Foundations in palliative care for general practice | Online

This webinar will help build palliative care capability in general practice, enabling participants to better support and manage palliative care patients in the community. They will also learn about local community palliative care providers and the services they offer.

The event will feature a local general practitioner, detailing experiences providing community palliative care, as well as outlining the aims, activities and responsibilities involved with providing palliative care in a general practice setting. Attendees will also hear from three community palliative care providers in Melbourne’s north west, who will provide an overview of their services. They will discuss how to identify patients for whom palliative care is appropriate and reveal practical tips on supporting patients through advanced care planning.

Learning outcomes:

1. Explain the responsibilities involved with managing palliative care patients in general practice and in collaboration with community palliative care services.
2. Interpret how community palliative care functions and how community palliative care services interact with GPs, residential in-reach services and RACHs to support best care for patients at home
3. Describe the eligibility criteria and process for completion of Medical Certification of Cause of Death.
4. Identify the importance of advance care planning and completing goals of care to support patient outcomes.
5. Explain the key differences between voluntary assisted dying and palliative care.

Audience: Practice nurses, allied health providers, general practitioners, practice staff, medical specialist and aged care worker.

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