Palliative Medicine Teaching

20/04/2026

Thanks to Prof Mark Taubert for sharing this on social media. We are all vulnerable.

11/04/2026

As we approach National Palliative Care Week ( ), it’s important to highlight culturally safe resources that support meaningful conversations about care and wellbeing.

Talking about values, preferences and future care can be deeply influenced by culture, identity and community. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 'Working out what's right for you' Discussion Starter has been developed to support conversations about palliative care in a way that respects cultural priorities, family structures and community contexts.

This resource is designed to:
💚 provide culturally appropriate prompts for meaningful discussion
💚 support individuals, families and carers to talk about care preferences
💚 enable health professionals to engage respectfully and effectively

Explore and share this discussion starter to help ensure palliative care conversations are inclusive, culturally responsive and empowering for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

👉 https://ow.ly/MmgF50YBzfg

11/04/2026

Join on Wednesday 15 April 2026, for Palliative Care Queensland Inc.'s education webinar titled “Caring Together: Why Language and Culture Matter in Paediatric Palliative Care”.

📅 Wednesday 15 April 2026
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM (AEST)

The webinar will feature guest speakers Yody Espitia Buritica, Clinical Nurse Consultant at Hummingbird House and Alessia Aielli, Project Officer at Palliative Care Australia who will share the importance of Language and Culture in Paediatric Palliative Care. They will discuss why it is important to be curious and open when engaging with different communities, and why it matters to work with and alongside families from non-English speaking backgrounds. They will also introduce Caring Together booklet as evidence of what culturally responsive care can look like in practice.

We believe that palliative care is everybody’s business, and we aim to build compassionate communities around people and their families experiencing serious illness, dying, death and grief.

This webinar is designed for all members of the community including both health and non-health related workers (i.e., healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, allied health staff, health administrative staff, spiritual care workers, health managers, health educators, pharmacists and paramedics). We also encourage people from diverse backgrounds to attend.

FREE for PCQ members, PCQ Volunteers, QAS Paramedics
$10 General Admission
$8 Concession Card Holders

Register now: https://ow.ly/oNC550YEOqr

These webinars are sponsored by Queensland Health, and supported by Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS)

Any questions please email to hello@palliativecareqld.org.au or call on 07 3842 3242

11/04/2026

People living with Parkinson’s disease have an increased risk of cognitive decline and may develop Parkinson’s disease dementia.

Ahead of World Parkinson’s Day tomorrow we’re highlighting the work of Queensland Brain Institute's researcher Kye Kudo.

He is working to understand more about Parkinson’s disease and potential treatment options.

Earlier this year, he was awarded a Dementia Australia Research Foundation Project Grant for a project seeking to understand how mutations in a key protein in the brain can cause Parkinson’s disease.

“Understanding how these proteins transition from functional to disease-causing could identify the first molecular events in Parkinson’s disease,” he said.

“This knowledge contributes to the broader understanding of other neurodegenerative diseases caused by protein misfolding, including dementia.”

Read more about the research project here: https://www.dementia.org.au/research/our-researchers/kye-kudo

11/04/2026

As a carer, it is important that you feel like you can celebrate the person's life in the way that is most meaningful to you and the person you care caring for.

has a range of resources to support LGBTIQ+🏳️‍🌈 people caring for someone at the end of life.🕊️

Explore here:🔗 https://www.carerhelp.com.au/Communities/LGBTIQ

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11/04/2026

⏳ Just 1 week to go! Don’t miss our upcoming webinar on “Palliative Care in the ICU”, part of the 2026 Webinar Series.

🗓 16 April 2026 (Thursday)
🕝 2:30–3:30 pm (Singapore Time)
💻 Live on Zoom | 1-hour session + Q&A

We are honoured to welcome:

Adjunct Assistant Professor Poi Choo Hwee (Department of Palliative Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore) & Dr Nittha Oer-areemitr (KOON Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand)

Join us to gain practical insights on integrating palliative care into ICU settings and improving care for critically ill patients.

🔗 Register now:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rTOUAPnrTgGDT1rZ58ZC2Q

11/04/2026

Childhood cancer remains a significant global health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where 94% of paediatric cancer deaths occur, according to a comprehensive new analysis.

The findings underscore persistent inequities in healthcare access and cancer treatment worldwide. Access the study: http://spkl.io/6185AFxhB

👇 Figure: The study research in context panel.

03/04/2026

Patients who do not speak the same language as their health care clinicians experience significant inequities when they encounter the health care system.

Compared with those who speak the dominant language, hospitalized patients who prefer another language are at increased risk of a range of poor outcomes, including adverse events that result in physical harm.

💡This JAMA Internal Medicine Clinical Insights article discusses improving care quality for hospitalized patients who have a nondominant language preference.

https://ja.ma/412KkkH

02/04/2026

"Language about rare disease is a powerful—but underused—lever for change."

In a new Comment, authors call for a profound shift in how health-care providers use language within the rare disease ecosystem.

Find out more in our latest issue ▶️ http://spkl.io/6187AFEaW

02/04/2026

For most of human history, dying was something people witnessed, understood, and supported at home. Today, many of us reach the end of life without ever havi...

30/03/2026

30/03/2026

📑 The Case for Community-Based Palliative Care
🔗 https://www.capc.org/documents/867/

🔹 Aims to help programs expand in all settings outside of hospitals.
🔹 Includes key data on the value of community-based care, program profiles and a case example.