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eNews 26 November 2015
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Budget wishes for palliative care 
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is calling for national cooperation between governments to better meet Australian’s wishes for care at the end of their lives, according to the Pre-Budget Submission released on Tuesday 24 November 2015. Read more
  
 
Victorian Inquiry into End of Life Choices 
Another public hearing was held yesterday in Victoria on the inquiry into end-of-life choices. For more information and to view all transcripts click here.
  
 
Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Care Conference
PCA attended the Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Care National Conference in Melbourne from 24 - 25 November 2015. A number of leading experts gathered to provide the  latest updates in the area of advance care planning.
  
 
NSW Advance Care Planning Resource
New South Wales Health has launched a new resource 'Dignity, Respect and Choice: Advance Care Planning for End of Life for People with Mental Illness' to support people with mental illness, their families, carers and health professionals. 
  
 
Call for Submissions
The Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre has released a draft report 'Future care planning for individuals with cognitive decline' for public consultation. To make a submission click here
  
 
Annual General Meeting Outcomes
The PCA AGM was held on  Tuesday. There were three vacant Board positions and nominations were received from existing Board members who were re-nominating: Dr Jane Fischer, Phil Plummer and Associate Professor Richard Chye.  Read more
  
 
Phone Advisory Line
Access the latest expert palliative care advice by phone. Read more 
  
 
Health News
  
 
 
 
Parliamentary Friends of End-of-Life Care Lunchbox Briefing
  
 
Access to palliative care video
Palliative Care Australia asked the palliative care sector at the 13th Australian Palliative Care Conference in September 2015, for their views on access to palliative care. Watch here
  
 
NSW Carers Workshops
What: PCA and Carers Australia are holding free workshops for carers working in palliative care
When: 1 - 2 December 2015
Where: Sydney, NSW
RSVP: education@carersnsw.org.au 
More information here
  
 
Tweetchat 10 December 2015
What: As the holiday season approaches it can be a challenging time for people who have experienced grief and loss. Next month's tweetchat explores some of these issues with the theme 'Living with grief and loss'
Time: 7:00pm AEDT
Date: Thursday 10 December 2015
To find out more click here
  
 
South Australian Community Forum
A community forum on Diversity and Palliative and End-of-Life Care was held today in Adelaide. PCA Policy Manager Philippa Kirkpatrick co-facilitated the discussion with Palliative Care South Australia CEO Tracey Watters. Diverse populations have specific needs in relation to end-of-life care and these will be explored. 
  
 
PCA Poll
PCA are hosting a poll on talking about death and dying. To participate scroll down to the blue box on the right hand side of the PCA website.
  
 
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