Gold Coast 5th Annual Palliative Care Conference
Allied Health & Nursing
Thursday 11th and Friday 12th June 2026
Ticket prices: Early bird – $150 for 2 days and $80 for 1 day
Key Note Speakers include:
A/Prof Jo Doran
Harpreet Kalsi-Smith
The Venerable Tsultrim
Rhee Duthie
Session Topics include:
- Hope
- Compassion
- Grief and Bereavement
- Communication – Mastering Tough Conversations
- Interprofessional Approach to Cancer Pain
There will also be a lunch time arts activation program & Thursday evening social event.
The Palliative Care Workforce Capability Uplift Program (PCWCUP) is providing access to educational conferences for Palliative Care Allied Health, Nursing and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professional Workforces in Queensland Health.
The PCWCUP will provide financial support to eligible palliative care clinicians to support registration costs through a reimbursement process to attend the Gold Coast 2026 Palliative Care Conference – Allied Health & Nursing.
Applications will close 2 weeks prior to the conference. Queensland Health Palliative Care Allied Health, Nursing and Torres Strait Islander Professionals can find out more about this great opportunity and other PCWCUP initiatives through the centre for Leadership Excellence QPEPS page.
Conference Program and Speakers
Conference Program
Coming soon
Speakers Day 1
To be confirmed
Speakers Day 2
To be confirmed
Conference Information
Venue
Pathology and Education (PED) building, Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Boulevard Southport.
Thursday 11th and Friday 12th June 2026
The conference will be held in the large lecture theatre in E Block which is the building located opposite Gold Coast University Hospital
Parking
Parkwood Park ‘n’ Ride (Parkwood tram station) – Free parking with an 8-9min tram ride to the venue.
Gold Coast University Hospital multi story parking with Secure Parking – Paid parking of up to $19 p/day
Conference Contact
For all conference enquiries please contact Stacey Koellner at [email protected] or call 1300 763 218.
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