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DATE: |
Saturday 11th June 2011 |
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VENUE: |
North Lakes Health Precinct,
9 Endeavour Boulevard, North Lakes Q. 4509 |
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TIME: |
8.30am to 12.30pm |
Target Audience:
All health professionals with an interest in palliative care and end of life care
This is a free event – morning tea and lunch will be provided
The day will be facilitated by:
Mr Tom Kirk
A skilled Indigenous consultant who has delivered cultural awareness training programs
across Australia since 1993, Tom holds multiple qualifications including: Accredited Cultural
Mediator and Accredited Indigenous Cultural Awareness Facilitator. Tom is an Aboriginal
man of the Gurreng-Gurreng (Western Burnett River District – Qld) and the Birri Gubba
peoples (Burdekin River District - Qld).
Learning Objectives:
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Explore aspects of end of life care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
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Explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander beliefs and values relating to palliative and end of life care
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Identify principles of palliative and end of life care
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Identify how PEPA can help provide increased knowledge about palliative and end of life care amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals
For further information contact:
Darryl Lingwoodock
Indigenous Project Officer - PEPA
Centre for Palliative Care Research & Education
Level 7, Block 7
Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital
Herston, Qld 4029
Phone: 07 3636 5251 or 3636 1449
Fax: 07 3636 7942