Local and National Events

Macmillan Cancer Support offer a range of training for Healthcare Professionals and members of the public.

Please go to the Macmillian Learn Zone to view the courses/workshops available.

CancerNursing.org have a programme of online courses and lectures running throughout the year.

Courses include:

• Introduction to Palliative Care Nursing
• Wound Management in Cancer and Palliative Care

Online lectures available include:

• Using Cognitive Behavioural Approaches in Palliative Care
• Nutrition
• Confusional States in Palliative Care Patients
• Using Humour in Cancer and Palliative Care
• Mental Health Issues in Palliative Care

They also have a series of online nursing videos available including:

• Flushing a Hickman Line
• Applying a Tegaderm 1633 Peripheral IV Dressing
• Bolus Injection 

There are many subjects covered by their discussion forums for Health Care Professionals too.

You need to register to access the currently available courses.  Registration is free and only takes a few minutes.

An online learning package with an interactive case study has been developed by BMJ Learning and the Parkinson's Disease Society.

This new interactive case history will show you what to do - as well as giving a comprehensive overview of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.

You need to register to complete the module or you can log in using an Athens password.

The BMJ Learning site has many other online modules which may be of interest to professionals.

Dove House Hospice is based in Hull and offers a wide range of training for anybody with an interest in Palliative Care.

Please see the Dove House Hospice website for full details.

Sobell House Hospice run a diverse range of courses throughout the year

Further details can be found on the Sobell House website.

Yorkshire Cancer Network (YCN) are providing 3-day training programmes for senior cancer clinicians. 

Further details can be found on the YCN website.

One chance to get it right: Talking about Dying

• 31st January 2012 - Novotel, 1 West Quay Road, Southampton S015 1RA

Want to talk to someone about their wishes but don’t know where to start?

This course is for you if you are caring for someone at the end of their life in any setting and would like to be more confident opening up conversations about people’s wishes for end of life care.

By the end of the day, you will be:

• motivated to start and continue conversations about dying, death and bereavement in your own life and work
• equipped to start conversations, having learned practical skills
• supported by knowing how to access resources, information, materials and support
• clear about the next practical steps you need to take to improve your skills and work in this area

CPD Accreditation approved (3 credits)

For more information please visit the NCPC website

Intermediate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Skills for Palliative Care

Date:  Six-day course - dates between March and July 2012

Venue:  Bradford or Bristol

(CPD approved: 30 credits)

Monthly supervision/seminar learning support

Aims:  To teach practical & applicable intermediate CBT skills (level 2) to staff caring for patients with advanced disease & their families

Suitable for: Palliative care specialist nurses; doctors; AHPs; social workers; specialist nurses & clinicians working with advanced heart, lung, neurological or other conditions; hospice day-care teams. Practitioners may be community, hospice or hospital-based.

Tutors:  Kathryn Mannix, Stirling Moorey, Nigel Sage & Christine Baker

Cost:  The course is free to successful applicants 

Prior basic understanding of CBT required

Please see below for further information and application forms

Event Flyer

Information Sheet

Application Form

The 9th Palliative Care Congress

Date:  14 to 16 March 2012

Venue:  The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8 2JR

Plenary Sessions include:

• The Role of Dignity in End of Life Care
  Professor Harvey Chochinov, Director, Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, Canada
• The Abe Guz lecture - Breathlessness
  Dr Sara Booth, Macmillan Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• How do we protect the needs of the frail older person in palliative care?
  Professor Jane Seymour, Sue Ryder Care, Professor of Palliative Care & End of Life Studies, University of Nottingham
• Palliative care research: its landscape and laments
  Professor Irene Higginson, Head of Department, Department of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Kinds College, London

Further information can be found at:  www.pccongress.org.uk

Marie Curie Annual Palliative Care Research Conference 2012

Theme:  "The challenge of symptom control in advanced progressive disease: What can we do?"

Date:  23rd March 2012

Venue:  Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

Speakers:

• Challenges for research in symptom control and possible ways forward in methodology 
  Professor Michael I Bennett, St. Gemma's Professor of Palliative Medicine, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences School of Medicine, University of Leeds
• Research to manage pain in people with palliative and end of life needs 
  Dr Joy Ross, Consultant Palliative Medicine, Royal Marsden and Royal Brompton Palliative Care Service Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer Imperial College, London 
• Illness and treatment burden of symptoms in advanced heart failure 
  Professor Frances Mair, Professor of Primary Care Research and Head of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well Being, University of Glasgow 
• Patient experiences and management of respiratory symptoms in advanced lung cancer disease
  Professor Alex Molassiotis, Professor & Chair of Cancer & Supportive Care, University of Manchester
• NCRI consumer liaison group representative on symptom management research 
  Joanna Eley, National Cancer Research Institute
• Mini-Schwartz Round - Case Study 
  Dr Adrian Tookman FRCP, Divisional Medical Director of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and clinical lead for the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit

Improving End of Life Care: Ensuring Dignity, Care and Respect

Date:  29th March 2012

Venue:  Central London

This event will enable delegates to develop better end of life care provisions in line with the government’s renewed commitment to improving palliative care, as outlined in the Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2012/13 (published in November 2011). Practical sessions will examine the range of available support services, the benefits of service integration and strategies to boost efficiency and improve care quality.

Topics covered:

• Providing Effective End of Life Care – Ensuring Dignity, Respect and Care
• Funding for Palliative Care - Ensuring the Right Support for Everyone
• Advance Care Planning - Ensuring a Proactive and Co-ordinated Response
• Case Study: NHS Cambridgeshire - Providing Multi-Disciplinary Care For Patients and Their Carers
• Delivering Hospice Care Within the Home: The Farleigh Hospice Outreach Project
• The Voluntary Sector: Working to Improve End of Life Care
• Bereavement Services: An Integral Part of End of Life Care
• Improving End of Life Care Through Providing Positive Care Environments
• Increasing Collaboration and Partnerships to Improve End of Life Care
• Achieving the Highest Standard of Care

To find out more and / or book online please visit Inside Government's website

Working with family grief: theory & practice

Location:  Martin House Hospice, Boston Spa

Dates:  16th, 23rd, 30th April and 21st & 28th May 2012 (10am-4pm)

Length of study:  Part-time, 5 days over 3 months

This module has been developed in partnership between Martin House Children’s Hospice and the Faculty of Health & Social Care at Leeds Metropolitan University. It is a single module offered at either level 5 (diploma level) or level 6 (degree level) and 15 academic points will be awarded on successful completion of the module. These can be used towards a Diploma or Degree pathway.

Aim: The module aims to enable students to develop their knowledge and skills in working with family loss, grief and bereavement.

Who is it for?: The module is open to anyone working with children and families and has an interest in family loss and grief. Evidence of the ability to successfully study at the appropriate level is required – please contact the module leader for further information.

Assessment: Assessment is through a reflective essay drawing on experiences of working with loss and bereavement within the family, making links to theory.

SHA funded places are available for NHS staff or non-NHS staff who support NHS students in practice – please ask if unsure if you are eligible.

For further information email the Module Team:

Debbie Casey:  D.E.Casey@leedsmet.ac.uk

or

Bee Macpherson:  bmacpherson@martinhouse.org.uk