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CRICOS No. 00213JCRICOS No. 00213J

Project Director: Professor Patsy Yates

National Project Manager PCC4U: Kylie Ash

National Project Manager PEPA: Sue Cosgrove

National Indigenous Project Manager: Nicole Hewlett

PEPA Queensland Team: Aurora Hodges and Eliza Munro


Overview of todays presentation

You will learn from this presentation:-• Facts about the Collaborative• The Aims for PEPA / PCC4U • Who does PEPA /PCC4U target• What PEPA Queensland is doing• Why PEPA is important in Queensland's palliative care health

care environment• What PCC4U is Nationally achieving now and for the future• How to connect with PEPA / PCC4U


The Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative (PCC4U & PEPA)

Facts about the Collaborative• We have been funded since 2003 to undertake the national

coordination and project management of the Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) and implement the Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U).

• Within PEPA and PCC4U we are focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Palliative Care Workforce Development and the National Palliative Care Workforce Action Plan.

The Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach

PEPA Program AimsPEPA aims to enhance the capacity of health professionals to deliver a palliative approach to care by:• Providing clinical placements and other experiential workshop

opportunities for non-specialist health practitioners across rural, remote, and metropolitan settings

• Enhancing linkages between specialist and non-specialist palliative care providers to improve the quality and coordination of care

• Providing resources and development opportunities for host specialist palliative care services to create learning organisations with a commitment to, and skills in, supporting ongoing learning.

Indigenous PEPAUnderpinned by principles of cultural

respect*

• Engaging Indigenous organisations and personnel in the planning, delivery and evaluation of PEPA

• Providing information and training to all staff to ensure the principles of cultural respect are applied

• Communicating in a sensitive way that values cultural difference

• Innovative local models which are reviewed by the PEPA Indigenous Advisory Group(*Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation, 2004)

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PEPA Program ActivitiesFinancially subsidised / Supervised Clinical Placements• In specialist palliative care services (inpatient, community and/or hospital based

consultancy)• Mentored with PEPA mentors• Integration of learning into practice and post placement support• Reverse PEPA placement model to support Rural and Remote Environments

Workshops• Prepare participants for placements or provide follow up activities that promote

ongoing learning • Meet professional development needs of selected health professionals for whom

placements may not be appropriate, or who may not be able to participate in clinical placements

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PEPA Program Activities

Online Learning Materials

• Mentoring program

• GP Online Materials (to be launched at January 2019)

• Nursing and Allied Health Materials (upgrade will be complete 2019)

• Culturally safe mentoring materials which are planned for late 2019 delivery


To improve the skill and confidence of the health workforce to support people with palliative care needs by:

§ Promoting the integration of palliative care training within all health undergraduate / entry to practice and relevant post-graduate curricula;

§ Extending integration of palliative care curriculum resources into relevant programs in the Vocational Education Training sector and health care settings.

PCC4U Aims and Objectives Evidence based curriculum resources

PCC4U learning modules

Core Modules:

q Module 1: Principles

q Module 2: Communication

q Module 3: Assessment

q Module 4: Optimisation

Focus Topics:

q Topic 1. A multidisciplinary approach in palliative care

q Topic 2. Caring for Aboriginal people with life-limiting conditions

q Topic 3. Caring for children with life-limiting conditions

q Topic 4: Culture-centred care of people with life-limiting conditions

PCC4U Simulation Scenario eLearning module

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Palliative Care Workforce Development Action Plan

1. Synthesis of data relating to the supply and demand for palliative care services in Australia

2. Mapping of current palliative care service delivery to this demand

3. Description of capabilities required for the workforce across specific service settings

4. Environmental scan5. Evidence based recommendations for development of a high

quality and sustainable workforce in palliative care


Quick Quiz????

Who does PEPA /PCC4U target• PEPA Targets

All Health workforce nationally• PCC4U Targets

All Undergraduate future health workforce both Vocationally and from a University perspective

• PCC4U also targets Some areas where palliative care knowledge and skill requisition is required for workforce development.

PEPA Program Achievements

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Placement Achievements Breakdown by discipline for placements Jan 2015 - Nov 2017


Participant Distribution PEPA QLD Achievements

(Jan 2015 – June 2017 data)

PEPA Activity QLD participant Numbers

National participant Numbers

GP Placements 53 122

Non GP Placements 113 713

GP Workshops 67 157

Palliative Workshops 311 3769

Palliative Aged Care

Workshops

258 1429

Palliative Indigenous culture

centred Workshops

137 907

Mentoring 14 126


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PEPA QLD supports Palliative care delivery in Queensland


PEPA supports Palliative care delivery in Queensland


PEPA supports Palliative care delivery in Queensland


Thankyou PEPA QLD


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PCC4U Goals for 2017-2020

• 85% target implementation in University courses

• 50% target implementation in Diploma of Nursing courses

• 30% of University courses report inclusion of a learning experience relevant to palliative care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

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PCC4U 2017-2020

• Strengthening the integration of palliative care curriculum resources in the Vocational Education Training (VET) Sector training packages preparing regulated and unregulated health care providers • Aged and Community Care Workers & Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander health workforce

• Evaluation of implementation in Universities, VET sector and health services

How to connect with PEPA / PCC4U?:

PEPA NationalSue Cosgrove [email protected] Hewlett [email protected] www.pepaeducation.comPCC4UKylie Ash [email protected]

PEPA QueenslandAurora Hodges [email protected] Munro [email protected]

PEPA QLD Email [email protected]

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