Sundale Palliative Care Conference 2025

Sundale Palliative Care Conference 2025

Welcome to the Sundale Palliative Care Conference 2025! Join us for a day filled with insightful talks, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities. This in-person event will be held at the Nambour RSL Club, providing a comfortable and convenient setting for attendees. Come together with experts in the field to discuss the latest advancements in palliative care and share best practices. Don't miss this chance to expand your knowledge and connect with like-minded professionals. Reserve your spot now!

Sundale Palliative Care Conference 2025

Date: Monday 8th September 2025

Time: Registration 8:00 AM. Session time: 08:30 AM – 04:30 PM

Venue: Function Room, Nambour RSL, 14 Mathew St, Nambour

Audience: Clinical, AIN/PCW, Lifestyle

Key Note Speakers:

• Dr.Jennifer Tieman(Professor at Flinders University, RePaDD Centre Director)
• Dr.Priyanka Vandersman (Senior Research Fellow, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying [RePaDD])
• Dr.Raechel Damarell(Senior Research Fellow, Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying [RePaDD])
• Jemma Riley and Brianna Manuel (Clinical Nurse, Specialist Palliative Care (SPACE)
• Mark Pratt (Sunshine Coast Health & Voluntary Assisted Dying Team)
• Luke Gregson(Gregson and Weight Funeral Directors).

We are excited to present a valuable opportunity for your team to enhance their knowledge in palliative care and end-of-life care through the Sundale Palliative Care Conference 2025.

We are organizing a comprehensive, full-day face-to-face education session led by the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD), the Specialist Palliative Care (SPACE) team, and the Sunshine Coast Health & Voluntary Assisted Dying Team.

This course will cover a variety of important topics in palliative and end-of-life care. It is designed to deepen understanding in this crucial field and meet the requirements of the New Strengthened Aged Care Standard: Standard 5: Clinical Care. The conference will include a 6-hour education session with experts in this specialty and offer opportunities to network with other health professionals, both from within and outside our organization.

We would love your team to join us for this valuable learning experience. This event is open to members of our Clinical, Care, and Lifestyle teams. If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Learning Objectives

• Deepen understanding of palliative and end-of-life care

• Explore current research and evidence from the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePadd)

• Understand Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in practice

• Learn from the SPACE team about multidisciplinary approaches

• Support wellbeing and resilience in end-of-life work

• Enhance compassionate communication and care planning

• Understanding the new, strengthened aged care standard requirements in palliative care.

• Understand the practical ways funeral directors can collaborate with palliative teams to initiate sensitive conversations about death.

This program offers you the opportunity to claim 7.5 hours of self-directed CPD, and we will provide you with a certificate of attendance upon completion.