'Delivering Culturally Inclusive Palliative Care' workshop in Gippsland
On June 29th the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing teamed up with Gippsland Palliative Care Consortium and Gippsland Multicultural Services to present the Delivering Culturally Inclusive Palliative Care Workshop. The workshop, held at the Italo-Australian Club in Morwell, was attended by 45 aged care professionals working across the South Gippsland region.
The full day program began with an overview of current palliative care practice presented by Mary Ross-Heazlewood from Gippsland Palliative Care Consortium. Ljubica Petrov from the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing followed with a presentation on the issues affecting the palliative care of older Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and challenges for palliative care service providers. Tonina Gucciardo-Masci, also from the Centre, then delivered a session exploring culturally inclusive practices in person centred care. The after- lunch session was dedicated to group work where participants explored strategies and initiatives which they could apply to their own work practices and organisations.
Feedback from participants was very positive and included comments such as: “I found the practical exercises, stories and examples shared by the speakers valuable. The information was current, dynamic and epitomised the philosophy of human services”; “I found this training very interesting and enjoyable”; “Great workshop, I am hoping to put together a kit of resources for the staff and manager” and “Great day very informative and entertaining!”.
Acknowledgements
Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing acknowledges and pays respect to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, on whose land this website was developed. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their ancestors and elders, both past and present and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We hope our work contributes to the wider project of respect and recognition between cultures in Australia. Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing receives project funding from the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care to administer the Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) program in Victoria.
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