Providing those working in residential aged care in the Hume Region an opportunity to share and learn about communication around death and dying with residents and family/carers and the importance of having and sharing a plan.

Please note this is a FREE Summit only for people working in the Hume Region in an Aged Care Role. This can be Residential and in-home.

Guest Speaker: Dr Jo Doran

Dr Jo Doran is a doctor with over 30 years’ experience in palliative care. She currently works for the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service as a senior consultant.
Originally from the UK, she trained in London and completed her post graduate training in Sydney. From 1999-2012 she was Area Medical Director for Palliative Care in Northern NSW.
She has been involved in involved in policy development and implementation on local, state and national levels.
She is passionate about education in end-of-life care and is highly regarded as a guest speaker. She is known for her entertaining, original and informative talks, and always aims to challenge and inspire others with compassion, playfulness, insight and generosity.
In recognition of her contribution to palliative care she was awarded the Palliative Care NSW Leadership Award, was nominated for NSW Woman of the Year and more recently was nominated as Mentor of the Year in her current role.

This activity is supported by funding from Murray PHN through the Australian Government’s PHN Program