CARE Course Topic: Rehabilitative Palliative Care

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Rehabilitative Palliative Care International Community of Practice

Rehabilitative Palliative Care

Rehabilitative Palliative Care can make a big difference in people’s lives, upholding them as an individual and supporting them to be the best that they can be. Sometimes we know that creating change, implementing something new can be challenging and you can benefit from support along the way. This Community of Practice will support you using an ‘Action Learning’ model to create challenge, action planning and learning.

Comments from previous attendees:

“Safe space to share ideas and benefit from others’ experience.”

“I have grown in confidence over the past year and have found the network of the group really helpful.”

“This training has supported developing action plans for service development which has been invaluable.”

“The chance to hear what other places are doing and develop ideas from there – it has been good to know that there are resources out there that can be developed for us to use rather than starting from scratch.”

“It has given me confidence to be able to make decisions and changes in my role at our hospice.  Knowing that people in similar roles are having similar experiences was reassuring.“

When we are excited about change and want to implement something new it is important to take people with us and create lasting change. In these sessions we will support each other to see how the model can be used in your place of work.

We will explore the challenges and opportunities that there are available to you within your team, organisation and your national healthcare provision, and share expertise and experience within the group.

These sessions will not only give you a variety of support to take actions where you may be struggling but also an opportunity to network with other like-minded professionals across the world.

If you have any questions about the programme please contact education@stchristophers.org.uk

This small Community will be interactive and formed of people from across the world, and we will meet 10 times over the year. This group will be based on some of the principles of Action Learning sets. In the first session we will reflect on how the new Rehabilitative Palliative Care model fits in the context of our work.

We will think about the role that we all have to play as leaders, whatever level we might be in an organisation. We’ll start to think about how these might link to see what changes we would like to make where we work to implement this way of thinking.

There will be some pre course tasks which are likely to take a couple of hours and you will be encouraged to take the learning from the sessions and apply it into your workplace which may take some additional time.

You will be encouraged to create an overall goal and vision for the programme and consider the steps that you will need to take to implement it. The group will discuss these and provide support and encouragement along the way. We will then have opportunities, over the proceeding months, to bring issues that you are having to the group.

The aim is to create a continuous process of learning and reflection, supported by members with an intention of moving things forward. Though the group each participant with gather knowledge and have time for active reflection before making a plan. This will be followed up on subsequent sessions so we can all gain from each other’s learning.

This group is open to anyone working in a variety of healthcare economies who has a passion for the principles of rehabilitative palliative care and would like to make changes to their individual, team or organisational practice to more encompass these principles.

This year’s cohort is now underway. Please register your interest to join the next cohort.

Sessions will take place on Zoom 9.30-11am (UK time):

DateTime
Thursday 24 September 20269.30am–11am BST (8.30am–10am UTC)
Thursday 22 October 20269.30am–11am BST (8.30am–10am UTC)
Thursday 19 November 20269.30am–11am GMT (9.30am–11am UTC)
Thursday 17 December 20269.30am–11am GMT (9.30am–11am UTC)
Thursday 21 January 20279.30am–11am GMT (9.30am–11am UTC)
Thursday 18 February 20279.30am–11am GMT (9.30am–11am UTC)
Thursday 18 March 20279.30am–11am GMT (9.30am–11am UTC)
Thursday 22 April 20279.30am–11am BST (8.30am–10am UTC)
Thursday 20 May 20279.30am–11am BST (8.30am–10am UTC)
Thursday 24 June 20279.30am–11am BST (8.30am–10am UTC)

Lizzy Jenkins

Lizzy has been an Occupational Therapist at St Christopher’s since 2021, with experience working across the inpatient unit and outpatients. Lizzy also works one day a week as a learning…
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Falls Clinic Skills Workshops 

Falls Clinic Skills Workshop

Welcome to our Falls Clinic where we will explore how we can support people – from falls assessments through to how it impacts them as an individual, and how we can physically support them to be more active and reduce their risk.

We recommend attending both workshops.

Workshop 1: Introduction to falls risks

The contributing factors that might increase someone’s risk of falls

One in three people aged over 65 fall at least once a year with that risk increasing significantly as people age. In this first of two sessions we explore that factors that can contribute to someone being at risk of falls. This is a highly experiential session, giving you the opportunity to experience challenges, that people you support may face, in a safe supportive environment.  We will also explore the impact that falls have on someone’s sense of self and their identity.

This can be used as a stand alone workshop or to optimise a holistic approach to falls assessments and management please attend both workshops.

What will I learn?

Following this workshop you will understand the risks to be considered when completing a falls assessment. You will have had some experience of what it might feel like to be at risk of falls. You will learn how fear of falling can undermine who we are as an individual and challenge you to think differently about how you interact and communicate so that you can enhance a sense of self.

Workshop 2: Introduction to falls prevention

The first step to falls prevention is understanding the risks and so we would encourage you to also attend the morning session as part of these workshops.

In this sessions we will look at optimising someone’s physical function to enhance a sense of self and reduce risk of falls. We will look at and practice the practical skills that you can use to support people around mobility and exercise as a non specialist professional. We will focus on how we can support people to be the best that they can be and hold them and what matters to them at the centre of what we do. We will explore risk and the concept of ‘risk confidence’.

What will I learn?

The theory behind the importance of exercise and activity, exploring motivation and goal setting will all be covered in this session. We will practice completing some exercises appropriate to people with all different levels of mobility. We will also apply the learning to case studies and bring together activities from both workshops to change practice. 

These workshops are for anyone who has an interest in falls or works within a setting supporting people who may be at risk of falls.

This will be relevant to you if you are a nurse, health care assistant or allied health professional.

Lizzy Jenkins

Lizzy has been an Occupational Therapist at St Christopher’s since 2021, with experience working across the inpatient unit and outpatients. Lizzy also works one day a week as a learning facilitator in the Professional Learning team. She chose to specialise in oncology and palliative care 10 years ago and has worked in a specialist oncology hospital, as well as several hospices in that time. Lizzy is passionate about supporting people to live well until they die.
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Evolve: Interdisciplinary Palliative Care for the Future

Are you motivated to enable people to achieve what matters most to them as they approach the end of their life?

Do you aspire for your team to work in a more integrated and collaborative way?

Are you grappling with increasing demands and time pressures whilst striving to maintain a person-centred approach?

The Evolve Programme logo. The word evolve in handwritten font, with 'Palliative Care for the Future' underneath.

If so, we invite you to join a group of like-minded professionals on the EVOLVE Programme – a year long course of practice transformation that will support and empower you to implement the changes you wish to see.

The EVOLVE Programme is a highly evaluated, international course that challenges you to interrogate your current palliative care practice from fresh perspectives and to implement change at patient, team and service levels. The programme is values-based, driven by the underpinning goal of enabling people to live fully until they die and a conviction that the future of palliative care must be interdisciplinary – where professionals and teams work across boundaries to achieve their fullest potential and impact.

Through a proven formula that integrates evidence-based principles, critical reflection and discussion, strategic action planning and expert coaching from Consultant and Thought Leader, Rebecca Tiberini, the EVOLVE Programme offers you a unique opportunity to transform your own and your team’s practice to be person-centred, interdisciplinary and fit for the future.

The EVOLVE Programme is a year long course consisting of a one day in person Masterclass, a virtual day and three virtual coaching sessions. The programme design is solution-focused, highly interactive and underpinned by implementation science to enable you to implement new thinking into practice. The programme includes:

  • ‘Evolved Palliative Care for the Future’ – a future-orientated model underpinned by research and international policy on interdisciplinary and rehabilitative approaches.
  • Key concepts and practices: ‘What matters to you?’, person-centred goal setting, interdisciplinary vs multidisciplinary working, effective role blurring, needs-based leadership
  • Critical evaluation of your current practice and that of your team, organisation and partnership working – to identify your bright spots and areas for development
  • Creation and implementation of your own EVOLVE Project and Strategic Action Plan
  • Expert coaching and a supportive community of colleagues to help you make the change happen in practice.

This programme is facilitated in collaboration with St Christopher’s who will bring the concepts of The EVOLVE Programme to life through a range of interdisciplinary practice examples.

The EVOLVE Programme is an opportunity for professionals that are motivated to deliver the highest standard of person-centred care for people approaching the end of life through highly, effective team working.

The EVOLVE Programme is open to:

  • All disciplines including nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists, social workers, psychologists, spiritual care workers, therapists, bereavement counsellors, team leaders and clinical managers.
  • All specialisms including palliative care, geriatrics, general practice, oncology, respiratory, neurology.

You may be a clinical nurse specialist or senior social worker, aspiring to support patients’ and families’ holistic needs but feeling increasingly time pressured and looking for a fresh new approach that enables you to be both person-centred and efficient.

You may be a clinical leader, palliative care consultant or inpatient manager, aspiring to lead your multidiscipinary team to be as effective and efficient as possible – in other words to work in an INTERdisciplinary way.

You may be a physiotherapist, occupational therapist, dietitian or speech and language therapist, aspiring to embed a team culture of rehabilitative palliative care that enables people to reach their personal goals and preserve autonomy up until the last moment.

You may be a senior leader, hospice or care home manager, aspiring to respond to the challenges of increasing demands on your service whilst striving to deliver quality, person-centred care and work effectively with partner services.

For each of these and many more the EVOLVE Programme is for you.

  • Day 1: Friday 5 February (in-person at Christopher’s CARE, SE26 6DZ)
  • Day 2: Friday 12 February (virtual via Zoom)

As part of The EVOLVE Programme, there will also be three online follow-up sessions:

  • Coaching session 1: Friday 5 March 2027, 9:30 – 11am
  • Coaching session 2: Friday 4 June 2027, 9:30 – 11am
  • Coaching session 3: Friday 8 October 2027, 9:30am – 12:30pm

The EVOLVE Programme covers;

  • Future challenges: aging populations, complex needs, disability and death
  • Contemporay solutions: evidence-based integrative approaches
  • Rehabilitative Palliative Care: principles, practices and cost effectiveness
  • What matters to you: the start of a culture shift
  • Interdisciplinary vs multidisciplinary working: the difference and why it matters
  • Specialist roles and shared roles: foundations for respect, value and collaboration
  • Needs-based leadership: harnessing the strengths of your team
  • Joint working: targeting efficiencies between teams, specialisms and partners
  • Motivations and frustrations: tapping into your personal drivers
  • Culture change: bringing your team culture into the spotlight
  • Strategic Action Planning: moving from concepts to implementation

Rebecca Tiberini

Rebecca Tiberini is an international consultant and coach and the founder of the EVOLVE Programme. Tired of constant discussions about the ‘problems’ facing palliative care teams, Rebecca created the EVOLVE…
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Helena Talbot Rice

Helena joined St Christopher’s in June 2011 after thirteen years working clinically in the acute sector in the NHS. Prior to St Christopher’s, she worked in various large teaching hospitals…
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“Collaborative and creative, truly interdisciplinary with ‘what matters most’ at its core.” – Therapy Lead

“It has allowed me to reflect on what improvements we need to make on both an organisational and a personal level to provide the highest level of care to our patients.” – Doctor

‘I really thought interdisciplinary was another word for multidisciplinary until I attended the course, have learnt so much.’ – Ward Manager

“Chance to take time out, reflect and learn and go back enthused and ready to lead change.” – Occupational Therapist

“A fantastic opportunity to learn as a team, to network, and to enhance understanding of interdisciplinary and rehabilliative palliative care.” – Nurse

“It wasn’t about coming up with something huge – it was about having the space to think.” – Physiotherapist

‘Energising, thought provoking and collaborative’ – Care Home Manager