Thursdays@3 S3 | Ep 6: Incorporating palliative care into aged care – Jon San Martin, CNC

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Incorporating palliative care into aged care – Jon San Martin, CNC

Here we go with Thursdays at 3 - our regular series of conversations with people living and working at the end of life. 

This time we meet, Sydney’s Jon San Martin, Jon wears a couple of hats, he’s a Clinical Nurse Consultant working in HammondCare’s Community Palliative Care Service, he is also part of the team at The Advance Project – one of the Federal Government’s National Palliative Care Projects. 

Jon’s work centres on incorporating palliative care into aged care, press play to hear his experience and learn of the tools he draws on. 

Listen on Spotify.

More information and show notes: 

  • The Advance Project provides practical, evidence-based resources and training specifically to support frontline residential and community aged care professionals, as well as GPs, nurses and support staff in general practice and primary care. Explore their toolkits and training programs – HERE. 
  • HammondCare’s Palliative Care Strategy – HERE.
     

You will find advice, tools, and support with ‘matters of life and death’ at the Palliative Care Australia website where you can also make a donation to support our work. 

 

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