Palliative Care/ End of Life Care

Short course

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£ 200 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Methodology

    Inhouse

  • Class hours

    3h

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Suitable for: This course is suitable to all delegates involved in a care setting although an understanding of those who are at the end of their lives would be preferable. If you have additional requirements including any delegates who do not have prior knowledge please let us know. Cost quoted is for a group of up to 10 delegates.

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Location

Start date

Inhouse

Start date

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Subjects

  • Approach
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Carer
  • Palliative care

Course programme

Overview

Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness. We have written the course to help people understand everybody’s right to receive treatment as they wish and also supporting people’s family.

Objectives

At the end of the lesson delegate will be able to understand:

  • What is Palliative Care?, World Health Organisation’s 9 Points
  • Person Centred Approach, “Good Death” & “Bad Death”
  • Dealing with and Discussing Death
  • Gold Standards, Liverpool Pathway, Preferred Priorities of Care
  • 6 Fundamental Human Needs, 5 stages of Grieving
  • Communication
  • Caring for the Deceased, Marking the life and death of a person in a care setting, Dealing with your own feelings of grief

Course Structure

  • Introduction
  • What is Palliative Care?
  • World Health Organisation’s 9 Points
  • Person Centred Approach
  • “Good Death” & “Bad Death”
  • Dealing with and Discussing Death
  • Gold Standards, Liverpool Pathway, Preferred Priorities of Care
  • 6 Fundamental Human Needs
  • 5 stages of Grieving
  • Communication
  • Caring for the Deceased
  • Marking the life and death of a person in a care setting
  • Dealing with your own feelings of grief
  • Summary

Assessment:

During this course each delegate will be taken through all the information and be asked to participate in activities to test understanding. There is also a quiz to complete.

Palliative Care/ End of Life Care

£ 200 + VAT