First Nations Palliative Care Project

The First Nations Palliative Care project aims to improve capacity to meet the palliative and end-of-life care needs of First Nations Queenslanders. The project seeks to increase culturally and clinically evidence-based, Culturally Safe and Culturally Responsive care services across the health sector for First Nations Queenslanders.

Resources

The project will lead First Nations palliative care delivery by enhancing and developing culturally appropriate resources and tools with a focus on workforce, education, and systems development designed with and for First Nations Queenslanders.

Statewide Clinical Yarning Circle

First Nations health professionals in Queensland are invited to join the Statewide Clinical Yarning Circle.

The Statewide Clinical Yarning Circle aims to provide leadership and collaborative education to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals concerning aspects of end-of-life care for adults and children.

Topics will be hosted by clinical specialists.

Online Teams meetings will be held bi-monthly on the last Tuesday of the month, 9:00am to 10:00am.

Upcoming dates:

• 26 March
• 28 May
• 30 July
• 24 September
• 26 November.

This Yarning Circle is suitable for First Nations health professionals working across hospital, community, children’s health, aged care and allied health settings in Queensland.

View the flyer (PDF 507 kB) for details about the Yarning Circle.

Register online or contact FirstNations-PallConsult@health.qld.gov.au for more information.

First Nations Palliative Care Project team

• Kat Hooper, First Nations Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
• Jade Mitchell, Administration Officer

In line with the PallConsult service model, the project is not a provider of direct care to patients and families. It is an indirect provider of care to families and communities through support for frontline clinicians and building capacity and capability.

Contact firstnations-pallconsult@health.qld.gov.au for more information.