This workshop will provide GPs, Nurses, Aboriginal Health Workers and Practitioners, Aged Care Staff, & Allied Health Professionals with increased confidence in managing the clinical, practical, and legal aspects of palliative prescribing and medication administration in rural and regional settings

It focuses on improving community-based palliative care and supporting patients to remain at home with comfort, dignity, and effective symptom control. Participants will strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration and improve coordination with pharmacists to optimise care for patients at the end of life.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify medications that no longer provide benefit in the palliative phase reducing pill burden and potential adverse effects.
• Apply evidence-based guidelines for prescribing "just-in-case" medications for common end-of-life symptoms, including pain, secretions, agitation, and nausea.
• Evaluate the transition from oral medications to subcutaneous infusions when the oral route is no longer viable.
• Develop strategies to ensure timely access to essential palliative medicines in regional community pharmacies.
• Discuss the legal framework and protections for clinicians providing end -of-life care.
• Utilise telehealth pathways to engage with metropolitan, publicly funded palliative care doctors for specialist's support and complex case management in regional settings.

Presented By:

• Dr Chirag Patel, Rural Generalist and Palliative Medicine Physician - FUNLHN
• Nikki Murphy, Palliative Care Regional Nurse Consultant, FUNLHN
• Amy Hooper, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, FUNLHN
• Tasma Wagner, Pharmacist SA Health
• Danni Wilson, Community Pharmacist