Local and National Events

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.

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

Further details can be found on the YCN website.

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.

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

Further details can be found on the Sir Michael Sobell House Hospice website.

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 
• Graseby Syringe Drivers in 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.

YCN & University of Bradford, School of Health Studies

Postgraduate Certificate Development Programme 2010

April to November 2010

The Postgraduate Certificate Development Programme 2010 is aimed at Doctors, Senior Nurses, Managers and Allied Health Professionals working at a senior level.

The programme has been developed to support service redesign in cancer services and will help participants review their roles within the YCN and to contribute directly in helping shape the development of better clinical, patient and management systems, with the aim of enhancing better patient pathways.

The programme consists of 6 modules over 9 separate full days. Module dates are listed in the event flyer below and you must be committed to attend all dates. The course will be held at the Ramada Parkway, Otley Road, Leeds, LS16 8AG.

Please note there is a maximum of 20 places available on the programme. As places are limited and this has been circulated widely across all our Network Groups, you are encouraged to apply promptly, places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Successful applicants securing a place will receive written confirmation of their place within 5 working days.

Leading Service Improvement Flyer

Leading Service Improvement Application Form

Finding the Missing Piece - Meeting people’s spiritual needs at the end of life

14th October 2010

Holiday Inn – Bloomsbury, London

Although spiritual support is one of the core components of palliative care, it is often a poor relation. The spiritual support needs of people at the end of life, their carers and relatives are often not assessed or met.

This conference will:

• Present on the current evidence about spiritual support in end of life care
• Provide practical guidance about meeting people’s spiritual support needs
• Consider the provision of spiritual support in different settings
• Launch a new publication on spiritual support at the end of life

Who should attend?

All those with an interest in ensuring that people’s spiritual care needs at the end of life are assessed and met as part of an integrated and holistic approach to end of life care.

For more information and the booking form please visit the NCPC website

St Wilfrid’s Hospice Education Centre, Chichester

Focus on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in palliative care

3rd & 4th February 2011  9:30am to 4:00pm

This 2 day workshop is being run by Dr Suzy Jordache.  The days are based on Dr Stirling Moorey’s first book about CBT in cancer care. 

Dr Jordache has been running these 2 day workshops at the Hospice of St Francis in Hertfordshire and now has over 150 community nurses, specialist palliative care nurses, GPs and doctors who have attended the course, been inspired by it and felt empowered to recognise, treat and refer on appropriately.

Participants will:

• Learn the basic theory underpinning cognitive and behavioural work
• Analyse 6 case studies to understand the place for CBT in palliative care patients with particular reference to anger, depression and panic
• Be enabled to communicate with their patients in a unique and supportive way during challenging times
• Monthly supervision meetings to help promote confidence etc offered for six months following at minimal cost

Target audience: Senior nurses, senior allied health professionals and medical staff.

Booking Form