Aims & Objectives
PALPRAC’s primary objective is to improve the quality of life of those patients and families facing a serious illness through expert medical care
Access for Patients
- Patient awareness of palliative care and their right to access it.
- Patient access to palliative care expertise.
- Patient access to palliative care as described by Universal Healthcare Coverage. Access to this care should not be a financial burden to patients or their families.
Access for Healthcare Professionals
- Provider access to relevant palliative care resource materials and CPD opportunities via the PALPRAC membership platform
- Provider peer support and mentorship through the PALPRAC network, encompassing ethical and clinical engagement
- Provider empowerment to effect change and to be given opportunities to impact the communities they serve.
Access for Healthcare Systems
- Healthcare system recognition of Palliative Medicine as a speciality
- Healthcare system strengthening within the state and private sectors, to integrate and fund palliative care
- Healthcare system transformation through fostering a culture of partnership, openness and humility with patients, providers and stakeholders
- Healthcare system delivery through development of innovative, patient and family-centred service models that can be replicated.
Objectives
PALPRAC’s primary objective is to improve the quality of life of those patients and families facing a serious illness through expert medical care
Access for Patients
- Patient awareness of palliative care and their right to access it.
- Patient access to palliative care expertise.
- Patient access to palliative care as described by Universal Healthcare Coverage. Access to this care should not be a financial burden to patients or their families.
Access for Healthcare Professionals
- Provider access to relevant palliative care resource materials and CPD opportunities via the PALPRAC membership platform
- Provider peer support and mentorship through the PALPRAC network, encompassing ethical and clinical engagement
- Provider empowerment to effect change and to be given opportunities to impact the communities they serve.
Access for Healthcare Systems
- Healthcare system recognition of Palliative Medicine as a speciality
- Healthcare system strengthening within the state and private sectors, to integrate and fund palliative care
- Healthcare system transformation through fostering a culture of partnership, openness and humility with patients, providers and stakeholders
- Healthcare system delivery through development of innovative, patient and family-centred service models that can be replicated.