Communication for Aged Care - 6418
Date and time
Location
Seminar Room
Cancer Council WA 15 Bedbrook Place ShentonPark, WA 6008 AustraliaDescription
Communication for Aged Care
Overview
A safe space to discuss death and dying. This interactive workshop highlights challenges and concerns in discussing death and dying with teams, residents and families. A scenario based workshop utilising current evidence-based tools.
Learning areas
- Determining the need to have the conversations
- How to have the conversations
- Theory behind good communication
- Why good communication matters
Date: Monday 8 April Registration 8.45am, 9am - 4pm
Venue: Seminar Room, Cancer Council WA at 15 Bedbrook Place, Shenton Park
Designed for: Health care professionals working in aged care facilities; Doctors, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Facility Managers, Pastoral Care Workers, Aboriginal Health Workers, Counsellors
Presented by
Grace Buchanan, Communication Facilitator and PaSCE Manager
Ed Gaudion, Clinical Nurse, MPaCCS Specialist Palliative Care team
Tina Dobrin, Senior Social Worker, MPaCCS Specialist Palliative Care team
Bethesda Health Care’s Metropolitan Palliative Care Consultancy Service (MPaCCS) is a mobile specialist palliative care team, focusing on capacity building of the palliative care sector workforce through training, education, assistance and mentoring where there are currently no specialist palliative care consultation services available for residents or patients, including Residential aged care facilities.
Parking: Free parking is available at 15 Bedbrook Place. See the map below for visitors parking information and directions to the Seminar Room.
Organised by
Palliative care education for health professionals, health care workers and palliative care volunteers across WA.
Our events are aimed at increasing knowledge and understanding of palliative care for health professionals caring for any person with a life-limiting illness in all settings.
The education programs are facilitated by project officers in collaboration with expert palliative care clinical providers and health professionals. Tailored education to meet specific requirements is available as we continue to improve and develop our programs to meet the growing demand for palliative and supportive care education.
PaSCE is supported by Cancer Council of WA and the WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network, WA Department of Health.
Our events are PRIVATELY LISTED, to view what is coming up visit our Health Professionals Calendar
https://www.cancerwa.asn.au/articles/calendar/calendar-health-professional-training-seminars-and/
To be added our MAILING LIST please email pasce@cancerwa.asn.au.