Palliative Care Development Programme 2025 (PCDP)
Tuesday 14th January 2025 to Tuesday 25th March 2025
Online
Who should attend:
Nurses, Allied Health Professionals (AHP's), Associate Practitioners and GP's who provide palliative care and rehabilitation and wish to develop a good foundation in palliative care clinical practice.
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Dates for the 8 Day Course:
- Tuesday 14 January 2025 09:30-16:00
- Tuesday 21 January 2025 14:00-16:00
- Tuesday 4 February 2025 14:00-16:00
- Tuesday 11 February 2025 14:00-16:00
- Tuesday 25 February 2025 14:00-16:00
- Tuesday 4 March 2025 14:00-16:00
- Tuesday 18 March 2025 14:00-16:00
- Tuesday 25 March 2025 14:00-16:00
Venue:
Online via Zoom
Course Fee: £200
Course Structure:
Each of the 8 days includes a recommended 4 hours of self-directed learning (from provided materials) in the morning, although this study can be done at any time during the week if it suits your schedule better. The afternoon comprises a 2 hour interactive and reflective session with experienced palliative care clinicians
Content:
This 8 day programme offers a learning opportunity to enable trained staff in all settings to develop and sustain their ability to care for people who are living with life threatening illness.
Its core content is based on Health Education England (HEE) 2019 End of Life Care Learning Outcomes and includes a focus on:
- Communication Skills
- Assessment and Care Planning - Holistic Person Centred Care
- Symptom Management - including care in the last days of life
- Advance Care Planning
- Underpinning Values of Palliative Care
- Knowledge about Palliative Care - including loss and bereavement
- Leadership and collaboration - Quality of Life and Living well with Life Limiting Conditions
- Developing Self and others - looking at resilience
- Improving Quality and Developing Practice - completing a work-based action plan
Student Outcomes:
- Pre and post course outcome framework completion
- Accessing recommended learning and attendance at reflective webinars
- Two pieces of reflection
- Completion and presentation of work-based action plan
- Completion of a personal achievement summary
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Advanced Communication Skills Training Course (2 Days)
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Intermediate Communication Skills Training - Having Sensitive Conversations within the Context of Palliative and End of Life Care
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AHP Bite Size Learning Non-Pharmacological Management of Common Palliative Care Symptoms an AHP Approach
28 Jan 25
Introduction to Palliative Care for Non-Clinicians
04 Feb 25
AHP Masterclass - Respiratory Management for People Living with Complex Neurodegenerative Conditions
06 Feb 25
ReSPECT Awareness for Everyone
13 Feb 25
Talking ACP and DNACPR - A Practical Approach
27 Feb 25
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Compassionate Communication Skills (Foundation Level) Online
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Palliative and End of Life Care - an Awareness Day
27 Mar 25
AHP Bite Size Learning: Building Resilience A Toolbox Approach to Mastering the Art of Self-care
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Living and Dying Well with Heart Failure - How can Palliative Care Help?
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European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC)
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Compassionate Communication Skills (Foundation Level) Face to Face
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