PalliLEARN

Introductory easy-to-understand courses for building the skills and awareness to support and care for those who are living with a life-limiting illness, dying or grieving.
Each course runs for 60-minutes.

Who:
Anyone is able to register for the courses. There is no requirement for training or experience within the health or palliative care space. The courses are great for anyone who is a carer or family member of someone with a life-limiting illness, or anyone needing introductory level palliative care awareness.
You can register to any course that interests you.

Cost:
All courses are FREE.

Where:
Online via Zoom. Sessions are interactive and participants will be asked to engage in activities, chat and polls.

Courses Available:

What is Palliative Care? - ~~29th of October 2024 11:00AM – 12:00PM (AEDT)~~ - Event Passed

What you will learn:

Principles and essential components of what palliative care is
Common myths and misunderstandings
Where to access resources for accessing or providing palliative care.

What Matters Most to Me? - ~~12th of November 2024 11:00AM – 12:00PM (AEDT)~~ - Event Passed

What you will learn:

Discussion starters
Advance care planning (ACP)
Understanding what’s important to someone at the end-of-life phase.

Palliative Care: Planning in 5 Steps - 26th of November 2024 11:00AM – 12:00PM (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Collaboratively work together to identify an individual’s care needs
How you can plan to meet individual’s needs in 5 simple steps.

How to Talk About Dying & Grief? - 10th of December 2024 11:00AM – 12:00PM (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Practical tips on how to have caring and compassionate conversations about dying, death and grief with:
- Loved ones
- Colleagues
- Friends

Talking To Children About Dying & Grief? - 11th of February 2025 11:00AM – 12:00PM (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Practical tips on how to have a simple and honest conversations with teenagers and children about serious illness, dying, death and grief.

Your Role in a Compassionate Community - 25th of February 2025 11:00AM – 12:00PM (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Build your skills and awareness around compassionate communities
Ideas to nurture compassionate communities in your local area
Accessing the communities to support people experiencing serious illness, dying, death and grief.

How to Nurture Compassion - 11th of March 2025 11:00AM – 12:00PM (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Overview of compassion
How we recognise suffering
Practical examples of compassion in action

Self-Care - 25th of March 2025 11:00AM – 12:00PM (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Strategies and ideas on how you can incorporate self-care in your life particularly if caring for someone with a life-limiting illness.