Palliative Medicine Teaching

16/11/2025

“A revitalized field of hospice and palliative care is needed to protect seriously ill patients and their families from harmful health system dysfunctions, prevent and alleviate suffering, and foster well-being throughout their illness.”

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/pmr.2025.0030?download=true

15/11/2025

Join us for an interactive online session that brings the National Palliative Care Standards to life and explores the Palliative Care Self-Assessment (PaCSA) Tool in action.

We’ll share strategies, celebrate successes, and uncover opportunities to strengthen everyday practice - making quality palliative care achievable for all.

Panellists:
🔹Kate Ritchie – Senior Project Officer, Palliative Care Australia
🔹Cheslea Menchin – National Projects Director, Palliative Care Australia
🔹Andrew Allsop – Director of Clinical Operations, Silverchain
🔹Dr Claudia Virdun – Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, Researcher & Senior Lecturer

Register now ➡️ https://streamyard.com/watch/WvwNEnU38dH3

14/11/2025

These were the top 10 causes of death in 2024. Dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease) was the leading cause of death, with 17,549 deaths, followed by coronary heart disease with 16,275 deaths.

For more, see https://brnw.ch/21wXtrK

14/11/2025

Dementia is the leading cause of death for Australians, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Causes of Death, Australia, 2024 report, released today.

The data reported that in 2024, dementia accounted for 9.4 per cent of all deaths, whilst the number of deaths caused by dementia has increased by 39 per cent over the last decade.

For more information, read our media release here: https://www.dementia.org.au/media-centre/media-releases/dementia-confirmed-australias-leading-cause-death-abs-data-reveals

Read the ABS report here: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/causes-death/causes-death-australia/2024

If you have questions about dementia, we are here for you. For dementia information and support contact the National Dementia Helpline on 1800 100 500 or visit dementia.org.au.

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

This series of booklets by Yamurrah offer gentle guidance, reflections and practical support for different journeys through grief.

Each resource is designed to hold space for the complexity of grief whether in workplaces, families, or communities and can be used by individuals, families, and services to offer compassionate and culturally respectful support.

View or download here: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Lk5Rkd

14/11/2025

Thanks to The Canadian Virtual Hospice for this post in the Fall edition of their eNews:

In memorium

Dr. Balfour Mount

We were deeply saddened by the death of Dr. Balfour Mount, on September 25 in Montreal. “Bal” was widely recognized as the father of palliative care, a term he coined from the Latin word meaning “to cloak,” and was instrumental in building the field and inspiring progress. Dr. Mount launched the Palliative Care Unit in Montreal, was the founding Director of the Royal Victoria Hospital Palliative Care Service, Palliative Care McGill, was the founding President of the Canadian Society of Palliative Medicine and was integral to the International Congress on Palliative Care. Our condolences go out to his family, colleagues, friends, and all those grieving his loss.

In 2014, following a cancer diagnosis, Dr. Mount sat down with Virtual Hospice over the course of two days to share reflections and insights about palliative care, life and death in a series of timeless videos.

https://vimeo.com/39126003
https://vimeo.com/39126457
https://vimeo.com/39127663

In the third of a three part series, Dr. Balfour Mount, Relfections of Living ad Dying, Canada's "father of palliative care" discusses his own death…

14/11/2025

Edge of Life is a new documentary that challenges our perception of what it means to truly live. We all know our lives will end and yet act as if death is a mirage.

A pair of palliative care specialists allow renowned Emmy Award-winning artist Lynette Wallworth an opportunity to explore death with calmness and even joy through their use of psychedelics in a world-first trial for palliative care patients.

'Edge Of Life' premieres at New Farm Cinema and HOTA on November 13 with a special screening and live virtual Q&A event.

All the details, trailer, cinema locations and tickets 👉 https://www.kismetmovies.com/releases/edge-of-life

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

“If we shy away from confronting our mortality, we run the risk of doing an immense, unintended disservice to those who are approaching the end of their lives. Closed hearts and closed minds cannot empathise. Our reluctance to imagine the deathbed constitutes a barrier between ourselves and the dying.”

While the government debates assisted dying, palliative care is an afterthought. And many more people face death without the care and support they need, says Rachel Clarke

10/11/2025

We are carried. Thanks from us at www.thegoodgriefproject.co.uk sara_rian_books

10/11/2025

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It's nearly . Have you got your ticket yet? Even if you can't get to LA on November 20th, you can join us online, and watch on demand afterwards.

This is the annual meeting of minds for all of us who work to enhance end of life care, support people living the last part of their lives, demystify dying and enhance death literacy, and support people who are grieving.

This work touches all of us. That's why the work of is so important.

I am delighted to be a speaker, and I am looking forward to spending a day with our people. If you're there, please say hello. If you're joining us online, I hope you'll enjoy the range of talks and be inspired by the passion and insight of this year's speakers.

Pass it on.

Tickets: pay what you can afford at https://bit.ly/EndWellLivestream