Camilla Rowland on Palliative Care & Having A ‘Good Death’

Camilla Rowland is the CEO of Palliative Care Australia. She joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of palliative care in the past 20 years, and why death should be a social experience.

This episode explores: 

• The role of palliative care in the healthcare system
• When the palliative care experience should start
• Why it’s better for people to die at home than in hospital 
• The difference between palliative care workers and death doulas
• What ‘internal coercion’ looks like in voluntary assisted dying
• Advice for anyone wanting to advocate for a better end-of-life experience for themselves or their loved ones

Follow Camilla on LinkedIn and find out more about Palliative Care Australia.

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