Introduction to Palliative Care for Non-Clinicians
Tuesday 28th January 2025
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
In Person at The Hospice of St Francis HP4 3GW
Who should attend:
All non-clinical staff and volunteers who want an introduction to palliative care. May also be suitable for clinical staff who are new to palliative care
Course Aims:
To gain an overview of palliative care
Objectives:
- To Define palliative care and end of life care
- Who can benefit from palliative care and when?
- Describe what a good death looks like
- State the benefits of planning ahead and honest conversations
Presented by
Claire Nicell
Joint Head of Education and Learning
Her palliative care experience has involved working in hospitals, hospices and as a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse. More recently her focus and experience has switched to education. Within Hertfordshire she was part of the ABC project delivering palliative and end of life care to care homes throughout the county and then spent 18 months with the palliative care team at Watford General Hospital implementing The Rose Project (to promote dignity and respect at the end of life).
Claire loves working collaboratively with different colleagues across the social and health care sectors and helping individuals apply the principles of palliative care to their setting to promote excellent palliative care for those they care for.
She keeps her hand in clinically by working with her colleagues in the Community Palliative Care team and supporting a support group for patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis to ensure she practices what she teaches!
Dee Cooke
Lecturer Practitioner/ Nurse
Dee has worked in a range of settings including a community team, care home improvement team and clinical skills facilitator team.
Dee joined the team in April 2024 and works clinically alongside delivering end of life care education.
Dee is passionate about supporting staff to get it right even in stressful situations.
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