.3 and the average number of phases per community episode of care was 2.1.
49% of palliative care patients died during this 6-month period, of these 70% died in hospital and 30% died in the community.
79% of palliative care patients had a malignant diagnosis.
Public hospitals were the most common source of referral to palliative care, with 52% of inpatient episodes and 50% of community episodes referred by a public hospital.
If you would like more information,
please contact Karen Quinsey, the
PCOC National Director
[email protected] or visit the
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Lung Cancer Summit, Victoria The Lung Cancer Summit is a clinician-led forum for reviewing data about diagnosis, treat-ment and system factors impacting care of lung cancer patients in Victoria. This is the second of a series of tumour specific summit meetings hosted collaboratively by Victoria’s Integrated Cancer Services and Cancer Council Victoria to identify priorities for improving outcomes for Victorians with lung cancer. Discussion topics include:
Delays in diagnosis
Multidisciplinary approach to treatment
Referral pathways to specialist care
Access to palliative and supportive care .
The Forum will be held on Friday 14 November at the RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Click here for more details and to register.
Sector News
2015 Australian Pain Society 35th Annual Scientific Meeting - Managing Pain: from Mechanism to Policy Brisbane Convention Centre, QLD 15 - 18 March 2015 W: http://www.dcconferences.com.au/aps2015
2015 Asia Pacific Hospice Conference Taipei, Taiwan 30 April - 3 May 2015 W: http://www.2015aphc.org/
14th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care—EAPC 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark 8-10 May 2015 W: http://www.eapc-2015.org/
10th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain Seattle, Washington USA 31 May – 4 June 2015
W: http://www.ispp2015.com/
ACSA/IAHSA International Global Ageing Con-ference Perth Convention Centre 1 August - 4 September 2015. Abstracts due: 24 October 2014 W: https://wired.ivvy.com/event/ACSA15/
2015 Asia Pacific Hospice Conference Transforming Palliative Care Taipei, Taiwan April 30 – May 3, 2015 w: http://www.2015aphc.org/abstract.php
If you would like to list your conference or event in the PCA ebulletin, please email details to [email protected]
World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics 17 – 19 November 2014 J. N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka W: www.geriatricsconference.com
Indigenous Allied Health Australia Forum Valuing Diversity in Allied Health 24-27 November 2014 Hyatt Hotel, Canberra W: www.iaha.com.au
Palliative Care Queensland Conference Fifty Shades of Pain 3—5 December 2014 W: http://www.palliativecareqld.org.au/
World Cancer Congress Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 3—6 December 2014 W: http://www.worldcancercongress.org/
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th Allied Professionals Forum
4 December 2014 Brussels, Belgium W: http://www.alsmndalliance.org/alsmndmeetings/
25th
International Symposium on ALS/MND 5-7 December 2014 Brussels, Belgium W: http://www.mndassociation.org/research/International+Symposium
22nd International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care—IAPCON 2015 Hyderabad, India 13-15February 2015 W: http://iapcon2015hyd.com/#
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Conferences and events
Acknowledgement—Palliative Care Australia is a national palliative care project funded
by the Australian Government Department of Health.
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Palliative Care Council South Australia
PO Box 435
Fullarton SA 5063
T +61 8 8271 1643 | F +61 8 8271 7494
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Tasmanian Association for Hospice
and Palliative Care
PO Box 834, Kingston TAS 7050
T +61 3 6285 2514 | F +61 3 6239 6030
tas.palliativecare.org.au
Palliative Care ACT
PO Box 31
Campbell ACT 2612
T +61 2 6273 9606 | F +61 2 6273 9590
pallcareact.org.au
Palliative Care Northern Territory
PO Box 4489
Alice Springs NT 0811
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Australian and New Zealand Society
of Palliative Medicine
PO Box 700, Watson ACT 2602
T 0458 203 229 | F +61 3 8677 7619
anzspm.org.au
Palliative Care Western Australia
15 Bedbrook Pl
Shenton Park WA 6008
T 1300 551 704 | F 1300 551 704
palliativecarewa.asn.au