These palliative care lectures are delivered via Zoom. Attendance is free.

The lectures are held from 7:30am – 8:30am on the first Thursday of every month, from February to December.

Please register to get the Zoom meeting code and password. 

 

2025 lecture series 

Tuesday, 11 February (Tuesday due to Waitangi Day)
Managing diabetes in Palliative and end-of-life care
Associate Professor Ryan Paul, Endocrinologist at Te Whatu Ora and at the University of Waikato


Thursday, 6 March

Helping people with disabilities navigate end-of-life care
Dr Nic McKenzie, Learning (intellectual) disability sector consultant and researcher Kim Fuller, Clinical Nurse Consultant with IDEA Services National Clinical Team


Thursday, 3 April

End of life needs and considerations for people with Dementia
Dr Michal Boyd, Honorary Assoc. Professor, Nurse Practitioner, University of Auckland


Thursday, 1 May

Palliative Care for the Rainbow Community
Dr Lea Galvin, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Nelson Tasman Hospice


Thursday, 5 June

The grief and bereavement experience of family/whānau during and following assisted dying
Dr Aida Dehkhoda, PhD psychology, counsellor, Post-doctoral Research Fellow Victoria University of Wellington, Research Fellow, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland

These modules have given me insight into many aspects of palliative care that can be transferred into various area’s in my career as a NZ health professional

— Tammy Ockerse