This section will keep you up to date with news and events in the palliative care community. Please note that links below were current at time of posting, however links may become obsolete as websites update content.
Changes to Better Access
The Better Access program enables access to allied mental health services for which an individual can receive a Medicare rebate. The Government has announced new transition arrangements to these services.
Posted by Admin on 2 February 2012
New PCC4U learning module content
The Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U) Project has released two new learning modules looking at a specific focus topic:
The learning content can be accessed on the new PCC4U website.
Posted by Admin on 2 February 2012
Career Development Fellowship scheme
The purpose of the Career Development Fellowships (CDF) scheme is to further develop Australian health and medical early to mid-career researchers. Applications will close on 28 March 2012
Posted by Admin on 30 January 2012
Call for Partnership Investigator Team
Applications are now being accepted for the new NHMRC Partnership Centre Program on Dealing with Cognitive and Related Functional Decline in the Elderly. Funding of up to $5 million per year will be provided by NHMRC and its partners to the successful investigator team.Applications close at 5pm (AEDST) on 24 February 2012.
Posted by Admin on 25 January 2012
NBN Enabled Telehealth Pilots Program
The National Broadband Network (NBN) Enabled Telehealth Pilots Program aims to demonstrate how the NBN infrastructure enables better access to high quality healthcare services, particularly aged care, palliative care and cancer care, using telehealth services in the home.
Posted by Admin on 23 January 2012
National Mental Health Commission
The Australian Government has established the National Mental Health Commission to help improve Australia’s mental health system. It will plan more effectively for the future mental health needs of the community, create greater accountability and transparency in the mental health system and give mental health prominence at a national level.
Posted by Admin on 23 January 2012
HoMER Framework for Monitoring document
The Framework for Monitoring: Guidance for the national approach to single ethical review of multi-centre research is now available on the Human Research Ethics Portal.This document complements the Research Governance Handbook: Guidance for the national approach to single ethical review already available.
Posted by Admin on 19 January 2012
Mental Health Reform Consultation
The Australian Governemnt has released a draft of the Ten-Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform for public consultation. Comments can be made through an online survey available at the Department of Health and Ageing's Mental Health page until 1 February 2012.
Posted by Admin on 18 January 2012
NHMRC - Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Fellowships
The NHMRC has advised that there will be a delay to the opening of the Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Fellowships 2012 application round for funding commencing in 2013.
Posted by Admin on 4 January 2012
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This page was last updated 2 February 2012