Kicking off with World OT Day on 27 October, OT Week 2025 runs until 2 November and is an annual celebration of the extraordinary impact occupational therapists make every day. In the latest episode of Room 64 | A Palliative Care Podcast, host Christine Brooks is joined by occupational therapist Monique Walsh and physiotherapist Brendan Illyett.
Monique and Brendan share information about their roles and how allied health helps patients to achieve goals in their palliative care journey. This episode is a rare insight into the unique role of the allied health team and the importance of working together to manage patient symptoms and challenges.
Barwon Health’s Room 64 was the room where Evelyn Brooks spent the final three weeks of her life. But it was more than just bricks and mortar. It was people, love, and support. “Room 64” is a podcast about the stories that came out of that room – and other rooms like it in Barwon Health’s Palliative Care Unit. Through storytelling and personal experiences, this podcast explores palliative care and the difficult topics of death and dying with the goal of making everyone a little more comfortable about talking about what matters most.