Category Archives: Education

interview – Giovanni Galvis, palliative and oncology fellow from Sweden

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Hi Giovanni!

Tell us about yourself . What are you doing in Australia?

Hello, my name is Giovanni Galvis. I was born in Caracas-Venezuela. I studied Medicine in Bogota-Colombia. After my graduation I decided to go to Europe. I have always been fascinated with the history and architecture and of course the good level in research and clinical medicine there. I spent some time in Germany but in 2007 I moved to Sweden where I did research in the beginning and then started my specialty in Clinical Oncology.  I am doing a placement at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre attending the department of Pain and Palliative Care, the breast clinic and the melanoma clinic.

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I think therefore I am? – Palliative Care for Chinese People: An insider’s look

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Hiya folks,

I’m presenting at Grand Round tomorrow on the above subject.

Pasted below are the Tipsheets I prepared as a take-away for the presentation.

At the bottom is a link for printable PDF versions.

Enjoy, James.

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2Chinese Culture Tipsheet PDF Version

3 online events in the Palliverse this week!

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Here at Palliverse, we love online communities of practice. The monthly #PallANZ tweet chat, co-hosted by Palliverse and Palliative Care Australia, is not the only online educational opportunity that may be of interest this week. While we hope you join us for Thursday evening’s #PallANZ discussion of advance care planning, you might also like to check out the following exciting events: Continue reading →

Enhancing Palliative Care for GPs: Clinical audit on end-of-life care

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Ed: Thank you David and Caresearch for allowing us to share this post focusing on ways to enhance primary palliative care for general practitioners.  We at Palliverse agree that dialogue around the GPs role in palliative care is timely and important.  We would welcome further contributions on this topic.

 

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Banksy Hits San Fransisco (mod). Thomas Hawk via Flickr. CC BY 4.0

 

Hi everybody. I am a GP of 25 years’ experience. I deal a lot with aged care and palliative care. I recently completed a Clinical Audit on end-of-life care through Decision Assist. I wrote a short piece for Caresearch about doing the Audit for Decision Assist as I found the process of reflecting on my practice and looking at changes very worthwhile. Here is what I wrote.

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#SHCR: An inspiring, free course that will help you change health care for the better

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When I first read Sonia’s post about the School for Health and Care Radicals (SHCR) a year ago, little did I know that I would be signing up for one of the most inspiring educational experiences of my ten years as a doctor, resulting in unexpected personal and professional growth.

“Anyone who wants to bring about change has to be ready to break the rules. But in health and social care, that can be really difficult. The art of rocking the boat while staying in it is something it seems no-one is ready to help you learn.” – School for Health and Care Radicals

 

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Working on my SHCR workbook – over coffee

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3rd Australian Palliative Care Research Colloquium

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Prof Patsy Yates sharing her reflections on setting up a NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in end-of-life care at the PCRNV Breakfast Forum

Prof Patsy Yates sharing her reflections on setting up a NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in End of Life Care at the PCRNV Breakfast Forum

For the third year in a row, the Australian Palliative Care Research Colloquium was held at the Rendezvous Grand Hotel in Melbourne on October 22-23. The meeting was once again preceded by a breakfast forum hosted by Palliative Care Research Network Victoria (PCRNV), which served as a tempting entrée to the two-day main course of fantastic presentations and workshops exploring a diverse range of topics pertaining to palliative care research. Conversations about research continued over tea and meal breaks, next to quality poster presentations, and during the convivial conference dinner on the banks of the Yarra.  Continue reading →

Caring for the spirit

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Pastoral Care Week 2015

It’s Pastoral Care Week!

The 2015 theme Spiritual Care Together offers those of us working in the area of palliative care an opportunity to take the time to pause; to reflect, and consider the ways in which we all can, and do, contribute to spiritual care for the dying and their families.

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Decision Assist – education for GPs in EoL care

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GPs in Australia are managing increasing numbers of older Australians with complex progressive conditions. I am managing a project that is producing education and resources to support GPs provide the best care of this patient cohort in the last year of life. Palliative medicine specialists and trainees have an opportunity to participate in this project by letting informing their networks of the activities of the project and participating in educating GPs in their service’s catchment area to help promote linkages.  This blog post is to give you all an outline of this work and information on how to get more involved.

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Renal supportive care weekend

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St George model

[Prof Mark Brown discussing the renal supportive care model at St George Hospital]

21-23rd August, 2015 | St George Hospital, Sydney

It was the fifth annual symposium but the first master class. A truly multi-disciplinary audience comprising nephrology, palliative care, geriatrics, trainees, specialists, nurses, social workers, dieticians, et al met on a warm and wet weekend at the St George Hospital in Sydney. All shared a commitment to making life better for individuals with advanced kidney disease. Continue reading →

On games and end-of-life care

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Calling all nurses (and even non-nurses) with an interest in end-of-life care… Get your game face on and check out this innovative approach to online learning and continuing professional development. Continue reading →