Palliative Care Resources for First Nations People and Carers
Last updated October 4, 2023
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These links provide access to palliative care information and resources to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are receiving palliative care, their carers and health professionals.
- Gwandalan supports palliative care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- Australian Indigenous Health Infonet provides culturally appropriate end-of-life-care, and information on grief and bereavement and planning ahead for Aboriginal patients
- Advance care planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Advance Care Planning Australia
- Caring at home resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families - Caring @ home Project
- Journey to Dreaming Toolkit and Journey to Dreaming Diary - The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW
- Patient, Family and Community Journeys - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Care - Settings of Care - CareSearch (Health Professionals)
- Caring for your mob at the end of their life brochure - Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Discussion Starter – Working Out What’s Right For You - Palliative Care Australia
- A Palliative Care Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through “Sorry Business” - Supportive Care "Into the Dreaming” (HNELHD)
- Who's that palliative care mob booklet - Yaama Yarns I Gwandalan Project
- Palliative care animated videos for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (Indigenous Program of Experience in Palliative Approach) :
- What is palliative care?
- Understanding trajectories of serious illness
- Loss, grief and healing
- Feelings
- Pain management