Overview:

A look at Palliative Care and what it means to the sufferer and the carer. A chance to explore the specific difficulties and issues associated and coping strategies for carers.

Aimed at:

" Care workers
" Risk Assessors
" Supervisors

Tutor: Lin Talbot

Duration: Half day

Course outline: " Welcome and Introductions
" Case Study
" Experiences of palliative care
" What is palliative care?
" Home vs hospice
" Issues to consider
" What is pain?
" Management of pain
" Predicting death - difficulties
" What is a dying trajectory?
" Responses to death and dying
" Case study
" Evaluations and close