Symptom Management in Palliative Care

  • 31 January, 2024 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
  • In-person
  • Remote
  • Patient care
  • £93
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The course is to give HCPs the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective symptom management for their patients.

The following topics will be covered:

  • Nausea and Vomiting
  • Confusion and Agitation
  • Bowel Obstruction

Each section will look at the anatomy and physiology of why these symptoms occur, review the latest treatment (both pharmacological and non- pharmacological), and patient studies.

Course delivery

This session will be delivered by Geoff Hooper

Geoff is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, who is experienced in End of Life and Palliative Care in the acute setting, the community and in Dorothy House inpatient unit. He is an advocate for independent prescribing and nurse led care, he is passionate about holistic and person centred care, and specialises in symptom management.

Who should attend?

For Healthcare Professionals at all levels who have an interest in supporting patients who are Palliative or End of Life.

Course details

This one day virtual course will provide delegates with an overview of the potential issues that a patient who is at End of Life or Palliative care may have. The course is to give Healthcare Professionals the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective symptom management for their patients.

Supported by the Ambitions Framework (NHS England » Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: A national framework for local action 2021-2026)

Ambition number 3: That states:

“Maximising comfort and wellbeing

My care is regularly reviewed and every effort is made for me to have the support, care and treatment that might be needed to help me to be as comfortable and as free from distress as possible.”

Course content

The course includes information giving, and patient studies which participants will be invited to discuss and engage in debate with regards to best care and treatment.

The following symptoms will be covered:

  • Nausea and Vomiting
  • Confusion and Agitation
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Breathlessness