Non-Pharmacological Management of Common Palliative Care Symptoms an AHP Approach
Thursday 23rd January 2025
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Online
Who should attend:
AHP’s keen to explore or refresh knowledge on non-pharmacological strategies for managing common palliative care symptoms including breathlessness, anxiety, fatigue and pain
Course Aims:
To share effective practical techniques focusing on management of breathlessness, anxiety and fatigue
Objectives:
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We will practice some common techniques for you to take away and use for supporting patients with breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and pain
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To understand how these techniques can make a difference to symptom burden without or as an adjunct to pharmacological management
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To increase understanding of how these techniques facilitate a patient/family’s ability to self-manage their condition
Presented by
Amy Smissen
Lecturer Practitioner and Community Occupational Therapist
Throughout her career she has worked in a range of settings including a community learning disability team, an inpatient neurological rehab unit and a local charity providing support to people living with long-term neurological conditions.
Amy joined the Hospice of St Francis in 2023 and works 3 days a week in the Community Team, bringing her unique OT perspective to enable community patients to optimise their function and ultimately, their overall quality of life. Amy has always enjoyed facilitating therapeutic groupwork sessions, running workshops and training sessions both for patients and carers and with fellow clinicians. These skills lend themselves well to her Lecturer Practitioner role, which she took on in early 2024.
Manisha Cook
Lecturer Practitioner and Specialist Physiotherapist
Manisha has worked as a specialist physiotherapist at The Hospice of St Francis for 9 years and previously has worked in community and acute healthcare settings in London and Hertfordshire.
Manisha has recently completed her level 4 Certificate in Teaching and Education, and is committed to providing a specialist palliative education programme for Allied Health Professionals and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
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