Palliative Approach to care | Bendigo

Hosted by Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) Vic

The aim of this workshop is to improve the understanding and practice of the healthcare 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 to those affected by 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 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.

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