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First steps in palliative care

Overview of palliative care (RTH02)


Description
This workshop is ideal for anyone new to palliative care or for those requiring an update. We will look at how we might know if our patient needs palliative care; definitions of palliative care; National Guidance around end of life and how palliative is delivered. We will also look at our attitudes to death and how these may impact in us talking to our patients about death and dying. Most of the online content is not mandatory but is available as a resource. However, there is content which is not covered in detail within the face-to-face session. THERE IS A REQUIRED FACE TO FACE SESSION FOR THIS COURSE HELD AT THE HOSPICE 18.07.2024 1.00-4.30 pm. Please only sign up for the course if you able to attend the face-to-face session at the hospice. We hold this course 4 times a year.

Mandatory: No Training hours: 3.5

Content
  • In-hospice Face to face session 18.07.2024 1.00-4.30 pm
  • Evaluation of Overview of Palliative care
  • What do we need to know?
  • Terminology and Assessment
  • What does reversing the reversible mean?
  • What stops us talking about dying?
  • Our attitudes to death and dying part 1
  • Our attitudes to death and dying part 2
  • What do we need to find out?
  • I didn't want that: Dying Matters
  • Advance care planning
  • Overview of Advance Care Planning
  • What is Ethics?
  • Difficult Issues with Sam Lund
  • Instructor led training and evaluation
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "In-hospice Face to face session 18.07.2024 1.00-4.30 pm, Evaluation of Overview of Palliative care"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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