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There are thirteen recommendations
raised from my research and
findings for government, industry
and community consultation and
implementation. They include
defining and giving form to the
framework around the role of a doula
and cementing the place for that role
in end of life care; as well as actively
working to increase the death
literacy of all Australians.
Additionally, a coming together
needs to be orchestrated for the
‘coal face’ stakeholders, to form
both an Australian and a global
response to the long-term mortality
projections that we face as a society.
Finally, the focus on increasing the
Australian community’s capacity to
care for their dead should not be lost
in the rise of emerging professional
occupations.
Since my return I have begun giving
talks about my research and findings
to small community groups and the
local ABC radio. I have done a guest
lecture by Skype with Falmouth
University UK and am now planning
education sessions going into 2021.
I will be looking at
partnerships to take
these education and
information sessions across
Australia to the public, the health
sector and also to the funeral
industry.
Additionally; I would like
to write an educational module
to be presented in written form
and taught as 1 or 2-day workshops
around dying and death with a view
to increase death literacy not only
for the public but within the medical
communities specialising in end of
life care and in contemporary funeral
industry circles as well.
As a long term goal, I would like to
work towards a global summit where
those at the non-medical front line of
end of life care can bring to the table
strategies, ideas and planning to
formulate a response to compliment
those medical responses being
sought to the death rates predicted.
There is so much to come from
this report – my investigations
were detailed and my findings
comprehensive.
I would like to see a more extensive
version of my findings published as
a book to facilitate an opportunity
for many people in this space to
learn about each other and what
is happening in this movement
worldwide.
I would like to sincerely
acknowledge and thank the Churchill
Trust for the opportunity to travel and
learn from people worldwide; this
has been an invaluable experience
and the support and guidance I have
received has been remarkable.
Download Rebecca’s
Churchill Fellowship report at
churchilltrust.com.au
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