Ten-year-old Emily has a life-limiting heart condition that makes her weak and unable to attend school as often as she would like. At times she requires home oxygen and uses a walker. She lives on a rural cattle property with her parents and two younger brothers.
- National Palliative Care Week raises awareness of this care needed by people of all ages
- Series of videos teach optimal care for people with life-limiting illness
- Palliative care is individualised to support the patient, family and friends
- It aims to provide the best quality of life from a team of healthcare professionals
“Emily’s” story is one of the scenarios told in video (by actors) by QUT School of Nursing as part of its suite of online palliative and end-of-life care education toolkits, funded by the Australian Department of Health.
QUT’s Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates has conducted extensive research on optimising individualised care of people living with a life-limiting illness and at the end-of-life.
Professor Yates and her researchers informed two online learning sites designed specifically to skill, and upskill health workers, PCC4U (Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates) and PEPA (Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach).
Available resources include a series of videos designed to teach workers how to optimise individualised care of people living with a life-limiting illness and at the end-of-life.
Read more about PEPA and PPC4U resources.