What is the place of palliative care in times of humanitarian crisis?

Join Palliative Care Nurses Australia (PCNA) for this free webinar with Dr Rachel Coghlan, exploring the intersection of palliative care and humanitarian response.

Humanitarian crises can profoundly affect individuals, families, communities and the systems that support them. This webinar will bring a global perspective to palliative care in these settings, opening an important conversation about care, compassion and humanity in the context of crisis and conflict.

Drawing on her extensive experience across palliative care, humanitarian response and global health, Rachel brings a unique perspective to this important and evolving area of care.

This webinar is FREE and open to anyone with an interest in palliative care.

About Dr Rachel Coghlan

Dr Rachel Coghlan is a practitioner, researcher and advocate working across palliative care, rehabilitation, humanitarian response and global health.

A Fulbright Scholar, Rachel’s PhD explored palliative care in the Gaza Strip, and she is currently supporting palliative care responses in Ukraine, Syria and Lebanon.

Rachel is a researcher at the Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne, and a physiotherapist at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem. She is also a Board member of Palliative Care Australia and a Council Member of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network.

Her work has appeared in journals and media outlets including The Guardian, ABC, Crikey, Women’s Agenda, MJA Insight Plus and Arena Magazine.

This session will be recorded and made available on the PCNA website and PCNA YouTube channel