Dates & times

Pre-course visit to care homes w/c 3 February

• Workshop 1: 26 Feb 2020 – 09:30-16:30
• Video conference 1: 16 March 2020 – 09:30-11.30
• Workshop 2: 22 April 2020 – 09:30-16:30
• Video conference 2: 6 May 2020 – 09:30-11.30
• Workshop 3: 10 June 2020 –  09:30-16:30

Post course visit to care homes w/c 6 July

Fee:

£900 per organisation

Refreshments:

Light refreshments and lunch provided

Facilitator:

Carole Cousins

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team on:

education@pah.org.uk

Delivery of high quality end of life care in care homes and by home care providers is a national priority. The number of people requiring these services will be growing in the future and it is important that providers have staff trained to deliver end of life care and systems in place which support residents and clients to feel supported and experience their last months, weeks and days in the best way possible.

The Six Steps Programme is based on the National End of Life Care Strategy (2008) which underpins the development of services and education programmes.

We offer a programme which will mirror the six steps outlined in the National Strategy and which will allow your organisation to implement systems, to improve resident/client experience and provide evidence to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that you are delivering end of life care which is safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led.

The course provides the opportunity for up to three key people in your organisation to attend workshops and video conferences to learn about end of life care, to review your organisational systems and to build a resource of evidence to demonstrate quality care. The application to attend the course must be made by the Manager or Owner of the service who will be fully informed of content and progress.

The course will run for 16 weeks with opportunity for ongoing updates videoconferences following completion.

w/c 3rd February 2020 – Pre-course visit to your care home

Workshop 1       (26 Feb 2020)    at Princess Alice Hospice

Video conference    – 16 March 2020 – 09:30-11:30

Workshop 2     (22 April 2020) at Princess Alice Hospice

Video conference  – 6 May 2020 – 09:30-11:30

Workshop 3     (10 June 2020) at Princess Alice Hospice

w/c 6 July 2020 – Portfolio building visit to your care home

It is recommended that your organisation also consider appropriate staff to undertake the QCF Award in Awareness of End of Life Care  which will complement the Six Steps Programme.

Please contact education@pah.org.uk to express your interest in this programme.  Or contact Carole Cousins, Community practice educator on 01372 461 989

Dates and times

Tuesday 3 March 2020:  09:30-12:30

or

Wednesday 2 December 2020: 09:30-12:30

Course Fees

£70

Refreshments

Light refreshments

Facilitators
Lorraine Carter and Sarah Dowd

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

All health and social care staff, working in the Hospice or community environment, who are involved with providing care and support for palliative care patients and their families.

What will I learn from this course?

• An opportunity to reflect on the professional boundaries around our job roles and to think about what impacts the way we work within our boundaries.

• The session will aim to support staff in managing the emotional intensity of their roles, within a changing work landscape.

• Learners will be supported to identify the tools needed to be able to protect their professional and personal boundaries.

Course date and times

Wednesday 29 January 2020: 13:30 – 16:30 – FULL
or
Wednesday 4 March 2020: 13:30 – 16:30
or
Tuesday 20 October 2020: 13:30 – 16:30

Fees

£60 January 2020 only
£70 from February 2020 onwards

Refreshments

Light refreshments provided

Facilitator

Carole Cousins

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Registered nursing staff who have management support to verify expected death in their place of work.

What will I learn from this course?

The legal framework governing verification of expected death, differences between verification and certification, practical procedures and safe practice.

Note – clinical competency can only be demonstrated in a clinical setting, so participants will need to arrange to be observed in their place of work by someone able to certify competency in that environment.

Dates and times

Thursday 19 March 2020: 09:30-16.30

Tuesday 14 July 2020: 09:30-16.30

Tuesday 17 November 2020: 09:30-16:30

Course Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitators

Social Work Team

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher  KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email:  education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Any individuals working with children and young people: for example, teachers and learning support workers, nurses and healthcare assistants, social workers, foster carers, youth workers, scout and guide leaders.

What will I learn from this course?

When a parent or someone else close to them is seriously ill, it can impact greatly on children and young people. They may miss out on ‘normal’ pleasures of family life and may struggle to make sense of what is happening to their world.

When someone important to us dies, it is difficult at any time of life. But for children and young people it can have a dramatic effect on education, development, relationships and self-esteem.

This course offers an experiential learning process and the opportunity to develop some practical skills in giving support to children and young people before and after bereavement.

Please note that, due to the nature of this session, it is not suitable for people who have suffered a recent bereavement.

Course dates and times

Thursday 19 March 2020: 09:30-12:30

Wednesday 24 June 2020: 13:30-16:30

Wednesday 18 November 2020:13:30-16:30

Fees

£70

Refreshment

Light refreshments

Facilitators

Carole Cousins

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our education team.
tel:  01372 461988
email:  education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Qualified nurses or doctors who use syringe pumps for palliative care patients.

What will I learn from this course?

The use of subcutaneous ambulatory syringe pumps is essential to controlling symptoms in palliative care.

On completion of this workshop, you will be able to:

• discuss with patients and their families the reasons for administration of drugs using a syringe pump
• describe the uses of syringe pumps in palliative care
• discuss the drugs commonly used at the end of life
• set up and monitor a McKinley T34 pump
• troubleshoot for problems encountered whilst administering drugs via the syringe pump.

Note – Clinical competency can only be demonstrated in a clinical setting, so participants will need to arrange to be observed in their place of work by someone able to certify competency in that environment.

Course dates

23 – 26 March 2020: 09.30 – 16.30

or

12-15 October 2020: 09.30 – 16.30

Fees

£400 – any organisation sending five participants will receive a sixth place free.

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitators

Jane Berg

Carole Cousins

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team on:

01372 461988 or email education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

This Award will be of particular interest to Health Care Assistants and Support Workers caring for people at end of life in any setting including acute units, hospices, care homes and the community.

What will I learn from this course?

Run across 4 days, this 10 credit City & Guilds accredited QCF award provides a comprehensive introduction to end of life care including the following units:

• Understand how to work in end of life care
• Principles of working in end of life care
• Understand how to support individuals during last days of life

The learning will be made relevant to the participants’ work through the use of reflection, discussion and case studies.

The award is assessed by completion of a written portfolio.

Staff working in hospices and care homes in the UK can apply to the Wolfson Foundation (via Hospice UK) to cover part of the cost of this programme. See https://www.hospiceuk.org/what-we-offer/grants/open-grant-programmes for more details.

Dates & Time:

Wednesday 1 April 2020: 09:30-12.30

Wednesday 15 July 2020: 13:30-16:30

Tuesday 3 November 2020: 09.30-12.30

Fees

£60 – January 2020 only

£70 – from February 2020 onwards

Refreshments

Light refreshments

Facilitators

Princess Alice Hospice Education Training Team

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

All clinical and non-clinical staff including volunteers who, through the course of their work, come into contact with people in distress.

What will I learn from this course?

The SAGE & THYME evidence-based mnemonic has been developed as a national initiative, to help health and social care workers to support people with worries/concerns or who are in distress. By the end of the workshop, you should have a structured and memorable approach that you can use to: recognise psychological distress; avoid causing psychological harm; communicate honestly and compassionately; provide person-focused support; and know when you have reached the boundary of your competence.

©University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust

Date & time:

Thursday 2 April 2020  – 1:30pm – 3.30pm

Fee:

Free session – although donations welcome for refreshments

Refreshments:

Light refreshments provided

Facilitators:

Clair Sadler

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Anyone including members of the public and health and social care workers.

Community groups e.g. Women’s Institutes, church groups, volunteer organisations are particularly welcome.

What will I learn from this course?

Hospice care is well known and respected by the public but what is it?

This session gives you the opportunity to learn about the way hospice care has developed in the UK and what we do here at Princess Alice Hospice to support patients and their families.

Includes a tour of the Hospice.

Date and Time

Tuesday 21 April 2020 – 09:30 – 16:30
or
Thursday 10 December 2020 – 09:30 – 16:30

Fee

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch provided

Facilitators

Carole Cousins

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Healthcare staff and volunteers looking after people who are dying, or have advanced dementia in an inpatient, community or care home setting.

What will I learn from this course?

The Namaste programme integrates compassionate care with individualised activities for people with advanced dementia and those who are dying. The programme seeks to engage people through sensory inputs which include calming sights and sounds, taste, smell and touch thus enhancing the experience of the person, their carers and families. This session will cover:-

• Overview of the Namaste programme
• The role of the Namaste champion
• How to involve family members in Namaste
• Basic massage techniques and pain assessment
• The evidence behind the Namaste programme
• How to introduce change within your organisation You will receive a comprehensive tool kit to guide the introduction of the programme into your place of work

Course dates

Tuesday 28 April 2020 – 09:30 – 16:30

Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitators

Lorraine Carter

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team on:

01372 461988

education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

This is a Level 2 course, recommended for senior members of staff in care and nursing homes, who are providing care for people with life limiting conditions. Any other staff members who are engaged in supporting people with decision making and/or identifying safeguarding concerns

What will I learn from this course?

This course will offer an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of areas of risk for people with life limiting decisions. The relationship between risk, capacity and safeguarding is a complex one and the course will cover:

• An overview of the practical application of the MCA 2005 and the guiding principles
• Decision-making powers under the MCA
• Risk assessment and the prevention of abuse/neglect
• Hearing the voice of the person at risk
• Safeguarding roles and responsibilities

Dates and times

Tuesday 5 May 2020:  09:30-16:30

Course Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments

Facilitator

Jane Berg

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

All health and social care practitioners

What will I learn from this course?

• Identify what is meant by culture
• Understand how important culturally sensitive care is and how it impacts on the patient and family experience
• Consider the end of life care needs of people from different cultures
• Be aware of how the culture of caregivers may impact the care experience for the patient and family
• Be aware of resources which support culturally appropriate end of life care

Dates & Time:

Thursday 7 May 2020

Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch included

Facilitators

Jo Reynolds and Carole Cousins

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Staff who care for people with malignant fungating wounds in the community, hospice, care home and hospital setting.

What will I learn from this course?

The session will cover:
• The aetiology, incidence, assessment and treatment options
• Management of malignant fungating wounds including malodour, exudate, bleeding and pain
• The potential effect on the person, family and nurses/carers and how these can be alleviated

Dates & Time:

Wednesday 13 May 2020: 09:30-16.30

Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch included

Facilitators

Clair Sadler and Rosie Noble

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Those involved in the care of people with dementia in a professional capacity. For example; healthcare professionals in hospital, community and hospice settings and those working in care homes.

What will I learn from this course?

This experiential workshop will offer attendees:

• Increased awareness of dementia in society and the role of health care in this
• Insight into the lived experience of dementia
• An understanding of dementia from those living with it and from those caring for them
• Strategies to support those with dementia

Dates and Times

Tuesday 19 May 2020: 09:30-12.30

Fees

£70

Refreshments

Light refreshments

Facilitators

Lorraine Carter and Mike Gerrard

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is this course recommended for?

All clinical staff who may be involved in assessing capacity

What will I learn from this course?

On completion of this workshop you will be able to:

• Explain the guiding principles of working with capacity and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Describe the process of making an assessment
• How to make a decision on the balance of probabilities
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to provide evidence to support your decision
• Describe how to accurately and clearly record a capacity assessment

Dates and times

Thursday 11 June 2020

Course Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch included

Facilitator

Gemma Pengally-Marshall

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Nurses, healthcare assistants, allied health professionals, care home staff or any healthcare professionals working with clients with eating and drinking difficulties and/or artificial feeding needs.

What will I learn from this course?

• Management of dysphagia focusing on modified diets and fluids
• What is IDDSI? Is your healthcare setting compliant? Did you know that it is a legal requirement as of April 2019?
• Eating and drinking decisions towards EOL
• Different feeding routes
• Identifying different types of feeding tubes
• Care of feeding tubes
• Different types of artificial feeds
• Troubleshooting feeds and feeding tubes
• Feeding pump tutorial
• Ethical Dilemmas re artificial nutrition
• Monitoring artificial nutrition

Course dates and times

24 June 2020: 09:30am-16:30pm

Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitators

Aruni Wijeratne

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel:  01372 461988
email:  education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Qualified nurses, doctors and allied health professionals who support patients with cancer

What will I learn from this course?

On completion of this workshop you will be able to:

• Discuss the current management of some common malignancies
• Describe managing complications of cancer including fungating tumours
• Describe how to recognise and manage oncological emergencies
• Explore the psychological impact of cancer and ways in which to support patients and those important to them

Course date and times:

Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June 2020 – 09:00 – 17:30

Fees

£650

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitator

Clair Sadler

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461845  or email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Senior health care professionals (band 6 or equivalent and above)

What will I learn from this course?

Effective communication is fundamental to good quality patient care. This course will explore challenging communication issues from the participant’s practice.  This will be achieved through a range of interactive teaching methods and role play with actors using video feedback is a central component of the course.

It is essential delegates attend both days.

Staff working in hospices and care homes in the UK can apply to the Wolfson Foundation (via Hospice UK) to cover part of the cost of this programme. See https://www.hospiceuk.org/what-we-offer/grants/open-grant-programmes for more details.

Dates and times

Thursday 2 July 2020: 9:30-12.30

Course Fees

£70 for 2020 course

Refreshments

Light refreshments

Facilitators

Lorraine Carter

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

This is an interactive workshop designed to support staff to develop best practice around recording. It is for health and social care staff working in the community, who want to ensure that recording practice is CQC compliant and that it accurately reflects the voice of the individual.

What will I learn from this course?

• The purpose and function of recording
• Capturing action points and clear outcomes
• How to distinguish between fact and opinion
• Accurately reflecting the views and wishes of the individual and family members
• Recording disagreements and differing views
• Using language which is sensitive to protected characteristics under the Equalities Act 2010
• Protecting personal and sensitive information
• The impact of labels and stereotypes
• The legal and policy framework around recording practice
• The consequences of poor recording – what can we learn?

Monday 6 July – Friday 10 July 2020  –  09:45  – 16.00

Fee:      £40 subsidised

Refreshments:    Light refreshments

Facilitators:        Princess Alice Hospice Education Team

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
ESHER
Surrey
KT10 8NA

Contact our Education department

education@pah.org.uk or   Tel:   01372 461 988

Who is this course aimed at?

The Princess Alice Hospice Summer School is for you if you are keen to experience work in health and care and achieve a City & Guilds qualification in End of Life Care at Level 2.

This five day course could be the springboard to your future career.

What will I Learn?

• Are you aged 16-19 and interested in a career in health or adult care?

• Do you enjoy blended learning with a mixture of practical and written activities?

• Would you like to achieve a national City & Guilds qualification in End of Life Care?

• How about experiencing the work environment, with health and care professionals in a variety of roles so you can consider if any of these professions might be right for you?

If you answered ”yes” to any of the above, then exploring a career in health and care with Princess Alice Hospice Summer School may be just right for you.

Course dates and times

Monday 16 March 2020: 13:00-16:30 – FULL

Friday 17 July: 13:00-16.30

Wednesday 23 September 2020: 13:00-16.30

Friday 4 December 2020: 13:00-16.30

Fees

£70

Refreshments

Light refreshments

Facilitators

Jon Sions

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Healthcare assistants and registered nurses

What will I learn from this course?

The course covers professional and legal issues, anatomy of the arm, infection control guidance, potential complications and contraindications and safe disposal of equipment.  Practical training is provided using a phlebotomy training arm and delegates are given a workbook and competency document for completion in their workplace.

Key learning points.

• Identify blood collection equipment.
• Selection of sites for venepuncture.
• Venepuncture for blood culture.

Delegates will be able to collect venous blood samples and undertake supervised practice and a competency assessment in their workplace.

Dates & Time:

Tuesday 8 September 2020: 09:30-12:30

Fees

£70

Refreshments

Light refreshments

Facilitators

Clare Smith and Clair Sadler

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Health care professionals caring for people in care homes, community and hospice and hospital settings with Malignant Spinal Cord Compression

What will I learn from this course?

This half day study session will offer attendees insight into the specific needs of people experiencing MSCC. This will be considered from the following perspectives

• Medical management perspective including NICE guidance
• Allied health professional input including palliative rehabilitation
• The patient’s perspective based on a clinical case study focusing on quality of life and end of life care

Course dates and times:

Wednesday 16 September 2020: 09:30-16:30

Fees:

£95

Refreshments:

Light refreshments and lunch provided

Facilitator:

Lorraine Carter

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries please contact the Education department on 01372 461 988 OR email education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Health and social care practitioners working within the hospice, community (or hospital) health or social care settings who encounter individuals with life limiting conditions.

What will I learn from this course?

Using case studies from a healthcare and social care setting, this study day will:

• Examine the professional Advance Care Planning (ACP) framework
• Look at the principles and the legal standing in which ACP can be applied
• Help develop the communication skills required to have these often-difficult conversations

Course dates and times

Monday 16 March 2020: 09:00 – 12:30 – FULL
or
Wednesday 23 September 2020: 09:00 – 12:30
or
Wednesday 4 December 2020: 09:00 – 12:30

Fees

£70

Refreshments

Light refreshments

Facilitator

Jon Sions

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team on:
01372 461988
education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Registered nurses who are competent in female catheterisation

What will I learn from this course?

Delegates will gain the practical and theoretical framework to perform male catheterisation.

The course covers professional and legal issues, anatomy of the male genito-urinary system, catheter selection, infection control guidance, the principles of catheter management and catheter removal.  Practical training is provided using a catheterisation simulator and candidates are given a workbook and competency document for completion in their workplace.

Key learning points.

• Indications for catheterisation.
• Anatomy and physiology of the male GU system.
• Catheter management and infection control.

Course dates

Tuesday 29 September 2020 – 09:30 – 16:30

Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitators

Lorraine Carter

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team on:

01372 461988

education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

For staff who may need to respond to adult safeguarding concerns or may be involved in Safeguarding Adults enquiries.

What will I learn from this course?

This Level 3 Safeguarding course will improve awareness and knowledge relating to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults at risk, particularly those at the end of lives.

• Have a greater understanding of your safeguarding duties and responsibilities
• Learn how to respond to safeguarding concerns
• Be able to explore the challenges of balancing safety and choice for individuals
• Understand the law around information sharing

Dates and times

Thursday 1 October:  09:30-16:30

Course Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitators

Steve Nolan

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Healthcare professionals working in end of life care who would like to enhance their working practice with bereaved people.

What will I learn from this course?

Using case studies and participant experience, this full-day practical session will explore questions such as:

• What is the recent thinking about bereavement?
• What tools are available to assess if a person is at risk of complicated bereavement?
• How might healthcare professionals respond well to those
• who are bereaved?
• How is bereavement affected by social and cultural context?
• How can healthcare professionals self-care and access support

Dates and times

Tuesday 6 October 2020:  09:30-16:30

Course Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitators

Keetje Gull

Jo Reynolds

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Qualified nurses, doctors or physiotherapists, those who have some contact with patients with altered airways and those with previous head and neck training looking for a refresher.

What will I learn from this course?

• Safe airway management such as:
• Trachea
• Laryngectomy
• Airway adjuncts
• Safety considerations
• Documentation
• Suctioning altered airways

Course dates

Wednesday 7 October 2020 – 09:30 – 12:30

Fees

£70

Refreshments

Light refreshments

Facilitators

Education team

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team on:

01372 461988

education@pah.org.uk

Who is this course for

Registered nurse, doctors and allied healthcare professionals caring for people with diabetes at the end of their lives

What will I learn?

• The principles of monitoring and managing diabetes at the end of life
• Specific management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes as death approaches, including oral hypoglycaemic therapy and insulin
• Management of diabetes during an infection or minor illness
• Diabetes and steroid therapy
• Planning ahead

Date and Time 

Tuesday 10 November 2020 : 09:30 – 16:30

Fee

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch provided

Facilitator

Lorraine Carter

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries please contact the Education department on 01372 461 988 OR email education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Healthcare professionals working in the acute, community or third sector and who support people with motor neurone disease.

What will I learn from this course?

• An overview of MND: sub-types, progression of disease
• An understanding of some of the ethical issues involved with MND
• Withdrawing assisted ventilation at the request of a patient with MND
• Challenging conversations that are necessary in planning for the future with MND
• Supportive measures e.g. assistive technology, NIV, nutritional support
• Living with MND: The patient and carer experience
• Role of the multi-professional team  in supporting people with a diagnosis of MND

Dates and times

Thursday 26 November 2020: 09:30-16:30

Course Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitators

Steve Nolan

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please call our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

This study day uses a non-religious understanding of spirituality and is, therefore, recommended for any healthcare professional working in end of life care, regardless of belief. Physicians, nurses, chaplains, care workers, social workers, clergy and pastoral carers would all find benefit from it.

What will I learn from this course?

• Using case studies and participant experience, this full-day practical session will use a non-religious understanding of spirituality to explore themes such as:
• How to understand a person’s experience of spiritual distress
• How to use a comprehensive, assets/needs model of spiritual assessment (including spiritual screening and spiritual history taking)
• How to respond appropriately to spiritual need in order to create a spiritual care plan?

Course dates and times

Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November 2020

Fees

£450

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch

Facilitators

Professor Max Watson
Dr Bernadette Lee

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team on  tel: 01372 461845
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

This two-day palliative care ultrasound course has been delivered since 2007. Due to popular demand, more courses have been run each year.  The course is aimed at palliative care clinicians with access to ultrasound machines, working within the Hospice environment, who wish to add information to their clinical data from an ultrasound perspective.

What will I learn from this course?

The course will focus on answering four common abdominal palliative care questions.

• Does the abdomen contain ascites?
• Is it safe to insert an abdominal drain to remove ascites at this particular point?
• Does the urinary bladder contain fluid?
• Is there a DVT present?

In addition, the course will cover the rudiments of the physics upon which ultrasound depends, the causes of the common ultrasound artefacts, safety issues for patients and equipment, ultrasound of liver, diagnosis of DVT, and how to make audit a part of regular practice.

Delegates will be expected to complete some pre-course reading. The training includes didactic teaching involving video and PowerPoint presentations, as well as the opportunity to practise ultrasound skills on each other, on volunteers or patients.

At the end of the course, there is a short assessment. Delegates are encouraged to complete an online log of all their scans and a certificate will be given after one year of satisfactory log entries.

Dates & Time:

Tuesday 8 December 2020: 09:30 – 16:30

Fees

£95

Refreshments

Light refreshments and lunch included

Facilitators

Aruni Wijeratne

Education Centre
Princess Alice Hospice
West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

If you have any queries, please contact our Education Team.
tel: 01372 461988
email: education@pah.org.uk

Who is the course recommended for?

Qualified nurses and doctors who support palliative care patients

What will I learn from this course?

On completion of this workshop you will be able to:
• Discuss assessment of common symptoms in the palliative care patient
• Discuss management of common symptoms in the palliative care patient
• Describe the drugs commonly used in managing symptoms and assessing for adverse effects
• Gain an understanding of the use of methadone in managing complex pain in the palliative care patient