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Multi-Professional Week in Palliative Care


Course Information

This 5-day course runs in May and November of each year

Dates:
12-16 May 2008
10-14 November 2008

Codes:
MPW0508
MPW1108                                   
Course Costs: £700

Costs are inclusive of lunch, drinks and Monday evening meal.


For an application form for Multi-Professional Week, please click here to download a pdf file which you can print out and return to us by post.  Alternatively, contact education administration, education@stchristophers.org.uk
Please note, you are not able at this time to apply for Multi-Professional Week online.





Course Details

This established course provides an opportunity for health and social care professionals from a variety of settings and countries to work together on exploring the key principles of palliative care and multi-professional working.  It will enable members to develop greater confidence in the practice of their palliative care skills within their own clinical areas, and in multi-professional teams.

The course is open to:
Doctors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Bereavement Workers
Nurses
Allied Health Professionals
Counsellors
Chaplains and Spiritual Care Workers
Psychiatrists

Accreditation:
CPD approved by Royal College of Physicians

Course Content
*    Multi-professional team working
* Working with families
* Symptom control in advanced cancer
* Working with children
* Spirituality and religion
* Culture and ethnicity
* Personal motivation and survival
* Sexuality
* Challenges in delivering care at home
* Ethics
* Difficult counselling situations
* Bereavement
* Accessing creativity


Bursaries
A limited number of bursaries are available for overseas colleagues from developing countries.  Please contact education@stchristophers.org.uk for more details.





Lead Tutors:
Kathy Burn
, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Revd Andrew Goodhead, Spiritual Care Lead
David Oliviere, Director of Education and Training
Dr Nigel Sykes, Medical Director


St Christopher's teaching faculty includes:
Barbara Monroe, Chief Executive




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