Dr. Gertrude Phiri is an early career researcher at Edith Cowan University in WA. Dr Phiri’s nursing career started in hospital settings in Zambia as a Registered Nurse, later moving to an HIV/AIDS focused Non-Governmental Organisation, following training in counselling skills. As part of the training team, she trained and supported home-based care volunteers and managed a hospice which provided respite for family carers. In Australia, she worked in Aged Care as a senior nurse, mentoring junior nurses in clinical practice. Her PhD research was informed by her interest in palliative and end-of-life care for the migrant population in Australia. However, her research interests are in palliative and end-of-life care across cultures. Dr Phiri enjoys working with industry and other researchers to contribute to the provision of culturally appropriate care, by understanding the nuances behind CaLD migrants’ low utilisation of palliative and end-of-life care services in Australia. She has also done some work with industry on recognising signs of imminent death to guide clinical staff when to call upon family or significant others to accompany the dying where appropriate.