National Palliative Care Week
Join us in putting 'Matters of Life and Death' front and centre, 21 to 27 May.
National Palliative Care Week is the nation’s largest annual initiative to raise awareness about palliative care and its benefits.
Palliative care helps people manage their symptoms, ensuring quality of life is maintained as illness progresses.
Person centred, palliative care covers the physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs of the patient and their loved ones.
Palliative Care Australia is supporting screenings across the Territory of documentary Live the Life You Please.
This documentary includes a Maningrida feature which was arranged and partially funded through Territory Palliative Care managed Indigenous Program of Palliative Approach.
Where: Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas, Casuarina
When:
- Monday 22 May, 6pm
- Wednesday 24 May, 6pm
- Saturday 27 May, 2:30pm
- Sunday 28 May, 2:30pm
Where: Deckchair Cinema
When: Wednesday 7 June, 7pm
The Deckchair screening will be followed by a 15 minute open panel featuring Julia Christensen, PCNT Member, Lyne Hansen (TBC), Lorenz Pilkington (TBC).
The Royal Darwin Hospital will also be hosting hospice tours to raise awareness. Tours will be on Thursday 25 May at 11am and 2pm. These tours are open to the public but capped at 10 people per event.
Please register your attendance and dietary requirements to caren.beazley@nt.gov.au before 4:21pm on Thursday 18 May.
Open conversations about death and dying can encourage people to access palliative care and reduce the taboo associated with it. You can share your story and encourage the conversations by using the hashtag #MattersOfLifeAndDeath.
