Palliative Care for Health Professionals

Get On Call Advice & Support: National Advance Care Planning on 1300 208 582  9am - 5pm (AEST) Monday to Friday

Make a referral to Advance Care Planning Support Service for your patient, or their family, or their carer for individual support. 

Role of Advance Care Planning in Palliative Care 

Palliative Care Australia-Indigenous Advance Care Plans 

Palliative Care for Health Practitioners 

Find out more about Advance Care Planning and its importance - Advance Care Planning Australia

Get On Call Advice & Support: National Advance Care Planning on 1300 208 582  9am - 5pm (AEST) Monday to Friday (excluding Victorian public holidays)

Refer your patient or client, their loved one or carer to free phone National Advance Care Planning Support Service      

·    Palliative care referral form (sahealth.sa.gov.au) for assessment by the palliative care team

Advance Care Planning Laws in South Australia

Advance Care Planning and the Law 

End of Life Law - Overview of End of Life Law in Australia (eldac.com.au)

Get On Call Advice & Support: National Advance Care Planning on 1300 208 582  9am - 5pm (AEST) Monday to Friday (excluding Victorian public holidays)  

Health Professionals Factsheet  Advanced Care Australia

Get On Call Advice & Support: National Advance Care Planning on 1300 208 582  9am - 5pm (AEST) Monday to Friday (excluding Victorian public holidays)  

Find a Variety of Online Resources: Advance Care Planning- Training & Education 

The Advance Project Resources  

Request Palliative Care Tips Poster 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex - Population Groups (eldac.com.au)

Talking End of Life with people with intellectual disability - Palliative Care New South Wales (palliativecarensw.org.au)

CareSearch - Palliative care evidence and tools for health professionals and information about death and dying for the whole community.

Gwandalan-Dillybag (non-clinical) - The Gwandalan Dillybag is an applied and interactive toolkit aimed to provide frontline staff with appropriate tools (resources and information) to support the delivery of culturally safe and responsive palliative and end-of-life care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.

Advance Care Planning Australia - Advance Care Planning AustraliaTM is a national program funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, enabling Australians to make the best choices for their future health and care. We are administered via Austin Health.

Palliative Care Australia-Indigenous Advance Care Plans - Palliative Care Australia is the national peak body for palliative care.

Australian Indigenous healthinfonet palliative-care - The HealthInfoNet‘s translational research aims at providing the knowledge and other information needed for practitioners and policy-makers to make informed decisions in their work.

CareSearch-Aged Care  Aged Care Hub

palliAGED   Palliative Care Evidence and Practice Resource for the Aged Care Sector 

PCOC   Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration 

ELDAC Resources Supporting aged care workers and services to provide quality care and respond to changes within the sector.

CareSearch-Paediatric 

Paediatric Palliative Care Resources 

List of commonly experienced symptoms and practical guidance on how to manage them: CarerHelp 

eTG Digital | Therapeutic Guidelines

Ways to practically manage palliative care medications: CareSearch 

PBS Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) | Palliative Care Items

Seek palliative care advice (using the 24/7 Statewide Palliative Care Advice Line 1300 673 122, if:

• uncertain about pain management.
• no improvement in 24 to 48 hours.
• high (more than 100 mg of oral morphine, or equivalent, in 24 hours) or escalating doses are required

SA Health End of Life Care

My Aged Care End of Life Care

Get On-Call Support to navigate the last stages of life - 1800 846 538 (Violet) 

Partners (violet.org.au)

Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement – 1800 642 066

Information and resources regarding voluntary assisted dying in South Australia are available on the SA Health website.

Ahha Palliative Care Online Training   

Palliative Care Australia- Video Workshops 

List of Learning Options 

Community Education 

Talking End of Life with people with Intellectual Disability

CarerHelp Modules 

One-on-One training by Health professionals to manage breakthrough symptoms at home

Palliative Care Education Directory (pace.org.au) a phone app.

National Palliative Care Standards for All Health Professionals and Aged Care Services - Palliative Care Australia

RACGP - Silver Book - Part A

Health Pathways: HealthPathways SA Register for free and access information. The following pathways are available for palliative care.

• Palliative Care Patient
• Pain Medications in Palliative Care
• Symptom Management in Palliative Care
• Last Days of Life
• Palliative Care Referrals

I am a Health Care Professional - Palliative Care Australia 

What happens when you die - Kathryn Mannix

National Palliative Care Service Directory

Voluntary Assisted Dying - Information and resources regarding voluntary assisted dying in South Australia are available on the SA Health website.

The After Death Audit is intended for PHNs who are engaging, or intend to engage, in quality improvement activities with GPs and their palliative care related data sets. Information from these forms will be used to determine if GP awareness and capability improves with respect to individuals eligible for palliative care, whether changes need to be made in models of care and care provision and assess if integrated and collaborative care is being provided.

The questions are both quantitative and qualitative and should be completed with the support of palliative care providers (e.g., nurses, specialist palliative care providers) where possible. We acknowledge that this option may be particularly helpful in rural/remote areas of work.

Where support is required, please contact ageingwell@countrysaphn.com.au.

Advance Care Planning Australia 1300 208 582 (Mon-Fri AEST 9am-5pm) 

National Dementia Helpline 1800 100 500 (24/7) 

• If you require the assistance of an interpreter, please call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450. 
• If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, please call the National Relay Service on 133 677. 

HealthDirect (Health Advice Helpline) 1800 022 222 (24/7) 

Violet (End of Life Support for Patient/Family/Care) -1800 846 538 https://www.violet.org.au/

Grief and Bereavement

• Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement – 1800 642 066. 
• Beyond Blue – 1300 224 636 (available 24 hours a day). 
• Carer Gateway Australia at Freecall 1800 422 737. They can direct you to local supports and services, including counselling services. 
• Kids Helpline – 1800 551 800 (available 24 hours a day for young people aged 5 to 25). 
• Lifeline – 13 11 14 (available 24 hours a day).