Do you want to improve your ability to care for people with a life-limiting illness?
The Victorian Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) provides a broad range of health care professionals with the opportunity to increase their experience, knowledge and skills in palliative care.
PEPA is free for all eligible health practitioners and care workers, including First Nations health workers, allied health, medical practitioners, nurses, aged care and disability care workers and paramedics. Employers or self-employed participants can apply for an honorarium allowance to assist with costs associated with back-fill during placements. Rural participants may be eligible for reimbursement of travel, meal and accommodation costs.
Learn more about PEPA|IPEPA Victoria from Manager Molly Carlile AM
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PEPA WORKSHOPS
You can book to attend a free, one-day workshop to learn more about the palliative approach to care in any setting, including management of common symptoms and supporting patients and care givers.
Workshops cover topics including:
- IPEPA
- Palliative Approach
- Palliative Approach in:
- Aged care
- Disability
- General Practice
- Mentor Workshop
- Culturally responsive palliative care from CALD backgrounds
- Exploring compassionate communication, loss and grief in palliative care
Register for a workshop
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SUPERVISED CLINICAL PLACEMENTS
PEPA / IPEPA placements are an immersive 2-5 day experience where health professionals are supported by a PEPA / IPEPA mentor in a specialist palliative care service to develop skills, knowledge and confidence in caring for people affected by life-limiting illness in day-to-day practice.
REVERSE PLACEMENTS
A reverse placement involves a specialist palliative care provider travelling to the participants’ workplace to provide an individualised learning experience for a small group of staff over 2-5 days. This placement model is available to organisations in rural and remote areas, the community controlled health sector and aged care sector.
We have a fantastic range of over 35 host sites across Victoria for you to choose from. The choices can be found here: Host Site Link
Apply for a Placement
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Learn More About PEPA
PEPA National site - Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach
Watch these informative short videos on the PEPA YouTube channel
PEPA Mentors Find out more
PEPA | IPEPA Victoria Contact:
PEPA | IPEPA Victoria Administration Officer
P: 03 9231 1926
E: pepa@svha.org.au E: ipepa@svha.org.au