Introduction to Palliative and End of Life Care

Aim

To introduce the key principles underpinning high quality palliative and end of life care.

Participants

Suitable for everyone working in health and social care settings.

Methods

Presentation, interactive discussion and small group work.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this short course, participants should be able to

Explain the principles of palliative end of life care
Describe the principles of effective communication at the end of life
Develop skills in advance care planning
Describe how to recognise dying
Identify the priorities of care in the last days of life

Time

9am until 1pm

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