PEPA workshop | Palliative Approach to care

Workshop Outline

The aim of this workshop is to improve the understanding and practice of the healthcare workforce in the palliative approach to care through:

• Understanding the important role that palliative care plays in the lives of people with life-limiting illness and their families / carers
• Increasing confidence to provide holistic and person-centred care to those affected by life-limiting illness.

Workshop Content

• Principles of palliative care
• Communication
• Providing care
• Advance care planning
• End-of-life care
• Ethical issues in palliative care
• Caring for yourself

Target audience:

Health care professionals working in aged care with limited or no palliative care experience