2. Calvary Palliative and End of Life Care Research Institute
Naomi McGowan
National Project Manager, Palliative and End of Life Care

3. Background September 2017: Chair appointed
Prof Liz Lobb, Calvary Health Care Kogarah
Professor Palliative Care (Allied Health)
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health, UTS
Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, UND
Reports to National Director Hospitals
30th November 2017: Official launch
Website, media release
Assistance from Sam Kelly, Bethlehem (Marketing)
Naomi McGowan (3 days/week from May 2018)

4. About the Institute
Connects researchers in the specialist palliative care services at Calvary’s public hospitals
Profiling academic and clinical research leaderships in palliative and end of life care
Collaborating to strengthen the translation of research into practice
- Calvary Health Care Kogarah
- Calvary Public Hospital Bruce
- Calvary Health Care Bethlehem
- Calvary Mater Newcastle

5. Key Strategic Objectives
Facilitating broad industry and stakeholder dissemination of palliative and end of life care research led by Calvary researchers or conducted in Calvary facilities
Amplifying the influence and use of research being undertaken to key stakeholders and the wider health community
Enhancing Calvary's profile specifically in the area of palliative and end of life care research

6. Research Focus Areas Symptom management Residential Aged Care
pain, nausea, breathlessness, delirium
Residential Aged Care
needs rounds, triaging
Progressive Neurological Disorders
Motor Neurone Disease, Huntington’s Disease
Communication
family meetings, ambulance care plans, advance care planning, family conflict

7. Research Focus Areas cont.
Planning
service delivery, assessment tools
Caregiving
unmet needs, distress, grief, trauma, resilience and growth
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
barriers to access, pain management, information and resources in Chinese languages

8. Current KPIs Site engagement Mentoring Institute website Annual report
Teleconferences with leads
Site visits
Mentoring
Institute website
Annual report
PEoLC Research Day
26th November, Calvary Kogarah

9. Challenges and Opportunities
Sustainability
funding, engagement of sites and clinicians, coordination/secretariat
Research as a priority in addition to busy clinical load
Translation of research (across Calvary)
Profiling of researchers and facilities
Building collaborations
Sharing ideas & research agendas

10. Looking Ahead
The development and implementation of an overarching operating model for the Institute
Formalising membership, committee and governance structures
Ongoing administration and marketing functions
Developing a marketing plan and communications strategy