How our team can support you
PACOP is committed to collaborating with, and supporting all who are providing palliative care services and education in participating ACHs/Organisations to ensure the successful implementation and embedding of PACOP. This may also include ‘collaborating partners/educators’, this term encompasses any role external to the ACHs that provides education, support, and clinical guidance for the delivery of palliative care in ACHs.
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Some examples of collaborating partners/educators might include your PHN, GP’s, LHD, Specialist Palliative Care team, Nurse Practitioners, other medical practitioners, ELDAC, PEPA to name just a few.
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Meet our
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National Quality & Education Manager
Laura Bryce (she/her)
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Laura has extensive experience as a Registered Nurse and has worked across all areas of health service delivery including tertiary hospitals, primary care and aged care settings. During this time Laura has developed a passion for education and quality improvement and completed her Masters of Nursing Degree with a major in Clinical Education. Laura has prior experience in palliative care and management roles in residential aged care management and . Laura joined the PACOP team in 2021.
Meet our Improvement Facilitators
Bronwyn Arthur (she/her)
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Bronwyn Arthur joined PACOP as an Improvement Facilitator in March 2022. She holds a Master’s Degree in Palliative Care in Aged Care. Bronwyn is a Registered Nurse, and has worked in various roles in her career, namely as a Clinical Educator and a Clinical Nurse Practitioner. Her main focus has been in the care of people living with dementia and end of life care; she has a history of working in palliative care, the acute setting and in aged care homes.
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Kaitlyn is has over 10 years’ experience as a registered nurse, graduating from the Queensland University of Technology in 2012 with a Bachelor of Nursing. She has extensive experience in aged care and palliative care, both in the community and care home setting. Kaitlyn has also spent significant time working in the not-for-profit and charity sector in Queensland. In 2022, she graduated from the University of Tasmania with Graduate Diploma of Health Services Management.
Simon Hore-Thorburn (he/him)
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Simon is a Registered Nurse with a passion for Palliative Care. He has practiced in specialist Palliative Care in both rural and metropolitan centres in NSW. Simon also has a passion for education and has worked in clinical specialist and training roles for clinical trials and medical device companies in the UK. Prior to joining the PACOP team, Simon was a Project Officer at Palliative Care Victoria, focusing on cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members accessing Palliative Care services.