End of life care

Your local HealthPathways site for ACT and Southern NSW or Illawarra Shoalhaven provide information on end of life and palliative care services.

You can also find more clinical support websites and resources for GPs and other health professionals below.

Resources and guides

• Advance Care Planning flyer - COORDINARE, Advance Care Planning Australia
• Community pharmacy supportive services information for health professionals Southern NSW / Illawarra Shoalhaven - COORDINARE, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
• End of Life Directions for Aged Care provides information, guidance, and resources to support palliative care and advance care planning.
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia's 'Cycle of Invisibility' resource highlights the need for more education about LGBTIQ+ people living in aged care.
• NSW Clinical Excellence Commission's ‘Last days of life' toolkit provides resources to ensure a dying patient receives optimal care.
• NSW Health's Advance Care Directive form and information booklet provides advance care planning advice.
• NSW Health's Core palliative care medicines list for NSW Community Pharmacy provides information about medicines at end of life.
• The palliAGEDgp app helps GPs manage older patients needing a palliative approach to care.
• Palliative Care Australia and Palliative Care NSW are the national and state peak bodies promoting quality palliative care.
• Therapeutic Guidelines: Palliative care is essential for practitioners / carers involved in the management of patients with life-limiting illnesses.

Below are some training resources which may be helpful for learning about end of life care:

• Advance Care Planning Australia Learning is a free eLearning hub with modules on specific topics such as dementia, advanced communication skills, and areas of care.
• Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) provides funded palliative care workplace training opportunities, workshops and support networks for GPs, nurses, and allied health.
• The Advance Project provides resources and training that empower aged and primary care professionals to initiate advance care planning and palliative care.
• The Palliative Care Bridge delivers educational videos and resources enabling health professionals to gain confidence and specialised knowledge in the delivery of appropriate palliative care to people in need.
• The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia provides online palliative care training for pharmacists.