Leigh Donovan PhD

Clinician, researcher, educator and advocate in paediatric palliative care and loss, grief and bereavement.

[Leigh Donovan PhD @LeighADonovan]

Very proud to be sharing on my Churchill Fellowship Report. The next step in improving a health system response for bereaved families in Australia. @ChurchillTrust #childdeath #bereavement

[Anthony Herbert @AnthonyHerbert9]

Frank Tracey, CEO @childhealthqld, with Tim Wood, Dir SW, launch Children’s Health Bereavement Service on #d2kday @GroundSwellAus

[Leigh Donovan PhD @LeighADonovan]

Powerful article that resonates with the state of bereavement care in Australia:
“The lack of consistent, high-quality bereavement care for Americans constitutes an invisible public health crisis.” https://t.co/Bx0oVqIlug

[Leigh Donovan PhD @LeighADonovan]

Woolworths and Coles: No more stickers on supermarket fruit! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/cHf66sCkql via @ChangeAUS

[Leigh Donovan PhD @LeighADonovan]

@Eden_Robertson @CEwakefield @UNSWMedicine @UNSWObGyn_Paeds @AcademicChatter Totally agree @Eden_Robertson! As a past student of your’s Claire, I have to say you, your warmth and commitment ensured a smooth and memorable ride through even what could have been the most turbulent of times! You so deserve this award 🥰

[Dennis Tirch PhD @DennisTirchPhD]

Want to be fearless? Don't bother trying to delete your anxiety. That time is better spent building new habits of courage. Consciously build your reserve of mindfulness, self-compassion & psychological flexibility. We do better building than avoiding.

[Leigh Donovan PhD @LeighADonovan]

@CEwakefield @Redkite @thekca We are the product of the mentors around us @CEwakefield and you are surely one of mine! So comforted to know these resources may help just a little through the devastation of a child’s death. #childdeath #compassion

[Anthony Herbert @AnthonyHerbert9]

Good Grief This Hurts symposium at @childhealthqld #pedpc

[Children's Health Queensland @childhealthqld]

We proudly hosted our inaugural Good Grief, This Hurts symposium today. A diverse range of participants came together to focus on building community capacity in supporting children and young people to manage the impact of death in their lives. #pedpc #goodgriefthishurts

[Zoe Clarke @ZoekateM]

Today just keeps getting better and better. Wonderful presentation by Greg Adams about applying grief concepts to staff bereavement. Loving being challenged to reframe what I already know and applying it in other ways #19OPCC #PalliativeCare #grief #bereavement #selfcare

[🧶 unravellednurse 🧶 @jsam-1967.bsky.social @jsam_1967]

@NaomiEMason @Pall_Care_Aus And there is no funding at all in #RACF for post death support for bereaved children, siblings, carers. Funding models are inadequate across the board and need to be reviewed #19OPCC

[Elissa Campbell @Elissa_Campbell]

This is a huge issue with big public health implications #19OPCC

[Leigh Donovan PhD @LeighADonovan]

@ZoekateM My job is done! Thank you so much for joining in this important advocacy campaign @ZoekateM

[Sally Thorne @salthorne]

Reflections on the "public health of dying," Why do we focus all of our palliative care attention on the medical aspect, and not on creating the communities in which people can live well in their final years? - https://t.co/8WjjzzlcZg

[Leigh Donovan PhD @LeighADonovan]

@Eden_Robertson Doing exactly what you’re doing @Eden_Robertson reach out to peers and keep people around you. They will buoy you to the end!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

As the year winds down and we look toward 2019, I’m asking you to make a commitment: find something you want to change in your community and take the first step toward changing it. If you need some inspiration, take a look at some of the young leaders who inspired me this year.

[Anthony Herbert @AnthonyHerbert9]

What is the best term to describe a pediatric palliative care team? #pedpc

[Dr Kerrie Noonan @KezNoo]

Hey tweeps!
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Seeking all medical and health professionals' who may specialise or incidentally treat patients who have a diagnosis of dementia. 30 minute online survey: https://t.co/PqIVWaq5VH . #Alzheimer #research #Dementia #dementiacare

[Palliative Care Australia @Pall_Care_Aus]

Stillbirth impact helped by butterfly suite for grieving parents https://t.co/AsFVM4RjyH

[Anthony Herbert @AnthonyHerbert9]

Evaluating the impact of national education in pediatric palliative ca | AMEP @DovePress https://t.co/yLeESClsgv #pedpc @pall_care_aus @palliativecareq @healthgovau

[PallMedEd @PallMedEd]

Thanks @Marg_Hay!