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Mrs Kirsten Mitchener1, Ms Deanne Layton1, Mr Rob Lasslett2 1Mercy Palliative Care, Sunshine, Australia, 2Mercy Palliative Care, Sunshine, Australia, 3Ambulance Victoria, Port Melbourne, Australia Biography: Kirsten has twenty years of experience in palliative care, having worked across both inpatient and...

Ms Wendy Stephens1, Ms Annette Gray1, Mrs Ashleigh Stones1, Ms Jessica McLean1 1Mercy Health, Albury, Australia Biography: I started my Palliative care career at Caritas Christi doing a variety of roles from RN, ANUM, After-hours Co-Ordinator, Managed Day Hospice, Practice...

Mrs Cassandra Radford1, Mr Andrew Wiley1 1South Australian Prison Health Services, Adelaide, Australia Biography: Cassandra Radford is a Nurse Consultant with SA Prison Health Service and holds a Master of Nursing in Custodial Health and Primary Health Care. She has...

Mrs Juliane Samara1,2 1ACT Health and Community Services Directorate, Canberra, Australia, 2NSW Health Southern NSW Local Health District, Moruya, 2537 Biography: Juliane Samara is a specialist palliative care nurse practitioner with over two decades of experience in aged care, oncology,...

Ms Melanie Oborne1 1Shared Crossing Project, Santa Barbara, USA Biography: Melanie Oborne is a psychologist specialising in grief and bereavement counselling, end-of-life care, and carer support. Their clinical practice focuses on accompanying clients through loss, life transitions, and the challenges...

Amin Bahrami 1Department For Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, Australia Biography: Mohammad Amin Bahrani has earned his PhD in Health Services Management from Iran University of Medical Sciences and has completed several professional fellowships, including Educational Scholarship and Leadership (2021), Medical...

Ms Lindsey Moore 1Department For Health and Wellbeing, Australia Biography: Lindsey Moore is a dedicated Registered Nurse who began her career in the UK before relocating to Australia in 2007. In 2010, she joined the Metropolitan Referral Unit, focusing on...

Mrs Sarah Begley1, Mrs Crystal Evans1 1Danila Dilba Health Service, Nightcliff, Australia Biography: Sarah is a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant with over 15 years’ experience across Australia and India. Now based in Darwin, she leads the Danila Dilba team...

Dr Yumi Naito1, Doctor Anita De Bellis1, Doctor Craig Phillips1, Doctor Oluwatomilayo Omoya1 1Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Biography: Yumi Naito, MN, RN, is a PhD candidate at Flinders University, a registered nurse qualified in both Japan and Australia. Her research...

Mrs Maria Heaton1 1South Easter Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), Sutherland, Australia Biography: Maria Heaton is the Intellectual Disability Palliative Care Lead CNC for SESLHD, with over 12 years as Paediatric Palliative Care CNC. Her lived experience as a carer...