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Mrs Beth Thomas1 1Fitzroy Community Hospice, Rockhampton, Australia Biography: In 41 years of nursing, my clinical nursing experience has mainly been in medical and Oncology/Palliative Care areas. For several years I held senior hospital management roles before taking on my...

Mrs Jane Stephens1, Ruth Ikobe1, Dr Karen Cooper1, Prof Liz Reymond1 1Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative, Eight Mile Plains, Australia Biography: Jane has been a registered nurse for 28 years working in various settings including acute, community, primary health, and...

Mrs Loretta Williams1, Professor Rochelle Wynne1,2 1Western Health, St Albans, Australia, 2Deakin University, Geelong, Australia Biography: Loretta Williams is a palliative care Nurse Practitioner Candidate with more than 20 years’ experience supporting patients, families and clinicians across Western Health in...

Ms Tiffany Button1 1Palliative Care Victoria, East Melbourne, Australia Biography: Tiffany Button is a critical care nurse by background, currently working as an Aged Care Project Officer for Palliative Care Victoria. Over the course of her clinical career, she has...

Dr Kristen Ranse1, Ms Katherine Richards2, Dr Andrew Broadbent2 1Cancer and Palliative Outcomes Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia, 2Specialist Palliative Care, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, Australia Biography: Kristen Ranse, RN, is an Associate Professor at the...

Dr Elizabeth (Libby) Miller1,2, Professor Joanne Porter2, Dr Michael Barbagallo2 1College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia, 2Collaborative Evaluation & Research Centre, Federation University Australia, Churchill, Australia Biography: Libby completed her PhD in nursing at Federation...

Ms Kylie Ash1, Dr Catherine Joyce1,2, Ms Mila Obucina1 1Advance Care Planning Australia, Metro South Health, Brisbane, Australia, 2School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Biography: Kylie Ash is the Advance Care Planning Australia Education Coordinator. Kylie is...

Miss Janice Bartley1, Miss Abbey Franz1, Mrs Andrea Haines1, miss Lilli Seyfried1 1Tasmanian Health Service, HOBART, Australia Biography: Janice, Abbey, Andrea, and Lilli are Clinical Nurse Educators within the Tasmanian Health Service’s Centre for Education. Representing four specialist portfolios—Palliative Care,...

Ms Jen McKenzie1, Ms Nicola Farrer, Ms Stephanie Dunstall 1MLHD, WAGGA WAGGA, Australia Abstract: Background: Post restructure into a district wide specialist palliative care service, demand on the service grew exponentially. Rapid growth in patient numbers and increased geographical spread...

Mrs Calley Tardini1, Mrs Michele Evans1 1Monash Health, Berwick, Australia Biography: Calley is a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant at Monash Health with extensive experience across both acute and community care settings. Specialising in palliative care and passionate about nursing...