Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network hosts the Council for Intellectual Disability’s End of Life workshop.

Who should attend: Health, disability, and end-of-life professionals and staff working in the Murrumbidgee PHN region who support people with intellectual disability and their families as part of their job.

Aim: This workshop aims to build health, disability, and end-of-life professionals’ confidence, knowledge and skills to support people with intellectual disability through death, dying and grief.

Learning outcomes: By attending this workshop attendees will

Build confidence initiating conversations about death, dying and grief

Develop skills in inclusive and accessible communication

Strengthen understanding of supported decision-making for end-of-life matters

Identify ways to ensure care planning reflects the preferences and choices of people with intellectual disability

Increase knowledge of end-of-life care, palliative care and Advance Care Planning for people with intellectual disability.

Funded by the NSW Ministry of Health.

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