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Syringe Drivers for beginners -Let me Introduce you to the Syringe Driver |
A hands on overview of syringe drivers for the novice. From battery insertion, setting up a syringe driver and troubleshooting. When a syringe driver is to be used in your practice do you think ‘oh no!’ If so,this session is for you, it also includes very good handouts. |
Facilitator: Garry Kirlew Date: Tuesday 1 July 2008 Site: Telford
Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm Cost: £20 |
Interactive session using case examples and activities to develop our thinking about our own attitudes and ideas about death and how this can impact those we deal with. |
Facilitator: Hospice Social Work Team
Date: Tuesday 15 July 2008 Site: Shrewsbury
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm Cost: £20 |
Principles of Palliative Care / Hospice |
Do they inform what we do; are they really clear enough for 21st century palliative care? The philosophy of palliative care. Quality of life and its measurement. Holistic Care. Hospice/palliative care- do the terms matter? |
Facilitator: Garry Kirlew
Date: Tuesday 15 July 2008
Site: Shrewsbury
Time: 1.30am – 4.30pm
Cost: £20
Pain Control in Palliative Care - Acute, chronic and complex pain. |
The How and Why of pain. Creative assessment of pain control – drug and nondrug intervention. Its importance for the patient and healthcare professional. Physiology, pain theories and more. |
Facilitator: Garry Kirlew
Date: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Site: Shrewsbury
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm Cost: £20 |
An introduction, from anatomy and physiology to starting basic treatment, going through principles and treatment with some hands on practice. |
Facilitator: Hospice Physiotherapists
Date: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Site: Shrewsbury
Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Cost: £20 |
Communication Skills Part 1 |
An opportunity to practice, explore and develop communication skills, active listening and non verbal communication in a non threatening environment. Take this opportunity to raise your awareness and develop your communication. An opportunity to identify your skills
Facilitator: Garry Kirlew
Date: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Site: Shrewsbury
Time: 1.30am – 4.30pm
Cost: £20 |
Communication Skills Part 2
The next step - communicating difficult issues. Why is it difficult? The afternoon offers the opportunity to develop active listening skills, identify barriers, to communication in palliative care and practice skills in a safe environment and understand the challenges of communicating in teams and as an individual.
Facilitator: Garry Kirlew
Date: Tuesday 25th November 2008
Site: Shrewsbury
Time: 1.30am – 4.30pm
Cost: £20 |
Sexuality in Palliative Care Part 1 |
How often does the subject of sexuality and sexual matters come up in conversation with patients and relatives? Not very often? Is it our responsibility to make such talk possible and what does it take? In this workshop we consider the blocks to talking about intimacy and examine how we can be more helpful when we feel least comfortable. |
Facilitator: Caroline Clegg
Date: Tuesday 2 December 2008
Site: Shrewsbury
Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Cost: £20 |
Sexuality in Palliative Care Part 2 |
Keeping it comfortable. Now we are talking, what are we going to talk about? We’ll discuss the language we use to talk about sexual matters, the taboos and no goes and our responsibilities to ourselves and those we work with.This second part is a chance to discuss this subject in a constructive and considered environment. Come with an open mind and be prepared to participate. |
Facilitator: Caroline Clegg Date: Tuesday 16 December 2008
Site: Shrewsbury
Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Cost: £20 |
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