Little Haven was invited by Ben Phipps (Officer in Charge Cooroy QAS) to present at a forum in Cooroy to talk about interaction with paramedics in the setting of out of hospital palliative care. Little Haven had been involved in the care of Ben’s paramedic partner and Ben was impressed by the level of community based palliative care and support provided to enable Leah to remain at home for her end of life cares.
It was a terrific evening with about eighty paramedics (80) in total attending with feedback from Ben saying “so many people commented on how much they learnt, and how much there is still to learn!”
Speakers on the evening discussed Advanced Care Planning, Managing Palliative Symptoms and avoiding unnecessary hospital transfers :
- Sue Manton and Amy Cadd – Little Haven Palliative Care
- Dr Louise Welch – SC Specialist Palliative Care Service
- Chief Superintendent Tony Hucker – QAS Director of Clinical Quality & Patient Safety
- Professor Bill Lord – University of the Sunshine Coast
