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St Christopher's Hospice Education Courses and Training News
Education Database Update
Monday, 14 May 2012
The Education Centre would like to thank all those people that took time to complete the forms for our database update/clean up. We had a fantastic response.
For those that have not yet completed their forms to continue to receive information on courses and information from the Education Centre at St Christopher’s Hospice, you can still do so.
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The Arts in a Time of Crisis: Living and dying creatively in a changing world
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
This International Symposium: The Arts in a Time of Crisis held on 2-3 November 2012 at St Christopher’s Hospice aims to examine the role of the arts during a time of unprecedented change and challenge.
The International symposium will offer opportunities for debate, dialogue and forward planning through: Examining innovative responses from arts services to the current financial crisis; Re-defining the possibilities for the arts in End of Life health and social care, including dementia and work with older people; Examining and relating policy, theory and practice; Exploring the potential and possibility for the arts during a time of change and exploring competences needed for artists to work successfully within a changing world.
Speakers include:
- Tia DeNora, Professor of Music Sociology, Exeter University TBC
- Nigel Hartley, Director of Supportive Care, St Christopher’s Hospice, Professor of Palliative Medicine, Lyons, France
- Ray Travasso, Music Therapist, East Anglia's Children's Hospice, Stuart Worden, Principal, The BRIT School.
Invitation to Present: We will be searching for successful stories and projects about how artists are adapting their services in order to deliver more useful possibilities for those affected by end of life issues within a changing world. Deadline for entries is 1 June 2012.
- For more information please see the The Arts in a Time of Crisis course details
Interventional Pain Control in Cancer Pain Management now available in the bookshop
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Interventional Pain Control in Cancer Pain Management is edited by Joan Hester, Nigel Sykes, and Sue Peat
This is a guide for healthcare professionals on the range of interventional pain management techniques available.
The effective management of pain from cancer is a top priority for patients, carers and healthcare professionals, and has been the subject of extensive research. Interventional cancer pain management implies the use of invasive techniques, such as neuraxial (epidural, intrathecal and intracerebroventricular) drug administration, brachial and lumbar plexus blocks, autonomic blockade, neurolytic blocks and cordotomy. It can also include TENS, acupuncture and complementary therapies.
This book describes specifically the difficult pain problems that are now faced in palliative care and highlights the need for greater collaboration between the disciplines of pain medicine and palliative care. It refers to the psychological and spiritual needs of patients, and provides patient experience data on specialist techniques. The book is an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals working in palliative care, pain management, and primary care to inform them about the range of interventional techniques available, with evidence of efficacy, side effects and management advice.
This 296 page hardback was first published on 1 December 2011 and is available from the bookshop at St Christopher’s for £70.00 plus postage. Contact Denise Brady on email:d.brady@stchristophers.org.uk or tel: 020 8768 4660
Dementia: from advanced disease to bereavement now available in the bookshop
Monday, 9 January 2012
Dementia: from advanced disease to bereavement is edited by Dr Victor Pace, Consultant in Palliative medicine, St Christopher’s Hospice; Dr Adrian Treloar, Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; and Sharon Scott, Senior Research Nurse Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit , UCL Medical School, London
Dementia contributes to at least 15% of all UK deaths, yet its end stages remain largely unexplored. This results in paralysis or major shortcomings in advanced dementia care. This book pulls together recent evidence to produce a practical, up to date guide to its management. It addresses symptom assessment in people whose illness makes them uncommunicative and management of pain and other physical symptoms, as well as behavioural difficulties in dementia.
It looks at the terminal phase and bereavement in dementia, the management of disability in this condition, ethical and legal issues, including decision making over intervention, spiritual care, carer concerns, other therapies and financial aspects. It is mainly aimed at specialists or trainees in palliative medicine, old age psychiatry or medicine of old age, but will be of use to many other professionals.
The book is available from the bookshop at St Christopher’s for £37.50 plus postage. Contact Denise Brady on email: d.brady@stchristophers.org.uk or tel: 020 8768 4660.
Death dying and social differences 2nd edition now available in the bookshop
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Death, dying and social differences is edited by Barbara Monroe, CEO at St Christopher’s, David Oliviere Director of Education at St Christopher’s and Sheila Payne, Director of the International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University. It analyses the wide range of social factors and differences that can affect access to services, assessment, interventions and individual and family experience as death approaches.
The first part of the book addresses wider contextual issues such as geographical location, poverty and attitudes to death and dying. The second section examines some of the specific groups in our society that still often lack access to high quality palliative care.
The book illustrates well the diverse, multi-cultural, multi-faith and wide-ranging family structures in the UK today - as well as providing significant examples of social inequalities that may impinge on access to good quality palliative care. Problems of social inequality are described and suggestions for addressing such issues are addressed.
The book is available from the bookshop at St Christopher’s for £34.95 plus postage. Contact Denise Brady on email: d.brady@stchristophers.org.uk or tel: 020 8768 4660.
Launching: Multi-Professional Plus
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Multi-Professional Week in End of Life Care for Advanced Practitioners 21-25 May 2012
This intensive week builds on the established Multi-Professional Week and is for experienced specialist practitioners, clinical managers and educators in palliative and end of life care. It is a free-standing course, even if you have not undertaken MP Week. However, the course content complements the elements of MP Week.
For more information please visit www.stchristophers.org.uk/mpplus
More Information
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- Contact education tel 020 8768 4656, email education@stchristophers.org.uk
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