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

www.pepaeducation.com

www.pepaeducation.com

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