Palliative Care Tasmania’s ‘Speaker Series’ is a great mix of industry experts covering specialty topics in end-of-life care including diverse topics such as legal, guardianship, finance, mental health, grief and more.

This is your chance to access specialty information that informs the broader supports available for someone diagnosed with a terminal illness/ who is older and frail and for those that are supporting/ caring for them.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Jane Cooper

Topic: Proactive Palliative Care in a Primary Health Setting

Dr. Jane Cooper is a GP form the North-West region of Tasmania. Jane is the principal at the Don Medical Clinic. Located in Devonport, the clinic is committed to providing quality, team based, collaborative, consistent and person-centred health care.

The Don Medical Clinic offers a Keep Well Clinic Program. The program aims to assist patients with a chronic illness to keep well, active and out of hospital. Providing patients with a holistic approach and plan to selfcare.

This Speaker Series will explore how the Don Medical Clinic and Dr Cooper provide systematic and proactive care to patients with a life limiting illness and how the lessons they have learnt can be applied to your workplace.