We revisit this important topic with Julian Gardner AM (formerly the Public Advocate for Victoria) who has been part of an implementation team and will talk about this along with Kass Hall – a terminal cancer patient and Go Gentle advocate who will be directly affected by the legislation.

For more info:

https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-services/patient-care/end-of-life-care/voluntary-assisted-dying

If anything in this podcast has raised issues of grief, stress or personal crisis, both Lifeline and the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement provide telephone support and counselling 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• Lifeline can be contacted on Tel: 13 11 14
• Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement Tel: 1800 642 066

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A New Year of Dying to Tell begins with the launch of a report on ‘The Future of Death and Ageing’ by the team from Portable.

Portable is a digital design and technology company proudly born in Melbourne, Australia. For over a decade, Portable has been at the forefront of design and technology, working with governments and for-purpose organisations to drive change.

Join Stephanie in a conversation with Peter Roper and Bonnie Graham from Portable as they explain how they engaged a young, diverse community in a topic as vast and complicated as death and what they discovered in putting together this extensive report.

To encourage conversation and make change possible in these important areas, Portable embraces the following values:

• First, we are “death and ageing positive”, encouraging us to embrace rather censor discussions about these topics.
• Second, everyone is an “end user”, and we will likely experience the death of others before our own, and each and everyone one of us has an interest in making it a good experience.
• Third, a good death is a human right, and we need to be able to articulate what this means for ourselves and communicate it outwards.
• And fourth, death and ageing are areas in need of social and policy engagement, and we are optimistic that using a human-centred approach we can make a difference.

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On this episode of Dying to Tell we are actually Dying to Know with Kerrie Noonan Co-founder, Director and Executive Officer of the Groundswell Project.

Kerrie Noonanis a clinical psychologist in palliative care and has worked in health and community settings as a community development social researcher. She is a fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs and a PhD Candidate at Western Sydney University. 

#D2KDay – August 8th 2018

The Groundswell Project

Our purpose is to create a more death literate society, one where people and communities have the practical know-how needed to plan well for end of life. This means shifting focus from ‘talking about it’ to transforming this ‘difficult’ conversation into one of deep community engagement, social action and empowerment.

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As the funeral industry tries to stay relevant in a time of disruption from the death movement, start ups and families looking for non traditional options on this episode of Dying to Tell we are asking Do Funerals Matter? 

Guests on this episode :

Michael Arnold is Associate Professor and Head of Discipline in the History and Philosophy of Science Programme at the University of Melbourne.

Tamara Kohn is Associate Professor of Anthropology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne

Julia Cernaz is a counselor with qualifications in mental health, social work, couple and family therapy and specialist training in grief and bereavement. 

Michael Cox Director of Gardenia Funerals is a Melbourne based Funeral Director who began in the funeral profession almost 20 years ago

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On this episode of Dying to Tell we are taking a look at technology and tools that can help.

We meet Ivor Williams from the Helix Centre in London and talk about Cove, an incredible app that captures your mood or expresses how you feel by making and storing music and then chat with Dr. Dawn Gross about how Go Wish a card game can encourage conversations about what really is important.

Home

http://helixcentre.com

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Have you ever wondered why some Australian TV programs and films include a warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to use caution as the film may contain images or voices of dead persons? And why is dying in country so important to indigenous people?

On this episode of Dying to Tell we explore the rituals and traditions of our first people when we meet Joe Ross, a Bunuba Elder from the Kimberley, and Dave Corstorphan, a registered nurse who spent many years working in remote indigenous communities.

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With the Advanced Care Planning legislation passed last year and a report prepared for the Victorian Parliament on Funeral & Burial Instructions, we look at the new laws that will help people plan for the future and ensure their final wishes and instructions are met.

On this episode we are joined by:

Claire McNamara, Legal Officer, Office of the Public Advocate

The Hon. Philip Cummins AM Chair of the Victorian Law Reform Commission.

Plan your future care – Advance care planning

Advance care planning is when a person discusses with those close to them and their doctor their preferences for their future medical treatment and personal care. Advance care planning is something that a person with capacity can do for themself.  (And the wishes of someone who does not have capacity should always be sought.)

Advance care planning involves ongoing conversations and discussions. People’s views and wishes change with their changing experience, observations, and life circumstances. To undertake advance care planning a person needs to become comfortable with discussing wishes and plans over time.

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Join Stephanie and Gina for Episode 2 – Death, Why so afraid?, where they get some interesting answers from Dr. Jessica Zitter, critical care and palliative care doctor, Helen Callanan Death Doula, Jessie William from the Groundswell Project and Molly Carlile – the Death Talker.

If you’re dying to know how to get the conversation started on one of life’s least discussed but most important topics, then we are dying to tell.

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We talk with Fiona Patten about the process of the parliamentary inquiry and the final report delivered in July. We ask Dr. Marion Harris why she and 100 other oncologists are opposed to the Bill and we will hear the personal stories of those with terminal illness and what it means to them through Go Gentle Advocate, Stacey Halls.

Steph with Stacey from Go Gentle Aus

Improve your death literacy

Want to learn more about this discussion?

https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/about/publications/researchandreports/voluntary-assisted-dying-bill-discussion-paper

https://www.liv.asn.au/Professional-Practice/Voluntary-Assisted-Dying-Bill

http://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/meet_jen_barnes

Dying to Tell, a podcast series where we explore end of life and death in a frank and honest way.

Get in touch with Gina & Steph

Email: DyingToTell@joy.org.au

Twitter: @Dying2Tell

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