AIPPEN IPE 2025 Session 3: What’s Next for the Palliative Care Workforce?

Presenters: Joanna Rego, Kate Bath and Allyra Hulme

Introducing the updated Palliative Care Workforce Capabilities Framework—a resource that defines the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to deliver quality palliative care in today’s health and aged care settings. The session will present and explore how the framework can be embedded into educational programs and support workforce development across the sector.

About our presenters:

Joanna Rego: Joanna has extensive experience in teaching and curriculum development in health care education, alongside a strong research background in health care management. She has contributed to major projects that have shaped policy and practice, with a particular focus on workforce development. Her work centres on the design, delivery, and evaluation of educational initiatives that prepare the health and aged care workforce to meet contemporary challenges in service provision.

Kate Bath: Kate Bath is a project and program management professional with over 20 years of experience in the health and research sectors. She has contributed to national and international initiatives across palliative care, HIV and sexual health, malaria elimination, and military and veterans’ health. Her roles have included responsibilities in project planning, financial management, stakeholder engagement, contract oversight, and business development. Kate has worked in both university and not-for-profit environments and holds a Bachelor of Business along with multiple diplomas in project management and business administration.

Allyra Hulme: Allyra is a proud Wiradjuri woman with a Bachelor of Nursing and postgraduate qualifications in Cancer Care Nursing. She has a broad range of experience in cancer care, palliative care, Aboriginal health, and workforce development. Committed to building a strong and sustainable health workforce, she has contributed to a number of projects and initiatives that strengthen capability of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous workforces, with a particular focus in cancer and palliative care.

We anticipate that you will leave with at least one new idea to explore, and widen your network of colleagues with interests in interprofessional education.

Best regards,

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This session is FREE  to attend and a recording will be available on the AIPPEN page of the ANZAHPE website following the event.