SWSPHN is working with Kelly Arthurs, the clinician mentor from The Advance Project, to present a one-hour webinar to support GPs to promote a team-based approach to initiating advance care planning and palliative care in everyday practice. The webinar will be delivered through Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, 24 June, 6pm to 7pm. Please email Anne.Harley@swsphn.com.au if you would like to participate in the free event. You will be sent a link to join the webinar. CPD: The webinar can be self-logged as professional learning.
What is The Advance Project about?
1. First of all, it’s about better healthcare.
The Advance Project is all about enabling better primary health care, particularly in the areas of advance care planning and palliative care.
2. It’s specifically designed for general practices.
Its goal is to support GPs, nurses and practice managers in Australian general practices. It wants to promote a team-based approach to initiating advance care planning and palliative care in everyday general practice.
3. How does it work?
It’s a practical toolkit of screening and assessment tools, and a training package, designed specifically for GPs, nurses and practice managers. It includes a range of resources, such as eLearning, mentoring and support for implementing the resources into your clinical practice. And it’s aimed at better care for people in the Australian community who are either older and/or chronically ill.
4. It’s free!
There is free online training and individual tele-mentoring available with an experienced palliative care nurse. The training counts towards your profession’s CPD requirements.
5. Who is behind it?
The Advance Project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, with training endorsed by the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA), accredited by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), and delivered by a national consortium led by HammondCare.