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.