title: PA11 The dreamers - life, death and dreams.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Palliative Care Victoria is building community capacity to have end of life conversations.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To create a conversation resource.
  
  
  METHODS
  In partnership with Pippa Wischer, we published The Dreamers, an exploration of life, death and dreams through interviews and photographs of forty palliative care patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Dreamers was an effective advocacy tool during the 2014 Victorian State Election. Palliative care services are using it with patients and families. The photographs are being exhibited at a rural regional gallery with several other galleries expressing interest. Other applications are being explored (e.g. conversation cards).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Dreamers highlights the importance of personal stories in overcoming the taboos around death and the value of the arts to foster community engagement and social change.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Victoria Inc., Australia.
authors.forename: Pippa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wischer