Thurs@3 S1E2 – "You only die once so make it a good one" - Prof Samar Aoun

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Thurs@3 S1E2 – "You only die once so make it a good one" - Prof Samar Aoun

In episode 2 of our new video and podcast series Thursdays@3, listen to Prof Samar Aoun, Western Australia’s Australian of the Year 2023, as she shares with us that spark that started her passion for palliative care and reflects on her own Australian story as a migrant from Lebanon.

Samar advocates for a person-centred approach to the end of life.

She focuses on under-served groups such as those with motor neurone disease (MND) and dementia, people who are terminally ill and live alone, and those caring for a loved one.

She wears many hats – the Perron Institute Research Chair in Palliative Care at The University of Western Australia and Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University. She also co-founded the South West Compassionate Communities Network and leads the Compassionate Connectors Program.

As Samar says, “you only die once so make it a good one”. You can also listen to the podcast version on Spotify.

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