Palliative Medicine Teaching

01/03/2026

01/03/2026

01/03/2026

01/03/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴: 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 – “𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲”

Caring for someone with a life limiting illness can be an emotional, exhausting and deeply personal journey. In CarerHelp’s latest blog, Lorraine shares her story of navigating support services, the gaps she encountered, and the emotional load that often goes unseen. She also provides practical tips for other carers who may be feeling the same.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.carerhelp.com.au/News/CarerHelp-Updates/News-and-Resources/ArtMID/14852/ArticleID/6397/A-Carer-Perspective-%e2%80%9cMore-please%e2%80%9d

01/03/2026

Our friends are holding their annual conference in Brighton, March 26-27th. Find out more and register to reserve your place https://bit.ly/3uB8HH7

26/02/2026

🌊 Compassionate Communities Aotearoa Hui 2026
📍 Hastings | 🗓 18–20 June 2026

Hospice New Zealand is pleased to share the upcoming Compassionate Communities Aotearoa Hui 2026, hosted by Cranford Hospice and the Compassionate Communities Collective Hawke’s Bay.

With the theme Tai Timu Tai Pari – the ebb and flow of tides, the hui will explore how communities respond to loss, renewal and change, strengthening compassion across Aotearoa.

Join 2.5 days of connection, inspiration and shared learning at Toitoi Events Centre, Hastings. A dedicated workshop for hospice and palliative care teams is included in the programme.

📩 Register interest: compassionatehui@cranfordhospice.org.nz

26/02/2026

“These findings suggest that the provision of palliative care has steadily increased since 2000. However, our new findings suggest that for most people it is confined to end-­of-­life care, as only about 30% of people received palliative care more than 3 months before they died. Even this definition of early palliative care could be inappropriately conservative for people with known incurable illnesses; the American Society of Clinical Oncology advocates commencing palliative care when the disease is diagnosed.”

Objectives To determine how many people who die of cancer in Victoria receive palliative care and early palliative care (more than 3 months before death); to assess the impact of early palliative ca...

23/02/2026

09/02/2026

I’ve had the privileged heartbreak of being with two loved ones at the end of their lives. When my father died a little over five years ago, it was in a dedicated palliative care ward in a regional private hospital. Pain management and end-of-life treatment was the core of his care plan in those f...

06/02/2026

Palliative care professionals work in a unique environment where dying can be part of everyday life.  For January’s Palliative Medicine editor’s choice, Mateus Eduardo Romão and Serena Barello…

03/02/2026

We are honoured to welcome an outstanding group of international experts to EPEC-Paediatrics 2026, coming together in Hong Kong this April to share knowledge, experience, and practical insights in paediatric palliative care.

✨ Featured international speakers include:
• Dr Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf (USA)
• Dr Ross Drake (Australia)
• Dr Gemma Aburn (New Zealand)
• Dr Chong Lee Ai (Malaysia)
• Dr Chong Poh Heng (Singapore)

📅 26–28 April 2026
📍 Regal Riverside Hotel, Hong Kong

Whether you’re joining the Train-the-Trainer (TtT) workshop, the Professional Development Workshop (PDW), or both, this is a unique opportunity to learn from leaders shaping paediatric palliative care globally.

👉 Learn more and register here:
https://aphn.org/event/epec-paediatrics-2026-hong-kong/

📌 Stay tuned — we’ll be introducing our local faculty in a separate post!