TOPICS

Recognising patients who need palliative care
Communicating about end of life issues
Voluntary assisted dying in Victoria
Assessing and managing common symptoms
Advance care planning
Holistic pain assessment & management in palliative care
Pharmacological & Non-Pharmacological Management of Pain
Management of pain – routes of administration
Principles of opioid use: titration, prescribing, breakthrough dosing and rotation of opioids

Target Audience:

This workshop is for General Practitioners based in Victoria (Australia) who care for people with a life-limiting illness. Practice Nurses are welcome to attend.

Facilitator:

Presenter: Rowan Hearn, Director of Medical Services and Palliative Medicine

Facilitator: Margarita Makoutonina, Learning & Development Manager

Inquiries:

PEPA Administration: E: pepa@svha.org.au

Margarita Makoutonina - Manager Learning & Development, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem

M: 0425 774 195

E: Margarita.Makoutonina@calvarycare.org.au

Workshop Pre-requisite:

To maximise learning PEPA offers 6 online GP learning modules. The modules have been developed by the Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative and can be accessed by this link: https://palliativecareeducation.com.au/login/index.php

Cost: Free

An email confirming registration to attend will be sent from PEPA to participants.

If you have registered and find you are unable to attend, please advise us as soon as possible, as these workshops are in high demand and we can offer your place to another participant. If you do not advise us and don't attend, you will incur an administration fee. Thank you for your understanding.

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Would you like to see first hand what specialist palliative care providers do?

Observational placements are available for doctors, nurses, allied health and Aboriginal health professionals who are employed in health fields (e.g. hospitals, community, residential aged care facilities, general practice).

Contact PEPA Victoria on 9231 1926 for more details, or go to the PEPA website https://pepaeducation.com/