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💙💚🤍Are you 'All In for Reconciliation'? ❤️💛🖤

National Reconciliation Week is a time to reflect, learn and commit to meaningful action. In health and palliative care, being 'All In' means listening deeply, valuing cultural knowledge, and working together to provide care that is respectful, culturally safe and responsive for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families and communities. This week, we encourage reflection on how each of us can be All In for reconciliation through learning, relationships and everyday practice.

💙 Happy International Nurses Day 💙

Today we celebrate the compassion, skill and dedication of nurses everywhere.

Nurses are at the heart of our health system - providing care, comfort and advocacy for patients, families and communities every day.

Thank you to all nurses for your expertise, resilience and unwavering commitment to caring for others. Your impact is felt far beyond the bedside.

Developed by Advance Care Planning Australia, the new Supporting advance care planning in general practice factsheet provides practical, evidence based guidance to general practitioners, practice nurses and care teams integrate advance care planning into everyday primary care. Aligned with relevant Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items, the resource supports clinicians to confidently initiate and progress advance care planning conversations using the Think–Talk–Record–Share–Review process, with clear examples and real world applications designed for routine general practice workflows.

📢 NEW RESOURCE ALERT!

Advance Care Planning Australia has released a new 'Supporting advance care planning in general practice factsheet' for general practitioners, practice nurses and primary care teams.

The factsheet provides clear, practical guidance on how advance care planning can be incorporated into routine processes and clinical care, supported by existing MBS items, including:
👉Health assessments
👉GP chronic condition management plan preparation and review
👉Time‑tiered general attendances.

Read the blog and download the factsheet today https://bit.ly/4mSALyR

Join us on Thursday 30 April 2026 for our upcoming Workshop, Culturally Responsive Palliative Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Hosted by IPEPA SA.
Tickets available now on Humanitix – don’t miss out!

https://events.humanitix.com/cultural-responsive-palliative-care-for-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander