Season 5 Episode 5 - Advance Care Planning
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
2M ago
Room 64 is joined by Jill Mann from Barwon Health's Advance Care Planning team, who shares her experience and the role of the Advance Care Planning program in supporting people to plan for future health, care and medical treatments. The program identifies goals, values and medical preferences where individual needs and priorities are documented for the future. Who would make medical treatment decisions for you if you were too sick to do this for yourself? For more information about Advance Care Planning through Barwon Health, visit www.barwonhealth.org.au/services-departments/advance-care-plan ..read more
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Season 5 Episode 4 - Taking Melanoma Seriously
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
7M ago
Kat Dunell joins Room 64 to share her experience with the Barwon Health Palliative Care team, after her husband Brett Smith was diagnosed with melanoma at age 43 and died seven years later. Given melanoma is the second most common cancer for men in Australia, Kat's message is “Take it seriously. Get your skin checked every year. Find out if you're high risk or low risk”. This episode features the sounds of the didgeridoo from Michael Cousins, an indigenous healer who supported Brett and his family in palliative care with his connection to land and country ..read more
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Season 5 Episode 3 - Giving a Melodic Voice to Grief
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
7M ago
Room 64 is joined by members of the McKellar Singing Group, as part of the Palliative Care program at Barwon Health. This choir came together through grief and now sings in the McKellar Chapel, celebrating a generosity of spirit through music. “Bringing a group of bereaved people together... creates a great layer of comfort and hope ..read more
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Season 5 Episode 2 - Pal@Home (Palliative Care Week)
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
11M ago
Clinical nurse coordinator Robyn Matheson joins the podcast to talk about running Barwon Health's Pal@Home program, which won a Victorian Public Health Care Award in the category of “improving the integration of care for patients with chronic and complex conditions”. During Palliative Care Week, it is important to reflect on the exceptional palliative care service provided by Barwon Health and in this case the Pal@Home team – the difference they make to people's lives simply by giving their patients choice ..read more
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Season 5 Episode 1 - Cherished Pets
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
11M ago
“When we think about the human animal bond there’s no time that we’re more vulnerable than when we’re facing the loss of a pet.” In this conversation for World Veterinary Day, Dr Alicia Kennedy from Cherished Pets shares her experiences working in the unique area of palliative veterinary care.   Alicia also discusses ways in which Cherished Pets helps support Barwon Health patients who are at the end of life to ensure that their pet will be cared for after their death. She offers insight into how important it is to include pets and to honour the human animal bond when supporting people pl ..read more
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Season 4 Episode 4 - More insights from the Lighthouse Friends
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
11M ago
In this episode of Room 64, we talk to Tash and Tonya from Lighthouse Friends, a support group for young parents with young children who have experienced the death of their partners. We share the experience of dealing with the journey of grief and life with small children, the value of friends helping each other and “shining a light” in grief. Find out more about Lighthouse Friends via their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/lighthousefriends ..read more
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Season 4 Episode 3 - The challenges of living with MND
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
11M ago
Nurse consultant Melanie Davies from the Barwon Health Palliative Care team talks to Brian MacAfee about challenges facing people with Motor Neuron Disease, his experience living with the disease, and how his family is raising funds to offer practical support for people impacted by MND in the region ..read more
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Season 4 Episode 2 - Advocating for palliative patients
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
11M ago
Clinical nurse consultants Nicole Morrison and Ruth Morrison talk about their role in advocating for palliative patients, as well as the importance of empowering patients and their carers through education ..read more
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Season 4 Episode 1 - Remembering loved ones through Lighthouse Friends
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
11M ago
Tonya Court shares her thoughts and experiences with Jen and Christine about the patient-centred care of the Barwon Health Palliative Care team, the impact of death and grief on her young family, her life changes, and how she is connecting with others by starting up a support group for young women with children whose partners have died, called “Lighthouse Friends ..read more
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Season 3 Episode 5 - Honouring loved ones through end-of-life planning
Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast
by Barwon Health
11M ago
As part of Dying To Know Day, Libby Maloney from Natural Grace Holistic Funerals in conversation with Barwon Health Palliative Care clinical nurse consultant Mel Davies, reflecting on end-of-life, and the importance of building confidence in families to honour the lives of the person they love through end-of-life planning. Featuring the music “Go”  from Torquay singer/songwriter Gary Banks album “Live at the Courthouse ..read more
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