Supporting Care Needs in Palliative Care

This workshop is for Health Professionals only and is not suitable for family members/ whānau looking after relatives or friends in a community setting.

Most people living with a life limiting will need the assistance of a non-professional carer such as a family member, friend, or neighbour to provide physical, emotional, and practical caring supports. A significant portion of these support people can feel overwhelmed, isolated and experience psychological and/or financial distress. Carers do have unmet needs, information changes throughout the illness journey.

Palliative care recognises the needs of carers/support people is as important as those of the person living with a life limiting illness.

Health care providers need to have the knowledge and skills to provide practical information to assist the carer/support person to meet the holistic needs of their loved one, in the last months/weeks/days of life, and to instil confidence and knowledge so they know what to expect.

At the end of the session participants will:

• Understand the needs of carers supporting palliative patients
  
• Aquire skills to assist them to be able to navigate sensitive communications and social needs of carers (e.g., Finances, NASC, ARC, prognosis-mop up from conversation that have caused distress)
  
• Understand how to support psycho-emotional and spiritual needs of carers
  
• Appreciate what practical advice and education carers need to support their caregiver role:
  
• Practical skills such as administering Medic*tion, preventing pressure ulcers, reducing falls risk, providing oral cares, transferring, changing a battery on a Syringe Driver etc.
  
• What to expect when someone is dying

• Target audience: Health Care Professionals in all settings
  
• Limited attendees: Early registration is advised.
  
• Date: Tuesday 29 October2024
  
• Time: 0900 - 1500 hrs. * Please arrive 10 minutes early to sign in as this workshop starts promptly
  
• Cost: $80.00 per person (incl. GST & Booking fee )
  
• Please bring your own lunch. * Tea/Coffee will be provided or you can purchase food at our onsite cafe 0900 – 1300 hrs.
  
• Venue: Nelson Tasman Hospice, 331 Suffolk Road, Stoke, Nelson

For further information contact the Nelson Tasman Hospice Education Team:

P: (03) 546 3950

E: Education Administrator: [email protected]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Nelson Tasman Hospice, 331 Suffolk Road, Nelson, New Zealand