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Transcript: 826 delegates attended the conference Topics addressed this year: Advance Care Planning Palliative care in rural/remote areas Dispelling the Myths Conference Parliamentary Friends Group Theme Resources Looking forward to 2014... ehospice Senator Claire Moore, co-convenor Bringing together knowledge and expertise in palliative and end of life care from across Australia to provide robust, evidence based policy advice and advocacy, through.... Peer Mentors "I found the workshops useful. I will be recommending that others in my service attend similar workshops." Key policy document this year has been our joint position statement with Alzheimer's Australia on Dementia and End of Life Care. For health professionals Skills development National Palliative Care Week Rebranding for the organisation Review of the National Palliative Care Standards Advisory Service Project to improve palliative care in aged care Election Campaign "I thought it was well organised and excellently run conference. I loved the content, range of topics and the balance of concurrent sessions." Victorian Cancer Council Art Awards - commendation for Kaye's Story. Launch of the MyTribute website to give people a place to honour their loved ones. New community information launched on advance care planning, diabetes and palliative care. Greens and Labor included palliative care in their election platforms Over150 responses to our policy scorecard Emeritus Professor Ian Maddocks was appointed as Senior Australian of the Year in 2013. We worked with him extensively to raise the profile of palliative care 12th October Achieving Universal Coverage of Palliative Care: Dispelling the Myths Kaye's Story touched many people and continues to do so 35% have implemented sustainable practices which have maintained improvements from the project. Ambassadors A globally run news and information resource committed to providing the latest news, commentary and analysis from the world of hospice, palliative and end of life care, with the ultimate aim of improving patient care. During the first 12 months, ehospice has been established as the leading global website for hospice and palliative care, with over 30,000 visitors each month and a repository of 4,000 articles. . Without your support, none of this have been possible This year’s campaign was the most successful PCA has ever had in terms of the media coverage generated; approximately 800 items reaching an audience of over 10.7 million people. Earlier this year, a second collaborative on the topic of Support for Carers commenced with 39 services participating. Available online, on mobile and on tablet devices 20 services participated in the first collaborative improvement project on assessment and care planning. There are 22 trained Peer Mentors who provide support to palliative care services implementing their Quality Improvement Action Plans. 54 Peer Mentor Visits have taken place. Collaborative Improvement Conference MC, Jean Kitson Seven plenary sessions Forty concurrent sessions 137 individual oral presentations in concurrent sessions 14 presentations in plenary sessions The Centenary Gala Ball at Parliament House What else? 2013 was the year that we made.... We have over 50 parliamentarians in our Friends Group. Our program of events puts key palliative care issues on the agenda with decision makers. 12th Australian Palliative Care Conference Canberra, 3 - 6 September World Hospice & Palliative Care Day "The opportunity to have a peer mentor visit assisted by providing new ideas from experienced palliative care practitioners. We have made continued and sustained changes to our team meeting as a result." The 'SPECS' project team We asked all candidates standing for election to make palliative care their business during their campaigns and if elected. Posters, pens, lolly tins, badges, Avant Card postcard campaign, cinema advert, and more! The NSAP team have trained almost 300 staff from Australian palliative care services via workshops and webinars by providing free skills development training to enhance their knowledge about the NSAP cycle and quality improvement. Thank you for all of your help Policy Work Ms Ita Buttrose Our highest ever distribution of resources - over 900 orders and nearly half a million resources and merchandise circulated Being the authoritative voice for the sector Facilitated the call for applications for the Palliative Care Foundation Scholarship Program. 14 scholarships were offered to help build capacity within the palliative care workforce. Alzheimer's Australia, AML Alliance, Australian War Memorial, Ascet Digital, Canberra Convention Bureau, Ciel Systems, Coordinate, Canberra Grief Centre, Clare Holland House, Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Croakey Health Blog, Crowne Plaza Canberra, DC Conferences, Department of Parliamentary Services, Grey Canberra, Helms Briscoe, ICMI Speakers Bureau, ID photo, iSentia, Moonshine Movies, Murrays Coaches, National Rural Health Alliance,