07/10/2026
💙 Holding Space Through Listening: A Guide to End-of-Life Conversations.
This special event,brings together leading clinicians and lived experience advocates to explore how we can better support people navigating some of life's most challenging moments.
We're proud to be working together to provide this opportunity for learning, reflection and connection.
💙 Holding Space Through Listening: A Guide to End-of-Life Conversations.
In June, health professionals from across the Great Southern came together for an honest and thought-provoking evening exploring end-of-life conversations. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with many attendees asking for more. This October, we're continuing the conversation with the second and final event in our special two-part education series, Holding Space Through Listening: A Guide to End-of-Life Conversations.
Join us for a meaningful evening of learning, reflection and discussion as we explore some of the most challenging and important conversations in healthcare.
Together, we will explore:
💬 First Conversations - how GPs and nurses can confidently begin early end-of-life discussions and support patients to understand their care options, including advance care planning, palliative care and Voluntary Assisted Dying.
💙 Navigating Grief Professionally and Personally - a powerful personal perspective on grief, supporting patients and families through loss, and managing the overlap of professional and personal roles in regional communities.
🤝 Walking Alongside Patients Choosing Voluntary Assisted Dying - practical guidance on responding compassionately to a patient's first request for VAD while maintaining trust, continuity of care and patient-centred support.
The evening will conclude with an expert panel discussion exploring prognostic conversations, balancing hope with reality, holding space for emotion, and supporting patients and families through uncertainty.
We're delighted to welcome presenters Dr Kirsten Auret, Dr Lorri Hopkins, Jemma Mustey, Nurse Practitioner, Ingrid Storm, Psychologist and Dr Sascha Saharov.
📅 Thursday 22 October 2026
🕠 6.00pm to 8.30pm, with registration from 5.45pm
📍 Albany Surf Life Saving Club, 4 Flinders Parade, Albany
💻 Online attendance available
💲 Free
🍴 Light refreshments provided
⚠️ Capacity is limited and registration is essential
Delivered in partnership with Albany Community Hospice, WA Country Health Service Great Southern Palliative Care, RACGP and Great Southern Health Professionals Network, this special event offers a unique opportunity to learn from experienced clinicians and lived experience advocates while connecting with colleagues who share a commitment to compassionate, person-centred care.
🎟️ Register now to secure your place - https://ruralhealthwest.eventsair.com/gshpn221026e/reg/Site/Register
