Course Programme

Annual Programme

The department offers a range of one or two-day workshops and courses ranging through palliative care awareness raising, clinical up-dates, complementary therapies, bereavement and psychosocial aspects of care.

Programme of Workshops 2004/2005

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DATE	TITLE OF COURSE
2004
Thursday 16th Sept	Spiritual Care
Wednesday 22nd Sept	Introduction to Bereavement
Friday 1st Oct	Communication Skills Level 2
Tuesday 5th Oct	Palliative Care Awareness
Friday mornings 8th Oct 04 15th Oct 04 22nd Oct 04 5th Nov 04	You Can Make a Difference
Tuesday 19th October	Complete Guide to Syringe Drivers
Thursday 19th Nov	Pain � Assessment and Management
Tuesday 14th Dec	Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life
2005
Wednesday afternoons 12th Jan 05 19th Jan 05 26th Jan 05 2nd Feb 05	You Can Make a Difference
Monday & Tuesday 17th & 18th Jan 05	Raising Awareness in Palliative Oncology (2-day course)
Thursday 10th February 05	Communication Skills Level 3
Tuesday 22nd Feb 05	Complete Guide to Syringe Drivers
Thursday 24th Feb 05	Rehabilitation in Palliative Care
Tuesday 1st March 05	Introduction to Bereavement
Thursday 3rd March 05	Introduction to Lymphoedema
Thursday 10th March 05	Managing Difficult Symptoms in Palliative Care
Tuesday 15th March 05	Palliative Care Awareness
Tuesday 22nd March 05	Averting Crises in Palliative Care

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For further details:

Telephone: 01225 721470 or Fax: 01225 721471
E-mail: [email protected]

Outreach Programmes

The team responds to specific needs through �tailor-made� courses, and welcomes opportunities for developing education packages collaboratively with other health and social care organisations.

Practice-based Learning

Sessions held at GP surgeries and covering a wide range of relevant palliative care topics for local GPs and their multi-professional teams.

� Pain and symptom management
� Syringe Driver management
� Communication
� Bereavement
� Team Working

For further details:

Telephone: 01225 721470 or Fax: 01225 721471
E-mail: [email protected]

Palliative Care Education for Nursing, Residential Home and Domicillary Care staff

We are committed to providing palliative care education for domicillary care staff and for registered and non-registered staff working in nursing and residential homes through programmes covering:
� Introduction to palliative care
� Bereavement
� Syringe Driver training
� Pain and Symptom Management
� Communication
� Team Working

For further details:

Telephone: 01225 721470 or Fax: 01225 721471
E-mail: [email protected]

�Tailor-made� programmes and workshops

We are pleased to work with organisations to design �tailor-made� programmes and workshops to meet specific needs.

GP Education and Support

� Through close working with the GPs and the Post-Graduate Medical Centre, an on-going development programme for GPs, registrars and principals is offered including an opportunity for a week�s placement for local G.P registrars.
� A GP Registrars� Introductory Day to Palliative Care and Dorothy House Hospice Care is held twice a year.
� An out-of-hours palliative care directory and a newsletter for primary health care teams supports the education of medical colleagues.

For further details:

Telephone: 01225 721470 or Fax: 01225 721471
E-mail: [email protected]

Higher Education and accredited Palliative Care courses

There is the opportunity to study for the course �Care of the Dying Patient and their Family�, which takes place each year starting in September for 12 weeks. Accredited through the University of the West of England it offers 20 credits at Diploma level and 30 credits at Degree level.

An outreach team based approach to learning in palliative care The Principles of Palliative Care �Sticky Moments� is accredited by the University of Gloucester and offers 20 credits at Diploma level.

For further details:

Telephone: 01225 721470 or Fax: 01225 721471
E-mail: [email protected]

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Placements

Dorothy House offers the opportunity for student, hospital and district nurses, medical students, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, clergy, social workers and other health and social care professionals to spend time at the hospice through one day or short term placements.

For further details:

Telephone: 01225 721470 or Fax: 01225 721471
E-mail: [email protected]