A lifelong learning initiative from PBA FM in Adelaide South Australia
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Introduction
This matter of dying is an important aspect of life that will inevitably visit each of us. However, living as we do in a western culture, many Australians have done remarkably well in denying the inevitability of our deaths.
End of life care - in residential care, in hospices and/or at home - can be a variable and changing landscape, and may pose a challenge to carers and patient’s families. So how do we get beyond a Pills and Platitudes approach, and find better ways of providing care, comfort and meaning at the end of life?
In Search of a Good Death will explore current questions and issues in the palliative care and support of those who are dying and their families, and will seek to discover the best of what can be done in response to the human experience of suffering, facing death and issues of end of life.
Produced as a lifelong learning resource utilising the medium of radio, and in conjunction with a dedicated website – www.insearchofagooddeath.com.au - the series will be of interest to a wide thinking audience through the Community Radio Network in Australia, as well as to medical/health professionals everywhere. Your comments on this lifelong learning resource package are always welcome.
Produced at PBA FM in Adelaide South Australia, and with funding from the Community Broadcasting Foundation in Melbourne and the Nurselink Foundation in Adelaide, In Search of a Good Death begins on air in Week Beginning Monday 28 April 2014.
PBA FM live-streams, so the programs are available worldwide at the time of broadcast – see details below.
Details of contributors, a Study Guide and a podcast of each program will be added to this page close to the week of first broadcast. Music used on-air cannot be included in the podcasts. Each podcast is approximately 27 minutes.
Listen Live to Air
Broadcasts in Adelaide – PBA FM, 89.7 on the FM Band
Mondays 8.30pm, repeated Fridays after the 9am news bulletin
From Week Beginning Monday 28 April 2014.
Ending Week Beginning Monday 25 August 2014
Live Streaming – PBA FM
Mondays 8.30pm, repeated Fridays after the 9am news bulletin
Note – Adelaide Time is GMT/UTC +9:30hrs
Production Team
Producer/Presenter
Tony Ryan
Project Manager, PBA FM, Adelaide South Australia
Project Consultant
Dr John Ashfield
Psychotherapist, author and educator, South Australia
Project Reference Group
Dr John Ashfield
Psychotherapist, author and educator, South Australia
Dr Mary Brooksbank AM
Retired Director, Palliative Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, retired Medical Director, Mary Potter Hospice, Calvary Hospital Adelaide, and current Chair, Palliative Care Council of South Australia
The Honourable Martyn Evans
Former Minister for Health and former Minister for Ageing, South Australia
Professor Roderick MacLeod
Conjoint Professor of Palliative Care Medicine, The University of Sydney, and Senior Staff Specialist in Palliative Care, HammondCare, Sydney
Enquiries and comments
Email to Tony Ryan – learningworks (at) pbafm.org.au
PO Box 433, Salisbury 5108 South Australia
Or add a post to the website – www.insearchofagooddeath.com.au
PODCASTS
Program 01
So What Is a Good Death?
Changing societal attitudes to death and dying
First broadcast - Week Beginning Monday 28 April 2014
Program 02
Legal Matters
Putting things in order, so as not to worry
First broadcast – Week Beginning Monday 05 May 2014
Program 03
It’s Their Home
Some perspectives on end-of-life care in residential facilities
First broadcast – Week Beginning Monday 12 May 2014
Program 04
Saying No To Further Treatment
Emergency Departments and end-of-life care
Week Beginning Monday 19 May 2014
Program 05
The Changing Landscape of Care
When the clearly-expressed wish is to die at home
Week Beginning Monday 26 May 2014
Program 06
Learning the Steps of a Difficult Dance
The will to live competing with a terminal illness
Week Beginning Monday 02 June 2014
Program 07
Hospice Care at Home
The privilege of caring for those who are dying
Week Beginning Monday 09 June 2014
Program 08
Wisdom Grounded in Practice
The unique skills and awareness of those working with terminally ill patients
Week Beginning Monday 16 June 2014
Program 09
Difficult Conversations
Giving caregivers and families good support, and information on options
Week Beginning Monday 23 June 2014
Program 10
Life Tipped Upside Down
Caring for a child with a life-limiting illness – Kate’s Story
Week Beginning Monday 30 June 2014
Program 11
The Tyranny of Distance
Special issues in end of life care in rural settings
Week Beginning Monday 07 July 2014
Program 12
Beyond Pills and Platitudes
The importance of authentic human communication
Week Beginning Monday 14 July 2014
Program 13
The Sounds of Silence
Silence as a valuable means of communication
Week Beginning Monday 21 July 2014
Program 14
Beliefs and Meaning
God, religion, death and dying
Week Beginning Monday 28 July 2014
Program 15
Daring to Challenge Cultural Conventions
Searching for meaning and hope in dying without religion or spirituality
Week Beginning Monday 04 August 2014
Program 16
Ethical Matters
Some often-raised questions in end-of-life care
Week Beginning Monday 11 August 2014
Program 17
Burying Our Dead
Meaningful and healing rituals
Week Beginning Monday 18 August 2014
Program 18
Spreading the Word
End of Life literacy in the community
Week Beginning Monday 25 August 2014