Sponsor & Exhibitors Profiles

The Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD) at Flinders University is dedicated to improving care at the end of life through world-class research, education, and community engagement.

RePaDD’s research explores the experiences of people living with life-limiting illness, their families, and the health professionals who care for them—developing evidence-based solutions that make palliative and end-of-life care more accessible, compassionate, and effective across all settings. Our innovative digital tools, service evaluations, and workforce programs drive real-world impact and inform national and international practice.

As Australia’s largest provider of palliative and end-of-life care education, Flinders University offers a suite of online courses, postgraduate qualifications, and short programs that build clinical expertise and communication skills for professionals across health and community care.

Together, our mission is to ensure everyone can live, care, and die well—wherever they are, and whatever their circumstances.

The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) is a national program funded by the Australian Government to improve patient and carer outcomes. Through standardised clinical assessments, PCOC enables symptom management, benchmarking, and quality improvement. Its core framework creates a common clinical language, supporting better communication and care. Participation is voluntary and open to all Australian palliative care services, offering education, tailored support, and a national community of practice. PCOC provides valuable insights into symptom trends and treatment effectiveness, shaping the future of evidence-based, patient-centred palliative care.

The Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre (CPCOC) leads innovative research across a range of themes, including Palliative Care across the lifespan. CPCOC comprises established and emerging clinicians, researchers and educators from various disciplinary backgrounds who are striving to improve the quality of care provided to people living with a range of life-limiting conditions.  Our research focuses on improving the management of symptoms associated with advanced disease, innovative models of service delivery, and workforce development.

We are committed to positively influencing outcomes and transforming the delivery of health and aged care for all Australians, including Indigenous Australians through our research and education programs.

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ParagonCare is recognised as a leading provider of equipment, devices, diagnostic products, and consumables. ParagonCare strives to deliver world-class technology and support across all healthcare sectors. We can link today’s healthcare professionals to a world of innovation, allowing you to spend more time where it matters most – with your patients.

We partner with healthcare professionals to deliver expertise and comprehensive solutions to support overall clinical improvement. ParagonCare collaborates with clinicians to understand their needs, enabling positive patient outcomes, safety, and efficacy – every day.

Visit us: paragoncare.com.au

ICU Medical consistently delivers clinical innovations to solve real-world challenges. We are a global leader with a complete line of clinically-essential IV therapy and high-value critical care products for hospital, home, and beyond.

We’re ready to bring you consistent quality, innovation, and value in more areas than ever.

CarerHelp (www.carerhelp.com.au) is an online resource for carers who are caring toward the end of life. The website is a resource that houses extensive end-of-life information for families, including videos from carers and videos from Health Professionals. CarerHelp is available for all Australians, with specific information for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the LGBTIQA+ communities, information in 9 languages and a more recent addition for those in rural and remote areas of Australia.

“Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is the national peak body for palliative care.

Palliative Care Australia represents all those who work towards high-quality palliative care for all Australians who need it. Working closely with consumers, our Member Organisations, national health stakeholders and the palliative care workforce, we aim to improve access to and promote the need for, palliative care.

PCA believes high-quality palliative care should be available and accessible to people living with a life-limiting illness when and where they need it. PCA supports the health, aged care and community sector workforce who all have a role in providing palliative care to people with a life-limiting illness and supporting carers and loved ones.

PCA support the work of specialist palliative care teams who provide care and support for people with more complex symptoms and who educate and support other professionals in their care of people with life-limiting illness.”

caring@home aims to increase access to quality and timely end-of-life care for patients who choose to be cared for, and die at home, if possible. 

caring@home develops and provides nationally consistent, practical and evidence-based clinical resources and education for health professionals.  

This supports: 

• proactive planning for end-of-life care
• families and carers to help manage practical care and symptoms at home 
• patients to be cared for in the place of their choice.  

All resources are free and applicable Australia-wide for clinical services, health professionals, and families and carers. 

caring@home is a National Palliative Care Project funded by the Australian Government and led by the Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative. 

www.caringathomeproject.com.au 

Palliative Care Connect is a statewide suite of services that provides information and links to palliative care and bereavement supports in South Australia.

Palliative Care Navigators are available via phone and face-to-face to assist people with a life-limiting illness, their family members, carers, as well as health, aged, and community care professionals. Palliative Care Connect is a link between primary health, specialist services and community providers, enabling access to support and seamless transitions in care. To speak to a Palliative Care Navigator, call 1-800 725 548 (PALLI8) or access www.palliativecareconnect.com.au.

Call on Clare is a Victorian family-run service providing compassionate, experienced, specialist palliative care nurses across Melbourne and regional areas.

For over sixteen years, we have worked closely with GPs, hospitals, and palliative care organisations to deliver skilled and dignified community care. Our team supports people with appointments through to end-of-life care.

We prioritise kindness, reliability, and continuity of care, ensuring clients feel safe, respected, and supported during life’s most challenging times. We can generally be onsite within two hours if contacted during office hours.

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 65,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help improve patient outcomes, improve the safety and efficiency of clinicians’ care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to better diagnose disease and advance researchers’ capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. In 2017, BD welcomed C. R. Bard and its products into the BD family. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com.

Dementia Training Australia is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Dementia Training Program. We provide dementia training and education for Australia’s workforce.  Our vision is that all people living with dementia, regardless of care setting and location, receive high-quality, evidence-based care that enhances their health and wellbeing.

As one of Australia’s largest nursing and midwifery schools, we proudly educate over 3,000 students each year. Our flexible, innovative programs, developed with industry and community partners, equip graduates with the skills, compassion, and confidence to lead in healthcare. We’re committed to excellence in teaching, research, and impact, shaping the future of care locally and globally. Our vibrant, supportive environment fosters advanced clinical expertise and evidence-based practice within palliative care and healthcare. With a strong reputation and a clear purpose, we empower students to thrive, lead change, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and communities.

Find out more at monash.edu/nursing

NeuronsVR – Non-Pharmacological Therapy for Palliative Care

NeuronsVR is a clinically informed, non-pharmacological therapy program designed to support comfort, connection, and quality of life in palliative care.

Developed in collaboration with clinicians, dementia specialists, sound therapists and gerontologists, NeuronsVR delivers personalised therapeutic experiences that support pain management, emotional wellbeing, and meaningful connection at end of life.

Through carefully curated visual and auditory stimulation, NeuronsVR can help reduce anxiety, agitation and distress, promote deep relaxation, and support altered states of consciousness similar to meditation—without medication. Experiences are tailored to individual preferences, life history, culture and spiritual needs, enabling residents to reconnect with familiar places, memories and loved ones.

NeuronsVR integrates seamlessly into care plans as a complementary therapy, supporting comfort, dignity and person-centred care while aligning with the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and contemporary palliative care practice.

Visit our stand to learn how NeuronsVR is being used across aged care and clinical settings to provide gentle, meaningful, and evidence-informed support for people approaching end of life.

Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP)

The Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP) is an evidence-based, best practice model which supports aged care homes (ACHs) to provide optimal palliative and end-of-life care for all residents and their families/carers. PACOP returns reports to drive systematic quality improvement in ACHs and across the residential aged care sector with a national benchmarking program. PACOP aims to directly contribute to the overall strengthening and resilience of our aged care system by providing training and support on the use of the PACOP assessment and response framework. PACOP is a national palliative aged care program fully funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability & Ageing with participation freely available to Australian residential aged care homes.

End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) is a National Palliative Care Project funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

ELDAC supports quality palliative care and advance care planning for older people receiving aged care services.

ELDAC promotes change at the individual, organisational and sector levels and is informed by evidence-based strategies.

1. Knowledge Hub – empowers, informs, and builds capacity in aged and primary care providers by providing access to evidence-based palliative care and advance care planning information, tools, and resources.
2. Workforce Development – promotes access to educational activities and delivers education and training activities and resources that complement existing programs.
3. Sector Development – facilitates and increases linkages between aged, palliative and primary care services by building local service networks.

Find out more on the ELDAC website, www.eldac.com.au or sign up to ELDAC News for monthly project and sector news and updates.

Dovida is a national provider of high-quality person-centred home care. We empower older people to live their life, their way, in the place they call home. Dovida creates a Circle of Care that places individuals at the centre of a holistic support system, uniting families, caregivers, support teams, and the wider healthcare community.

Services include everyday companionship, domestic assistance, personal care, meal preparation, medication reminders, and transport to appointments, shopping and social outings. Care is available up to 24 hours a day and ranges from light housekeeping to dementia care, live-in care and palliative care. 

The Nurse Midwife Health Program Australia (NMHPA) offers free, confidential, and independent peer-to-peer counselling and health support for nurses, midwives, and students of the professions experiencing sensitive health or wellbeing challenges.

Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, anxious, or just not yourself – NMHPA are there to listen. Speak to an experienced nurse or midwife in person, over the phone, or via telehealth. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm across Australia. Call 1800 001 060 or visit nursemidwifehpa.org.au

End-of-Life Essentials is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and operates from Flinders University. End-of-Life Essentials provides online learning opportunities and practice resources for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to improve the quality and safety of end-of-life care in hospitals.

Eldercare has been caring for older South Australians since 1959. Our purpose is to deliver peace of mind with our care. We do this through the services we provide in our 13 residential aged care homes with nearly 1200 residential care places and our 16 retirement living villages.  

We are a diverse community. Our commitment to living our values everyday has created a culture that respects difference, promotes inclusion and supports everyone to feel safe and welcome. 

Eldercare respects the rights of residents to exercise self-determination and autonomous decision making in the delivery of their care, including palliative and end of life care. 

We are known for our expertise in palliative care and the care of people living with dementia. 

Eldercare is a proud South Australian not-for-profit company that takes seriously our responsibility to be corporately, socially, and environmentally responsible.

LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) is the national peak organisation promoting the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ people and communities. With a diverse membership spanning LGBTIQ+ community-controlled health organisations, community groups, state and territory peak bodies, service providers, researchers, and individuals, LHA is uniquely positioned to deliver national leadership in policy, advocacy, research, and capacity building.