| Cancer Care Nova Scotia and the
Nova
Scotia HomeCare Association are pleased to offer a Palliative Care Education Workshop. This is a four-session workshop
over eight days designed to enhance the care provided to palliative care patients and their families in all care settings in Nova Scotia.
The workshop is focused on the provision of education for all members
of the front-line care team, including family caregivers. During the four
sessions, participants will engage in an interactive program, which includes lectures, exercises, small and large group discussions, and the application of theory to cases. Topics to be covered include:
- Principles and Practices of Palliative Care
- Dealing With Death Personally
- Interdisciplinary Team
- Cultural Considerations in Hospice Palliative Care
- Pain Management: the Basics
- Understanding the Dying Person and Pain Management
- Symptom Management
- Personal Care and Symptom Management
- Communication
- Spiritual Considerations
- Family-Centered Care
- Pediatric Palliative Care
- The Dying Process
- Legal Issues
- Funeral Planning
- Grief and Bereavement
- Self-Care and Closure
The program is offered by District Health Authorities and other partners. The Palliative Care Front Line Education program is a component of the core curriculum for Practical Nurses and Continuing Care Assistants trained in Nova Scotia.
It is non-technical in nature and is suitable for family
caregivers. For more information about the Palliative Care Front-Line Education Program, please
click
here, or contact:
Brian Taylor, Project Officer, Education
Cancer Care Nova Scotia
Phone: (902) 473-5106
To register and pay for the next workshop,
please complete the short form
to the right. Remember to select the correct Member
status.
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Upcoming Workshop
When:
Sept 10th, 10a-5p
(Saturday).
Sept 14th, 5p-9p (Wednesday).
Sept 15th, 5p-9p (Thursday).
Sept 17th, 10a-5p (Saturday).
Where:
Woodlawn Library, 31 Eisener Blvd, Dartmouth NS (next to
Portland Street Superstore, in the old movie theatre
building)
For Whom:
All those interested in learning palliative care skills & understanding, in order to enhance the care/support to patients and their families.
Meals and Breaks:
Lunch & snacks on your own.
Cost:
$85 for non NSHCA members.
$50 for NSHCA members & staff.
$65 for CARP NS, SCANS & CGNS members.
Register online below. Registration deadline is
now extended to 5pm, Tue
Sept 6.
NSHCA Instructor/Facilitator:
Roberta Wintrup RN, BScN, MHSA
NSHCA Program Coordinator:
Alex Handyside CPCA
NSHCA Secretary
Email: info@homecareNS.org
Partners:
Cancer Care Nova Scotia
Seniors
College Association of NS
Caregivers Nova Scotia
CARP
- A New Vision of Aging - Nova Scotia Chapter
Event Poster:
Click
here
for the PDF. |
