Palliative Approach in Aged Care

Workshop Outline

The aim of this workshop is to improve the understanding and practice of the aged care workforce in the palliative approach to care through:

• Understanding the important role that palliative care plays in the lives of people with life-limiting illness and their families / carers
• Increasing confidence to provide holistic and person-centred care the older person living with life-limiting illness.

Workshop content

• Principles of palliative care
• Communication
• Providing care
• Advance care planning
• End-of-life care
• Ethical issues in palliative care
• Caring for yourself

Target audience:

Health care professionals working in aged care with limited or no palliative care experience

Facilitator:

Kerrie Cunningham: Kerrie has been working in palliative care and providing education for over 15 years, across a variety of settings, including rural remote Australia and metropolitan Melbourne. Kerrie is dedicated to helping enhance and enrich health professionals understanding of palliative care, which in turn leads to improved patient and family outcomes.

Cost:    Free (morning tea and lunch provided)  

Enquires: PEPA Administration Officer: pepa@svha.org.au

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.

Follow us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/PEPAprogramofficial/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PEPAIndigenous/

Placements:

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).

Apply through the PEPA website https://pepaeducation.com