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Membership

Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of Palliative Care Tasmania. Membership helps strengthen our collective voice and supports our work to improve palliative and end-of-life care across Tasmania. We appreciate your support and look forward to welcoming you to the PCT community.

If you have any questions or need assistance with your membership, please contact us.

Membership Fees
Individual: Community Supporter $20
Individual: Professional $50
Organisation: Non-For-Profit $150
Organisation: For Profit/Gov $250

All Member Benefits Include

  • A monthly e-newsletter, which includes short up-to-date items on research, policies, conferences, employment opportunity, media coverage, information about our political engagement and relevant information.
  • Discounted registration to Palliative Care Tasmania workshops, seminars, conferences, and forums.
  • Advocacy and representation to Government on priorities and issues related to palliative care and end of life care.
  • The ability to contribute to state and national palliative care policies and strategies.

Membership Renewal

Please note that Palliative Care Tasmania operates an automatic membership renewal system. This ensures a simple and streamlined renewal process for our members. Once your membership expires at the end of the financial year, the membership fee for the following year will automatically be charged unless otherwise notified. You will recieve automated emails prior to this time.

Individual Memberships

Individual membership is to open to anyone with an interest in palliative care and who would like to support the sector including community members, volunteers, carers, students, politicians, policy makers and consumers.

Professional membership has been introduced to support the professional development of those working in palliative care across the sector.

Community Supporter

Community Supporter membership is designed for individuals who want to support the work of Palliative Care Tasmania and stay informed about developments in palliative and end-of-life care.

Benefits

All General Member benefits, plus:

  • Early notification and invitations to Palliative Care Tasmania education events, conferences and awards
  • Advocacy and support on issues relating to palliative and end-of-life care
  • Opportunities to stay informed about palliative care developments, resources and community initiatives
  • Invitations to community awareness events and public forums
  • Voting rights

Professional Member

Professional Membership is designed for health professionals and those working across the health, aged care and community sectors who provide services or support related to palliative and end-of-life care.

Benefits

All General Member benefits, plus:

  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities
  • Early notification and invitations to Palliative Care Tasmania education events, conferences and awards
  • Advocacy and representation to government on key issues affecting palliative and end-of-life care
  • Opportunities to contribute to state and national palliative care policy and strategy development
  • Invitations to sector events and sector forums
  • Transferable membership across organisations
  • Voting rights

Organisational Memberships

Organisational Membership is available to any organisation with an interest in palliative and end-of-life care. Palliative Care Tasmania works with partners across the sector, including aged care, allied health, community services and government. Through membership we support connection, collaboration and shared advocacy to strengthen palliative care across Tasmania.

Not-for-Profit Organisations

Designed for not-for-profit organisations and community service providers working across health, aged care and community support.

Benefits

All General Member benefits, plus:

  • One organisational membership providing benefits for up to 20 staff members
  • Discounted or free education, training and professional development for multiple staff
  • Opportunities for partnership and collaboration with Palliative Care Tasmania
  • Invitations to participate in events as a subject matter expert
  • Invitations to policy forums and sector consultations
  • Invitations to networking events and opportunities to showcase your organisation
  • Letters of support where appropriate
  • Preferential opportunities to sponsor PCT events, publications and activities
  • Opportunities to promote your organisation through Palliative Care Tasmania communication channels
  • Voting rights (one organisational vote)

For-Profit & Government Organisations

Designed for corporate organisations, private service providers and government agencies who wish to support the palliative care sector and engage with the broader community of care.

Benefits

All General Member benefits, plus:

  • One organisational membership providing benefits for all staff within the organisation
  • Discounted or free education, training and professional development opportunities
  • Opportunities for partnership and collaboration
  • Invitations to participate in events as a subject matter expert
  • Invitations to policy forums and sector consultations
  • Invitations to networking events and opportunities to showcase your organisation
  • Letters of support where appropriate
  • Preferential opportunities to sponsor PCT events, publications and activities
  • Opportunities to promote your organisation through Palliative Care Tasmania communication channels
  • Voting rights (one organisational vote)

Membership Spotlight

caring@home-

caring@home is a National Palliative Care project that aims to increase access to quality and timely end-of-life care for home-based patients.

The project develops nationally consistent, practical, and evidence-based resources and provides associated education to enable quality end-of-life care.


Health professionals can use caring@home resources to support patients to be cared for in their place of choice. The resources are free of charge and applicable Australia-wide.

What programs and initiatives does caring@home offer?

  • Supporting carers and families to deliver care at home – Community Palliative Care Resources Box (NEW) – Health professionals can use resources from the Box to support patients and families with managing physical symptoms, recognising dying, understanding infusion devices, providing practical care and managing subcutaneous medicines
  • Supporting health professionals to deliver proactive, quality end-of-life care – The Prompts for End-of-Life Planning (PELP) Framework guides proactive, quality end-of-life care across all care settings. Implementation of the PELP Framework can help health professionals to provide quality person-centred care in the last 12 months of life that align with the person’s wishes and reduce the need for decision making in emotionally charged situations.

  • Supporting access to timely medicines – The National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List (the List) identifies four medicines for use by home-based palliative patients in the terminal phase who require urgent symptom relief. The List is a vital tool that can be used by prescribers and Community Pharmacists to support standardised, quality palliative care by improving access to medicines in the community.

  • Supporting palliative care in the home for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families