Call for Papers

Call for Papers, Case Studies, Posters and Workshops/Panels has now closed. All submissions are currently being reviewed with the technical program to be released in June.

Please contact Emma at 02 8076 5606 or emma@palliativecarensw.org.au with questions.

Themes and Topics

Topics may include:

  • Scaling services to meet demand
  • Palliative care and Dementia
  • Multimorbidity and complexities of care
  • Improving Palliative Care in Aged Care
  • Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care Program – success stories & learnings
  • Cross system collaboration models: Acute care, aged care, community palliative care
  • Advance Care planning for those with dementia
  • Dying at home when living alone
  • Aged Care Reforms and the NSW Health System
  • Improving GP & NP Access
  • Innovations in Palliative Care provision in different settings
  • Improving access to respite
  • Anticipatory prescribing

Topics may include:

  • Quality Palliative Care and supports for those under the age of 65
  • Palliative Care for those with a physical or intellectual disability
  • Palliative Care for those experiencing homelessness
  • Paediatric and Young Adult Palliative Care
  • Trauma informed palliative care
  • Understanding, respecting and caring for CALD communities
  • Palliative Care for the LGBTQ+ community
  • Culturally appropriate care for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people
  • Returning to Country
  • Caring for the carer
  • Overcoming barriers to provide care by the right service at the right time
  • Identifying and supporting unmet palliative care needs in our communities

Topics may include:

  • The benefits of a multidisciplinary team approach
  • Innovations in pain and symptom management (case studies recommended)
  • Integrated allied health teams and partnerships
  • Grief and bereavement support including anticipatory grief
  • Volunteers and the essential role they play in providing holistic care
  • Improving access to palliative care volunteers
  • Volunteer Referral Pathways
  • Complimentary therapies
  • The role of the carer
  • Therapeutics
  • Documenting care preferences
  • Spiritual and pastoral care
  • Supported transitions between services and settings
  • System navigation support for families and carers

Topics may include:

  • Advances in Community Palliative Care
  • The intersection of Health and Aged Care
  • Partnering with social services – identifying palliative care needs
  • Providing palliative care during and after a crisis (Inpatient and community settings)
  • Planning for disaster response and impacts ie after floods, fires etc
  • Community Nursing partnerships
  • Partnering with emergency services
  • Staff safety and risk management
  • Strengthening partnerships with community pharmacists
  • Innovations in after hours support
  • Public health palliative care approaches
  • Addressing social isolation

Topics may include:

  • Innovative models of care
  • Community nursing in rural and remote areas
  • At home or in hospital – meeting an individuals preference
  • The role of GPs and NPs in rural, regional and remote areas
  • Being a palliative care clinician in a rural, regional or remote setting
  • Partnerships to support Palliative Care in regional, rural and remote locations
  • Building the palliative care workforce in regional, rural and remote areas

Topics may include:

  • Innovative models of care
  • Integrated or shared care models
  • Supportive care models
  • New and emerging models of care for non-malignant illnesses
  • Paramedics and palliative care
  • Palliative & End-of-Life Care in Emergency Departments
  • Advances in technology including AI and telehealth (Note: Demonstrations or displays will be considered)
  • New Aged Care Act and Clinical Governance Impacts
  • Patient Reported Measures (PRMs) and Palliative Care
  • Hospital in the Home (HITH)
  • Designated Registered Nurse Prescribers & Palliative Care
  • Partnerships across health, aged care, disability and community sectors

Topics may include:

  • The growing need and shrinking workforce – what can we do?
  • Education/ mentoring success stories
  • Career development and progression
  • The role of the informal carer – engaging and supporting carers
  • Innovative workforce incentives and solutions
  • Building the Allied Health workforce
  • Supporting & training the Aged Care workforce
  • Addressing burnout
  • Building capability across all of healthcare for advance care planning and support

Topics may include:

  • End-of-life-care and VAD
  • Improving communication & continuity of care between settings
  • VAD and palliative care in the aged care setting
  • Grief and Bereavement needs of families, carers and healthcare staff

Share with us what you are doing and how this inspires, informs or challenges the palliative care landscape now and into the future.

Have a project, program, case study, innovation or challenge to share that doesn’t fit in the other sub-themes? We still want to hear from you! Submit under our Wildcard option.

Abstract Template
Case Study Template
Workshop/Panel Template

GUIDELINES

Paper Case Study Poster Workshop / Panel
Standard abstract template must be used. Click here to access.

If selected, 20 minute presentation required with 5 mins Q&A

 Standard case study template must be used. Click here to access.

If selected, 20 minute presentation required with 5 mins Q&A

If you have an existing poster, you can upload the poster artwork.

If you do not have a designed poster, please submit an abstract using the standard template provided to outline what your poster content will cover. Click here to access. Please note in application submission is for a “poster”.

Selected posters may be given a 5-minute pitch presentation in the concurrent sessions.

Papers or case studies not selected for a full presentation may be offered a poster position.

Palliative Care NSW will print your poster in A1 format and display your poster in a designated area at the conference.

 Standard workshop / panel template must be used. Click here to access.

Workshops/panels can be submitted for consideration for the following durations:

  • 60 minutes
  • 90 minutes
  • 120 minutes

Workshops/panels may be scheduled on the Monday (pre-conference), Tuesday or Wednesday.

Diversity (gender, age, experience, organisation) of presenters / panellists is essential and will be part of the judging criteria.
  • Please ensure you have the relevant permissions to submit your content prior to uploading.
  • Preference will be given to content that has not been presented to a wide audience before. If you are submitting the same content to the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference and it is accepted, you will still be able to present at this conference.
  • Ensure all co-authors are listed.
  • PDF format required for uploading.
  • Full paper / case study not required for conference if selected, but is encouraged.

Download Guidelines HERE

IMPORTANT DATES

Call for Papers Open (5 1/2 weeks)

Monday 9th March
Call for Papers Closes

Midnight Friday 24th April
Notification of Outcome

From Monday 1st June
Acceptance of Speaker, Poster or Workshop Invite

Friday 12th June
Speaker registration due to confirm position in program

All speakers will be required to register for the conference and pay the registration fee.  Speakers are entitled to a discounted registration fee of $645 inc. GST.  You must arrange and cover your own travel and accommodation. Accepted workshops must register all speakers.

Friday 10th July
Final Abstract, Paper or Case Study due
These will be made available to attendees		 Friday 18th September
Final Poster due 5pm, Friday 2nd October
Final PowerPoint Presentation due 5pm, Friday 9th October