Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from inspirational international speaker Dr. Sammy Winemaker.

Dr. Winemaker will be joining us to discuss The Waiting Room Revolution social movement – what is it and why was it created? She will walk us through the 7 Keys to Navigating a life-changing diagnosis and share with us what she has learned in the journey to move palliative care upstream.

Guest Speaker: Dr Sammy Winemaker

Dr. Sammy Winemaker is an Associate Clinical Professor and Palliative Care Physician, Department of Family Medicine in the Division of Palliative Care at McMaster University, Canada. Teaching palliative care to healthcare professionals. Dr. Winemaker won the Ontario College of Family Physicians Award of Excellence in 2010, the Elizabeth J. Latimer Prize in Palliative Care in 2018, and the Dr. S. Lawrence Librach Award for Palliative Medicine in the Community in 2019.

Topic: The Waiting Room Revolution

In her new book ‘Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest – 7 Keys for Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis’ Dr. Sammy Winemaker and Dr. Hsien Seow draw on their decades spent researching and caring for thousands of seriously ill patients to reveal the seven keys for a better illness experience. With real-life stories, tips, and exercises to improve the journey right from diagnosis, they empower the reader with practical tools to navigate the healthcare system with knowledge, confidence, and clarity.

Although a diagnosis cannot be changed, the way you experience your illness can. You can find hope in the face of uncertainty. You can live well, be fully informed, and be activated—and feel more like a person and less like a patient. But most of all, you can be hopeful and prepared at every step along the way.

‘Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest – 7 keys for Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis’ can be ordered online at Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1774582961

This Speaker Series session will allow for a short Q&A session at the end of Dr Sammy’s presentation.

PCT Members who register and attend the event will enter the draw to win a copy of Dr. Sammy Winemaker’s latest book – ‘Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest – 7 Keys for Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis’.

Not a PCT Member? Click the link HERE to join today and go in the draw to win!

You can learn more about Dr. Sammy Winemaker’s work at https://www.waitingroomrevolution.com

A Zoom link will be provided to participants before the event.

For more information contact admin@pct.org.au or call (03) 6231 2799.