PEPA Palliative Approach in Aged Care Workshop

Acquire knowledge, skills and confidence in providing palliative care for people with a life-limiting illness, and their families.

Topics:

• Principles of palliative care
• Communication
• Providing care
• Advance care planning
• End-of-life care
• Ethical issues in palliative care
• Caring for yourself

Target audience:

Health care professionals working in aged care with limited or no palliative care experience.

Facilitators:

Kerrie Cunningham: Kerrie has been working in palliative care and providing education for over 15 years, across a variety of settings, including rural remote Australia and metropolitan Melbourne. Kerrie is dedicated to helping enhance and enrich health professionals understanding of palliative care, which in turn leads to improved patient and family outcomes.

Contact details for further information:

PEPA Administration Assistant

Ph: 03 9231 1926

Email: pepa@svha.org.au

Cost: Free