43%RACF sector
24% 32%Hospital sector
Community sector
Occurred in major cities
263509Placements
25% increasewould recommend PEPA placements to their colleagues
in the average score of confidence to provide a palliative approach to care
More than 98%
54%Nurses GPs / Medical
Practitioners
14%Allied Health Professionals
13%
246Occurred in regional and remote areas
Statistics
Disciplines
Participants’ Sector
The Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) prepares the Australian health workforce to care for people with chronic, advanced and life-limiting illnesses.
PEPA offers: • Short-term placements for health care providers in specialist palliative care services • Reverse PEPA placements • Palliative care workshops
Clinical Placements 1 July 2017 – 31 March 2019
Outcomes – All Placement Participants
25%identified as speaking a language other than English at home
5%identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons
What our participants say“I work with Aboriginal patients who can be hesitant to engage with palliative care services. The PEPA
program has strengthened working relationships between our medical service and the Aboriginal medical service teams. This has increased engagement and access to services for our patients. The Palliative care team
has been a valuable source of information and provided advice for patients who were not willing to engage with them directly.” RN - South Australia
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NEW SOUTH WALES
VICTORIA
TASMANIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NORTHERNTERRITORY
ACT
QUEENSLAND
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Canberra
Melbourne
Adelaide
Sydney
Brisbane
Darwin
Perth
Torres StraitParticipant Origin1 July 2017 – 31 March 2019
28% increase in the average score of confidence to provide a palliative approach to care for people who have a life limiting illness
Participants reported a
Workshops 1 July 2017 – 31 March 2019
196Total Workshops
110
60
10
63,655
Workshops in Palliative approach
Workshops in Palliative approach in aged care
Workshops in Culture-centred care – multicultural
Workshops in Culture-centred care – Australian Indigenous
Total Participants
Workshop Outcomes
What our participants’ employers say“PEPA is a wonderful program that provides both theory and practical education for participants. We
have been using PEPA for several years and all of our participants have gained enormous knowledge and confidence to provide the best possible Palliative, End of Life (EoL) care for our residents in our care.”
RN - New South Wales - Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF)
TASMANIA
Hobart
TORRES STRAIT