Home > About

Findings & Research

Ongoing evaluation of PEPA continues to show that the program is having a positive and sustainable impact on the confidence and skills of health professionals in the delivery of a palliative approach to care. The following publication and posters outline some of the various findings to date:

Publication

Connell, S., Yates, P. and Barrett, L. Understanding the optimal learning environment in palliative care. Nurse Education Today (2010), DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.08.012. Available: www.nurseeducationtoday.com.

Posters

Paardekooper, C., Yates, P., Oommen, V., Carson, J. and Myers, N. ‘Indigenous Challenges and Bridging Awareness in the Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) in the Northern Territory of Australia’. 18^th International Congress on Palliative Care, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 5-8 October, 2010. Download here. Awarded: First Prize in the Innovative Programmes Category of the poster competition

Myers, N., Oommen, V. and Yates, P. ‘How has PEPA changed practice? Views of Employers of PEPA participants’. Palliative Care Australia’s national conference: Together! Cultural connections for quality care at the end of life, Perth, 24 September 2009. Download here.

Oommen, V., Myers, N. and Yates, P. ‘PEPA workshops for allied health professionals. Outcomes and directions for the future’. Palliative Care Australia’s national conference:Together! Cultural connections for quality care at the end of life, Perth, 24 September 2009. Download here.

Taylor, J., Oommen, V. and Yates, P. ‘The impact of experiential learning in enhancing palliative care knowledge and skills among nurses’. The 4^th international conference on community health nursing research: Health in Transition, Adelaide, 16 August 2009. Download here.

Oommen, V., Yates, P., and Tran, N. ‘The role of a palliative care educational program in improving the skills of medical practitioners’. WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference combined with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 51^st Annual Scientific Convention, Melbourne, 2 October 2008. Download here.

Wood, S., Yates, P., Barrett, L. and Connell, S. ‘A clinical attachment program for general practitioners’. Australia New Zealand Society for Palliative Medicine. Newcastle, 4 October, 2006. Download here.

Qualitative outcomes from post-placement surveys, longitudinal interviews and longitudinal surveys are included on the PEPA Testimonials page.