Tools and Skills for Embedding Palliative Care for Residential Aged Care Providers - A Clinical Focus - 6598
Date and time
Location
Seminar Room
Cancer Council WA 15 Bedbrook Place ShentonPark, WA 6008 AustraliaDescription
Tools and Skills for Embedding Palliative Care for Residential Aged Care Providers - A Clinical Focus
Overview
Residential aged care services face particular difficulties in palliative care, because permanent residents often have dementia and/or communication difficulties and complex care needs (AIHW 2018). In addition, there is a high burden of chronic disease and comorbidity in the residential aged care population (Hillen, Vitry & Caughey 2017).
Learning areas
- Discussion to identify tools to embed a palliative approach in your facility
- Expand upon foundational palliative pare in residential aged care
- Outline available resources and services
Date: Thursday 31 October, Registration 8.45am, 9am - 1pm
Venue: Seminar Room, Cancer Council WA at 15 Bedbrook Place, Shenton Park
Designed for: Health care professionals working in aged care facilities; Doctors, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Facility Managers
Presented by: Claire Doyle, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Parking: Free parking is available at 15 Bedbrook Place. See the map below for visitors parking information and directions to the Seminar Room.
Organised by
Palliative care education for health professionals, health care workers and palliative care volunteers across WA.
Our events are aimed at increasing knowledge and understanding of palliative care for health professionals caring for any person with a life-limiting illness in all settings.
The education programs are facilitated by project officers in collaboration with expert palliative care clinical providers and health professionals. Tailored education to meet specific requirements is available as we continue to improve and develop our programs to meet the growing demand for palliative and supportive care education.
PaSCE is supported by Cancer Council of WA and the WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network, WA Department of Health.
Our events are PRIVATELY LISTED, to view what is coming up visit our Health Professionals Calendar
https://www.cancerwa.asn.au/articles/calendar/calendar-health-professional-training-seminars-and/
To be added our MAILING LIST please email pasce@cancerwa.asn.au.