Advancing Palliative Care in General Practice: Dementia and End-of-Life Care

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Save the date for our upcoming education event, focusing on palliative care. This free event is brought to you by Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative, Metro South Palliative Care Service and Brisbane South Primary Health Network.

AUDIENCE: General Practitioners and practice staff

SPEAKERS:
• Dr. Greg Parker, Specialist Palliative Care Consultant, Metro South Palliative Care Service
• Dr. Sue Williams, General Practitioner and Clinical Director Inala Primary care
• Dr. Lisa Kelly, Geriatrician Metro South Heath
• Dr. Arvind Gunasekaran, Specialist Palliative Care Consultant, Metro South Palliative Care Service
• Lee-Anne Madsen, Senior Bereavement Counsellor at Metro South Palliative Care Service.
• Tara Bernard, Senior Occupational Therapist and Advanced Lymphoedema Therapist at Metro South Palliative Care Service
TOPICS:
• Healthy Aging and Navigating Dementia in Primary Care: A GP’s View presented by Dr. Sue Williams
• Dementia Overview, Disease Trajectory, Dementia Care Management and the supports available in Metro South presented by Dr. Lisa Kelly
• Behaviours and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) and approach to care presented by Dr. Lisa Kelly
• Identifying when a patient with dementia is transitioning to end-of-life care /Prompts for End-of-Life Planning (PELP) Framework presented by Dr. Greg Parker
• End-of- Life Care presented by Dr. Greg Parker
• End-of-Life Care: A multidisciplinary approach beyond medication management presented by Dr. Greg Parker, Lee-Anne Madsen, Tara Bernard
AGENDA:
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Registration, networking, canapes and light refreshments
6:00 PM – 6:10 PM Welcome, acknowledgement of country and introductions
6:10 PM – 7:10 PM Session 1

7:10 PM – 7:40 PM BREAK – dinner and networking
7:40 PM – 8:50 PM Session 2 (8:15 PM – dessert)
8:50 – 9:30 PM Session 3 (Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A)
9:30 PM Close

TIME:

Registration and Networking: 5.30pm
Speaker/Presentation start: 6:00pm
Finish: 9.30pm

COST: Free, two course dinner will be provided

**LOCATION: **The Calamvale Hotel, Skyline Room, 678 Compton Rd, Calamvale QLD 4116

Registrations close Thursday 20 March 2025