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Palliative Care for the Indigenous Community

 

Australia's palliative care community increasingly recognises the importance of an awareness of cultural issues when providing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

CPCRE is working closely with the Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA), through PEPA National Manager Dr Mick Adams, and PEPA Indigenous Project Officer Darryl Lingwoodock to:

• increase understanding amongst health professionals of the needs of Indigenous patients and families
• increase knowledge about palliative care amongst Indigenous Health Workers
  

PEPA provides placements with specialist palliative care teams, and workshops, for interested Indigenous Health Workers. Further information for Indigenous Health Workers about the workshops or a PEPA placement:

Darryl Lingwoodock darryl_lingwoodock@health.qld.gov.au
Tel: 07 3636 5251

CPCRE has also worked closely with the Indigenous Education Officer for Cancer Council Queensland, to deliver palliative care information to local Indigenous communities, and to facilitate palliative care providers gaining greater knowledge of relevant Indigenous beliefs and practices.

Relevant Resources

• Sad News, Sorry Business: Guidelines for caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through death and dying
• Lowitja Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research
• Understanding The Bond: The Indigenous Connection To Country
  (Note: The International Program of Psycho-Social Health Research site is currently unavailable; when it is available again, the link to this document will be reinstated)
• NAIDOC