Last Aid | 28 May | Barcaldine

Name: Last Aid | 28 May | Barcaldine
Start: 2025-05-28T10:00:00+1000
End: 2025-05-28T14:00:00+1000
Location: Barcaldine Regional Council – Community Care Services

Wed, 28 May 2025, 10am - 2pm AEST

Barcaldine Regional Council – Community Care Services

Barcaldine QLD, Australia

Palliative Care Queensland

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About this event

What is Last Aid?

Last Aid is a 4-hour international standardised introductory level education program and the first in Australia.

Who can attend?

This course is for all members of the community, including healthcare workers. You need no training or experience in the space.

Why attend?

The way we care for our dying is a significant indicator of the kind of society we are.

Serious illness, dying, death and grief are a part of life. This education program is for members of the community, community groups, businesses, retirees, who want to improve their confidence and skills in supporting carers, family members, colleagues or people experiencing a serious illness, dying, death or grief.

Although Last Aid is not specifically designed for healthcare workers or professional carers, it can be beneficial for healthcare workers having conversations about death, dying and grief in practice.

What topics are covered?

- Dying as a normal part of life

- Planning ahead

- Relieving suffering

- Final goodbyes

Places limited (includes light lunch): Free for people living in Barcaldine and surrounding areas.

Registrations close 9am on the 27th May for catering purposes

This event is supported by Western QLD Primary Health Network.

Please visit our website https://palliativecareqld.org.... for further information.

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Palliative Care Queensland

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Palliative Care Queensland (PCQ) is a leading charity and independent peak body representing palliative care providers, consumers and their families and those with an interest in palliative care in Queensland. PCQ was established in 1988 and is a membership-based organisation, supporting the individuals, families, carers, community members, as well as specialist and generalist health care professionals working with Queenslanders experiencing serious illness, dying, death and grief. Collectively, the PCQ membership body holds tremendous knowledge and wisdom about the challenges the sector faces and the opportunities those challenges can bring. PCQ is a founding member of Palliative Care Australia.

Our belief: The way we care for our dying is a significant indicator of our society’s values

Our mission: Quality care at the end of life for all

Our vision: to hear Queensland community members say:

“I live in a community where everybody recognises that we all have a role to play in supporting each other in times of loss, ageing, dying and grief. We are ready, willing and confident to have conversations about living, ageing, dying and grieving well, and to support each other in emotional and practical ways”.

PCQ is committed to hosting an inclusive event. We want everyone to feel welcome. We encourage people of all genders, gender identities and expressions, nationalities, sexual orientations, ages, cultural backgrounds, and religions (or lack thereof) to attend. We are committed to supporting our participants' accessibility needs. Please contact the team if you have any special needs that we should be aware of for this event.