Wed 14 Feb 2-3pm: Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Palliative Care – Dr Ed Hayes
A look at some common symptoms and ways to manage them.
Thu 14 Mar 10-11am: Recognising the Last Days of Life - Loren Bennett – Community Palliative Clinical Nurse Specialist
Identification of some of the signs and changes seen at the very end of life.
Wed 10 Apr 2-3pm: Spiritual Care – Ann Fulton – Spiritual Care Coordinator
What is Spiritual Care, Who Does it, and how?
Thu 09 May 2-3pm: The Challenges of Supporting Families and Carers - St Margaret’s Supportive Care Team
An overview of some of the barriers and difficulties that can arise when supporting families and carers.
Thu 13 Jun 10-11am: Red Flags in Palliative Care - Anna Saunders - Senior Sister, Cher Griffiths- Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Ralph Langworthy Smith – Community Palliative Clinical Nurse Specialist
Recognising possible emergencies and issues requiring prompt care and treatment in palliative care.
Thu 11 Jul 2-3pm: The Challenges of Caring for Younger People – St Margaret’s Supportive Care Team
An overview of some of the difficulties that we can face when caring for younger patients with life limiting illnesses.
Wed 14 Aug 10-11am: Complex Pain in Palliative Care – Dr Mette Larsen
A look at some of the pain issues in palliative care which necessitate different approaches and medications to manage.
Thu 12 Sep 2-3pm: Social Prescribing- Dr Roger Smith
A look at the initiative which enables health care professionals to refer people to local, non-clinical services to support their health and wellbeing.
Wed 09 Oct 10-11am: Ethics in Palliative Care (Including Nutrition and Hydration) - Cher Griffiths – Trainee ACP
An overview of some of the challenging and difficult choices and situations that we face in palliative care.
Thu 14 Nov 2-3pm: Complementary Therapy in Palliative Care – Laura Franzen, Sarah Bellew- Complementary Therapy Coordinators
An overview of the uses of complementary therapy techniques in palliative care.
Thu 12 Dec 10-11am: Supporting our own Well-being and that of our Colleagues – Sarah Ireland – Head of Learning and People Development/MIND
Taking the time to reflect on the impact that our work has on all of us and the way in which we can look after ourselves.