Education and Training:-

All education for the Grampians region is conducted by the Grampians Regional Palliative Care Team(GRPCT).

Grampians Region Training Calendar for 2024
Grampians Regional Palliative Care Conferences

PEPA Placements:

PEPA provides an opportunity for primary health care providers to develop skills in a palliative approach by undertaking a supervised clinical placement of up to four days within a specialist palliative care service.

Face to Face Training:

Transition to Specialty Palliative Care Practice 2025 – this is the Gippsland based Introduction to Palliative Care course which will be offered in Ballarat in 2025. Specifically designed for RNs new to palliative care or any RN who is interested in completing this course.

Participants with successful completion of all components of the course and assessments will be awarded one unit, the ‘Principles of Palliative Care’, towards a Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care. (click on the heading for more information or to register your Expression of Interest to attend in 2025)

Online Training & Webinars:

Southern Metro RPCC Palliative Care 10min Sessions – these are online sessions for Personal Care Attendants, with each session covering a different topic. Run Tuesdays at 2.30pm across 12 weeks from Oct ’24 – March ’25 specifically designed for Personal Care Attendants working in the Aged Care sector. Commencing 29th October 2024 2.30pm – 2.40pm (click on the heading for more information)

Southern Metro RPCC Palliative Care Lunchtime Sessions - these are online sessions specifically designed for RNs, ENs, Allied Health Professionals, PCAs, with each session covering a different topic. They run Tuesdays across 11 weeks from Oct ’24 – March ’25 specifically covering palliative care related topics. Commencing 29th October 2024 12noon – 12.50pm. (click on the heading for more information)

Palliative Care eLearning – These modules which cover a multitude of topics were created by CareSearch and have been appraised for the quality of their content, and their relevance for palliative care.
COVID-19 Online Learning - an extension of the above CareSearch eLearning modules relating specifically to COVID-19

Advance Care Planning Australia - Designed for health professionals, healthcare workers, education providers and the general public, these educational programs range from an introduction to advance care planning to more specialised courses for professionals.

End of Life Directions for Aged Care – Educational Videos
Residential Aged Care & Home Care Toolkits:

• Module 1: Recognise End of Life
• Module 2: Assess Palliative Care Needs
• Module 3: Work Together
• Module 4: Manage Dying
• Module 5: Organisational Support

Talking End of Life …..with people with intellectual disability – this is an online toolkit with training modules for disability support workers, families, carers, health professionals and educators. The 12 modules are designed around a three topics:

• How do I do this?  Any or all of these 5 modules will help if you’re unsure about your role, how to teach about the end of life, or how to manage cultural beliefs or feelings.
• Teaching how to understand end of life: Any or all of these 3 modules will help you to teach about dying, death, and loss, grief and mourning.
• Teaching the planning options: Any or all of these 4 modules will help if you want to teach about how to plan for dying and death.

Dying2Learn - Birth and death, these are something we will all have to cope with. But when it comes to the latter, we seem reluctant to think about, talk about, and plan for it. This is your chance to find out more, a great place to start the conversation. 

ELDAC COVID-19 Webinar Series - What Aged Care Providers Need to Know About Older Australians and End of Life Care

For any further enquiries contact the consortium by emailing Christine at christine.hocking@grampianspalliativecare.com.au or phone 0428 737 330