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SUMMARY:National Palliative Care Week (AU)
DESCRIPTION:National Palliative Care Week is held each year to raise awareness of palliative care and the support it provides to people living with serious illness\, as well as to their families and carers. The week encourages open conversations about care\, comfort\, and quality of life. \nWhy it matters\n\nPalliative care focuses on improving quality of life for people living with serious\, chronic or life-limiting illness.\nIt supports pain and symptom management alongside emotional\, social and spiritual care.\nPalliative care can be provided at any stage of illness and alongside other treatments.\nEarly access to palliative care improves comfort\, care coordination and support for families and carers.\nFamilies and carers often rely on palliative care services for guidance\, respite and decision-making support.\nGreater awareness helps reduce fear and misunderstanding and supports informed conversations about care preferences.\n\nNational Palliative Care Week highlights the importance of timely\, person-centred palliative care and the role it plays in supporting dignity\, comfort and choice. \nEvent Co-ordination / Support\nInternational \n\nWorldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance\nGlobal network promoting access to hospice and palliative care through advocacy\, education and policy engagement worldwide.\n\nAustralia \n\nPalliative Care Australia\nNational peak body representing palliative care services\, professionals\, patients and carers\, advocating for high-quality\, accessible palliative care across Australia.
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CATEGORIES:End-of-Life Planning & Advance Care
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SUMMARY:Advance Care Planning Week (AU)
DESCRIPTION:Advance Care Planning Week (Australia) highlights the importance of documenting health and care preferences ahead of time. By planning early\, individuals and families can reduce uncertainty\, support informed decision-making and ensure care aligns with personal values and wishes. \nWhy it matters\n\nAdvance care planning helps people document their values\, preferences and wishes for future health and care.\nIt supports decision-making if a person becomes unable to speak for themselves due to illness or injury.\nClear plans reduce stress and uncertainty for families\, carers and health professionals.\nAdvance care planning encourages informed conversations before a crisis occurs.\nWithout documented wishes\, decisions may default to others or to systems that do not reflect personal values.\nPlanning ahead supports dignity\, autonomy and continuity of care across the lifespan.\n\nAdvance Care Planning Week encourages Australians to think about\, discuss and record their care preferences so future decisions reflect what matters most to them. \nEvent Co-ordination / Support\nInternational \n\nAdvance Care Planning International\nGlobal network supporting advance care planning through education\, collaboration and shared best practice.\n\nAustralia \n\nAdvance Care Planning Australia\nNational program providing guidance\, tools and resources to help Australians plan and document future care decisions.
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CATEGORIES:End-of-Life Planning & Advance Care
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SUMMARY:National End-of-Life Planning Day (AU)
DESCRIPTION:National End-of-Life Planning Day (Australia) exists to encourage open\, practical conversations about end-of-life wishes before a crisis occurs. \nToo often\, families are left making urgent decisions during illness\, injury or death without clear guidance. This day highlights the importance of recording personal\, medical\, legal and care preferences so loved ones are not left guessing during emotionally difficult times. \nEnd-of-life planning is not about dying. It’s about living well\, reducing stress for those you care about and ensuring your wishes are understood and respected if you cannot speak for yourself. \nNational End-of-Life Planning Day provides a moment to pause\, start the conversation and take simple\, practical steps toward peace of mind—for yourself and the people you love. \nEstablished by Handbook of Your Life\, this day is to help shift end-of-life preparation from a taboo topic to a normal\, thoughtful part of life planning. \nWhy it matters\n\nEnd-of-life planning helps people document their wishes before decisions are made under pressure.\nWithout clear plans\, families and carers are often left to guess during moments of stress and grief.\nPlanning ahead supports dignity\, autonomy and informed decision-making at any age.\nEnd-of-life planning is not only about death\, but about reducing chaos during illness\, incapacity or sudden events.\nClear information helps loved ones act confidently and avoid unnecessary conflict or delay.\nAwareness normalises conversations that are often avoided until it is too late.\n\nNational End-of-Life Planning Day encourages Australians to prepare practical information\, document preferences and talk openly about future care and end-of-life wishes before a crisis occurs. \nEvent Co-ordination / Support\nAustralia \n\nHandbook of Your Life\nAustralian-led initiative providing practical end-of-life planning systems that help individuals and families organise information and reduce burden on loved ones. Learn more about end-of-life planning and how to get started >>
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CATEGORIES:End-of-Life Planning & Advance Care
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