PEPA aims to improve health professionals’ knowledge, skills and confidence in the palliative approach to care and end of life care.

Program Objective:

PEPA aims to improve health professionals’ knowledge, skills and confidence in the palliative approach to care for people with a life-limiting illness.

The workshops are interactive and provide time for discussion through case presentations and examples (some aspects of the program may change due to circumstances beyond our control).

Intended workshop audience: ALL persons working in a health role across all settings regardless of their discipline or palliative care knowledge.

Aim of workshop: increase awareness of cultural needs, values, and beliefs, and the impact on providing a palliative approach to care and/or end of life care, for people with a life-limiting illness and their families.

Topics include: appreciating each patients' unique cultural needs, values and beliefs is the most respectful way of delivering palliative care and facilitating a dignified and peaceful death; rituals around the time of death are important for the person who died, those close to them and to their community; overview of PEPA and placement opportunities.

Further information:

An email confirming registration to attend will be sent from HUMANITIX to participants advising that registration has been successful.
Please note, places are limited and registration is essential.
TICKET issued in 'good faith' that you meet the necessary criteria/target group for this session. Those not meeting the criteria/target group will be contacted by PEPA NSW to cancel their ticket.
Registration opens approximately 10 minutes prior to start time.
please cancel your registration if unable to attend (SMS 042897012)

Cost: Free (light catering provided)

For further information contact:

PEPA NSW P: 02 976 75541 M: 0428970012 E:SLHD-PEPA@health.nsw.gov.au

Tamworth NSW - One Hospital, Many Cultures. End of Life Care.

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