Preparing qualified nurses to undertake this extended role, this interactive session meets the requirements set out by NMC/RCN/Together for Short Lives. It further ensures that staff are up to date […]
Refresh or update your knowledge about pharmacology with specific application to prescribing in paediatric palliative care. This session will consider the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and go on to […]
This session covers the practicalities of setting up and managing a syringe driver. It goes on to consider evidence based practice concerning common medications and decision making when using syringe […]
Covering the pathophysiology and causes of this complex symptom, this session will also consider assessment of neuropathic pain. We then go on to look at a variety of treatments and […]
This interactive session prepares qualified nurses to undertake the extended role of verification of expected death. It meets the requirements set by NMC/RCN/Hospice UK as well as ensuring that staff […]
Patients with Parkinsonian disorders can face particular difficulties at the end of life, with uncertainty around disease trajectories, complex symptom control requirements and professionals lacking confidence in their care. This […]
Preparing qualified nurses to undertake this extended role, this interactive session meets the requirements set out by NMC/RCN/Together for Short Lives. It further ensures that staff are up to date […]
This session aims to enable you to improve your decision making when prescribing antiemetics by refreshing your understanding of the causes and presentations of nausea and vomiting in palliative care […]
This session covers the practicalities of setting up and managing a syringe driver. It goes on to consider evidence based practice concerning common medications and decision making when using syringe […]
Delirium is the most common neuropsychiatric disorder in those with advanced illness. It is associated with significant morbidity, prolonged hospitalisation and high levels of carer distress. Despite this it is […]