Palliative Care WA

02/06/2026

Congratulations to the End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) team on winning the 2026 ITAC Award for Data Insights at the recent Ageing Australia ITAC Awards.

The award recognises the ELDAC Digital Dashboard, an innovative tool supporting improved end-of-life care in aged care through practical, evidence-informed use of digital technology and existing clinical data. The dashboard supports care planning, clinical insight and decision-making across the sector, helping services strengthen quality end-of-life care for older Australians.

This recognition highlights the growing importance of digital innovation, data and collaboration in aged care, and reflects the strong partnerships between aged care providers, researchers and technology experts working to improve care outcomes across the sector.

29/05/2026

We're delighted to re-launch this highly anticipated webinar. Thank you for your patience and well wishes for our presenters and their community.

At PCNA, education is a key part of belonging.

Join Sarah Begley as she moderates this session with Kirstan Dowling, Kellum Steele and Patricia Spicer from Danila Dilba in Darwin.

This free webinar explores what culturally safe care looks like in practice when caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in the Top End.

This is an opportunity to hear directly from those working alongside communities, build your understanding, and reflect on how trust, respect and connection shape care.

In this session, we will explore:
• What matters most to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and families
• How to approach early interactions with respect and openness
• How trust is built over time, particularly where there may be past experiences of trauma
• Navigating uncertainty and moving forward with confidence in your care

📅 3 June, 2026 | 4:00–5:00pm AEST (Sydney time)
🎟 Free education session
👉 Spots are limited so registration is essential - https://bit.ly/42uBXyS

Please feel welcome to share this with colleagues and networks who are committed to strengthening culturally safe care. Download the flyer here -https://bit.ly/4uq47Y6



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28/05/2026

Our ‘In Good Company’ event on Wednesday 8 July 2026 offers informal and respectful conversation, exploring how voluntary assisted dying and palliative care can together support a person's end-of-life choices.

The event at the Holmes a Court Gallery @ no. 10 in West Perth will be supported by Dr Alison Parr, Palliative Care Consultant, and Alice Morison, Nurse Coordinator, WA Voluntary Assisted Dying Statewide Care Navigator Service.

This event is being held within ‘The Power of Choice’, Julian Kingma's photographic exhibition of voluntary assisted dying. The deeply personal portraits and photo essays capture stories of hope, struggle, courage and acceptance. They reveal the human face of Australia's compassionate VAD laws and invite us to ask, what constitutes a good death?

There will be space to share your reflections, listen to others, ask questions of Alison and/or Alice, and for conversation. We acknowledge that this can be an emotional topic; we will encourage safe and respectful sharing and listening.

To register visit: https://events.humanitix.com/in-good-company-care-and-choice-conversations

27/05/2026

Preparing the Way will host an online event on Monday 8 June with renowned author and retired palliative care physician, Dr Kathryn Mannix, in an intimate conversation with Preparing the Way founder Helen Callanan.

Dr Mannix is widely known for her work in helping bring greater understanding and humanity to conversations about dying through her books, speaking and advocacy work, including her bestselling book 'With the End in Mind'.

This special conversation will explore ordinary dying, tender conversations, compassionate community care and how end of life doulas can work more collaboratively alongside conventional care systems. Once registered, people have the opportunity to send in questions to be asked.

The event details and registrations for this paid event can be found here:

https://events.humanitix.com/dr-kathryn-mannix-and-helen-callanan

Date: Monday 8 June 2026
Time: 9:30am - 11:00am AEST | 12:30 - 2:00am BST
Location: Online via Zoom (recording sent to all registrants after the event)

A intimate chat between the UK’s Dr Kathryn Mannix and Helen Callanan filmed in Sydney, exploring ordinary dying, tender conversations, and end of life care

26/05/2026

Your membership really matters! You can help us provide an independent, strong and collective voice for palliative care within WA.

By becoming a member of Palliative Care WA, you are helping us to support and strengthen the collective voice and impact of the palliative care community, including people with a life-limiting illness or condition and those important to them.

A strong, diverse and engaged membership base ensures we can bring individuals and organisations together to share insight, influence policy, and respond collectively to the challenges facing the sector.

Individual membership fees for 2026/27 are $40 and FREE for concessional members (volunteers, seniors, full-time students, concession cardholders. To join, please visit https://palliativecarewa.asn.au/membership/individual-membership/

21/05/2026

PCWA CEO Mark Kinsela joined other CEOs/senior staff from not-for-profit organisations, Paul Tye and Professor Marian Tye representing Richard Lockwood and the Lockwood Foundation, and Dawesville MLA Lisa Munday at Parliament House to discuss potential opportunities to progress initiatives in the Dawesville/Mandurah region.

Pictured are: (back row from left to right) Paul Tye, Amanda Mundy (Black Swan Health), Michael Piu (St Patrick's Fremantle), Mark Kinsela (PCWA), Lisa Munday (MLA for Dawesville), Jennifer Keen (OzHarvest), Professor Marian Tye. (Front row from left to right) Karen de Lore (Youth Focus), Lorna MacGregor (Lifeline), and Jane Harwood (Linkwest).

20/05/2026

Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families choose to care for their loved ones at the end of life at home or on Country, supported by family, culture and community.

Health professionals supporting these families require approaches to end-of-life care and symptom management that respect cultural diversity, family decision making and connection to community and Country.

caring@home has two resources for health professionals to help build knowledge and confidence in providing culturally informed care and to support empowering families.

Online education modules:

https://www.caringathomeproject.com.au/for-health-professionals/education-options-for-health-professionals/online-education-modules

Managing palliative care symptoms: a guide for health professionals:

https://www.caringathomeproject.com.au/resources/managing-breakthrough-symptoms-safely-using-subcutaneous-medicines

19/05/2026

The 2026 Palliative Care Summit promises to be the best yet!

Make sure you save the date – 12 November 2026 – for “Innovation at the Heart of Care – AI and technology supporting compassion, dignity and connection in palliative care.”

More details to follow very soon!

16/05/2026

Starting a conversation about palliative care early gives you time to ask questions, understand your options and plan for what matters most.

It is better to talk sooner than to have choices narrowed when time is shorter.
You can ask your care team honest questions, like “What might happen next?” or “What should I prepare for?” to turn some of the unknowns into clearer information and reassurance.

Advice, tools and support at palliativecare.org.au and palliativecarewa.asn.au

15/05/2026

Palliative care teams help manage symptoms so families can hold onto the moments that matter.

With the right support, families feel less alone, decisions are respected, and care stays focused on what matters most.

Advice, tools and support at palliativecare.org.au and palliativecarewa.asn.au