Associate Professor Kim Devery, Training Provider, End of Life Essentials (EOLE): Allied health professionals need confidence and competence when it comes to delivering end of life care.
We know that patients will be asking for information with healthcare professionals that they feel comfortable with, and allied health professionals are key.
Professor Jennifer Tieman, Training Provider, CareSearch and PalliAGED: They have a critical role to maintain quality in life and that comes through learning skills which they can learn through training. How do we communicate? How can we help people maintain function and autonomy? How can they use their allied health skills to work with different health professionals in a multidisciplinary team?
Gauri Godbole, Pharmacist: You are going to come across patients with palliative care needs in any setting that you're working in, in community or in hospital or in general medical wards.
I will highly encourage all allied health professionals to undertake training in foundational level palliative care.
Text on screen: Free palliative care education and training is available to all allied health workers. Find out more at health.gov.au/palliative-care-education.