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The New Approach to Palliative Care
A series of 9 sessions to update the knowledge and skills of RN's working with elderly people.
The 'new' palliative approach
When palliative care should begin; the older people who are eligible; importance of advance care planning
- 1.5 CPD hours
- Facilitator: Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG. Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne
- Objective: The participant will be able to access and promote the Guidelines; differentiate what palliative care is from what it is not; apply the palliative approach to older people with chronic disease in any setting
Terminal care within a palliative approach
Distinguishing terminal care from palliative care; identifying the 'terminal phase'; what is a 'good death'
- 1.5 CPD hours
- Facilitator: Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG. Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne
- Objective: The participant will be able to identify terminal care as a distinctive phase; list the signs of imminent death; apply insights into a 'good death'; adopt a relevant checklist
Symptom management
'Impeccable assessment' WHO; specific common end-of-life symptoms; contemporary research and proven best practice
- 1.5 CPD hours
- Facilitator: Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG. Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne
- Objective: The participant will be able to identify tools for impeccable assessment; identify common symptoms at the end of life; apply best practice symptom management
A palliative approach in end stage dementia
Does the person with advanced dementia 'qualify'? Appropriate assessment; symptoms with advanced dementia
- 1.5 CPD hours
- Facilitator: Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG. Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne
- Objective: The participant will be able to identify why people with end stage dementia 'qualify' for a palliative approach; apply best practice pain management; apply strategies from case study to holistic best practice end-of-life care
Spiritual and cultural care
Spiritual and cultural factors; uniqueness not a secondary factor; the heart of holistic care
- 1.5 CPD hours
- Facilitator: Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG. Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne
- Objective: The participant will apply 'impeccable assessment' of spiritual and cultural factors; examine their own attitudes to spiritual and cultural issues; explore effective strategies and interventions in a context of holistic care
Partnership with families
'I love caring for the residents. It's the families that get my back up!' How to foster trust and partnership with families
- 1.5 CPD hours
- Facilitator: Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG. Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne
- Objective: The participant will be able to describe the components of a family meeting; define what 'family' means in the context of nursing older people; identify a variety of community supports for older people
Pain assessment & management
Contemporary research to distinguish between acute and chronic pain; the judicious use of opioid and adjuvant medication
- 1.5 CPD hours
- Facilitator: Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG. Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne
- Objective: The participant will be able to differentiate chronic pain from acute pain; identify pain management as an ethical issue; apply pain assessment strategies, including non verbal; list best practice points about correct use of analgesics, especially morphine
Ethical issues at end of life
Ethical issues at the end of life including resuscitation, unnecessary prolongation; failure to act on the older person's expressed wishes; a broad overview of ethical principles, fear of litigation and other barriers
- 1.5 CPD hours
- Facilitator: Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG. Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne
- Objective: The participant will be able to apply the principles of advance care planning; identify the most urgent ethical issues; translate elements from case study into daily care; NB Pain covered previous session
Managers' roles in palliative care
Effective leadership; constraints and barriers to effective management; commitment to palliative care education
- 1.5 CPD hours
- Facilitator: Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson RN, Dip Arts, B App Sci (adv.nsg) Grad Dip Geront. Nsg, B Theol, M Theol, PhD, FRCNA, FAAG. Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Nursing & Social Work, The University of Melbourne
- Objective: The participant will be able to identify changes in management/leadership styles; discuss the impact of management styles on workforce retention; apply the principles of effective management to their own practice
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