Community of Practice

PEPA’s Community of Practice is a space where all PEPA/IPEPA and PEPA Aged Care participants and mentors come together to share their experiences of learning in palliative care.

To share your placement experience and post-placement activities with the Community of Practice, complete your workplace activity report online:

Complete Workplace Activity Report

Useful links

Workplace Learning Terms of Reference Supportive Feedback Guide

Deanne Kong, Flinders Medical Hospital

I followed the palliative care pharmacist and observed her activities over 2 days. I was introduced to the palliative team (Doctors, nurses, allied health and support staff) and got an understanding of their roles and how…

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Claudette & Anniemarie – Trott Park

At Trott Park Residential Aged Care (SA), reverse PEPA Aged Care participants, Claudette and Annemarie have come up with a number of initiatives to improve gaps in care that have been identified through their ELDAC audits.…

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Anglicare Westbourne Park

Education, resources and support to assist older Australians with palliative care needs. Staff in residential aged care at Anglicare Westbourne Park (SA) have worked on a number of strategies to improve assessment, personal care, communication and…

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Education for personal support workers

At Alwyndor Aged Care – Support at Home program, staff who have undertaken a reverse PEPA placement experience have developed a training session for new support workers to discuss end-of- life-care in the community context. The…

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Family information packs

At Alwyndor Aged Care Adelaide – Residential Living, a palliative care information pack has been created for families and carers. A folder of information is placed on the palliative care trolley that is kept in the…

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Hazel (Shu-Chun) Kuo – Placement Outcome and Reflection

Registered Nurse

“palliative care is quite different in acute and aged care settings. As there are still active treatments ongoing in acute care, it would feel more like a medical ward, not a hospice any more as I…

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Kaylee Brown – Placement Reflection

Registered Nurse

A great Palliative care resource created by Kaylee for her facility at Matthew Flinders Home in Adelaide.

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Laurel Dodd – Pika Wiya Health Service Aboriginal Corporation

Aboriginal Health Practitioner (AHP) and Nurse

Laurel attended a placement within the palliative care clinic at Queen Elizbeth Hospital in Adelaide. She felt that her placement was vital to her “as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner/Nurse, as many of our clients may have…

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Kath Hampel – Placement Reflection

Registered Nurse, Gawler Health Service

I would like to convey my sincere thanks for all the support I have received during my placement week from Tara and the teams at the Northern Area Palliative Care Services. I have really enjoyed learning…

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