Palliative Care Study Day - HCA'S Only

Palliative Care Study Day - HCA'S Only

Join us for a day of learning and discussion on palliative care!

By Connected Palliative Care

Date and time

Location

Sandwell Medical Education Centre Room 15

Lyndon West Bromwich B71 4HJ United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 7 hours
  • To define what is Palliative Care and End of Life Care
  • To identify those patients approaching the end of life and plan ahead
  • To recognise common symptoms and their management
  • To increase awareness of identification / prognostication / phases of illness / illness trajectories
  • To understand ‘what is a good death’- last weeks to days
  • To understand what Advance Care Planning (ACP) is and the benefits
  • To describe how the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) relates to ACP
  • To identify how to communicate ACP with patients and families and recognise common barriers
  • To focus on the importance of care after death

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Free
Nov 4 · 9:00 AM GMT