PCNA

Palliative Care Nurses Australia (PCNA) is a member organisation for Australian nurses who are passionate about excellence in palliative care. We provide a unified voice for nurses who deliver, or have an enduring interest in, palliative care policy, practice, research and education. Our goal is to support our members to provide high quality, evidence-based palliative care services for patients at the end of life, and their families.

Benefits of membership

Conference 2022 Virtual
Conference 2022 Virtual

Our 2022 Conference was held on May 1-4.

Click below to visit our dedicated PCNA conference section to read about our previous conferences.

Stay tuned for news on our 2024 conference!

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Latest insights

Employment Opportunity - Transitional Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner
Employment Opportunity - Transitional Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner

Sydney Local Health District has an opportunity for a Transitional Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care to join their team. 

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How Dr Muckaden walked the palliative care talk
How Dr Muckaden walked the palliative care talk

“The idea seems entrenched,” says Dr Muckaden. “People seem to think of palliative care as being about death and dying. I prefer to use the term supportive care. It seems easier to change the word that describes what you’re doing than change the entire system.”

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Becoming a member

PCNA membership is open to specialist palliative care nurses and nurses in other specialties with a passion for excellence in palliative care. Associate membership is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, assistants in nursing, personal carers and undergraduate nursing students.

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Key Issues

  • Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide
  • Review of Australia's Health System Performance Information and Reporting Frameworks

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