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FREE Allied Health Workshop

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Title: FREE Allied Health Workshop
Type: Workshop
Cost: Free
Earlybird Cost: REGISTRATION CLOSES: - If you register before Oct 31, 2008
Allied Health Professionals
Kathy Laurent, Tanya Trevena, Rinchen Wangmo, Donna Goodman, Dr Rachel Hughes etc
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

The aim of the PEPA Allied Health Workshop is to develop allied health professionals' understanding of the palliative approach and how this approach can be applied in practice.

Following the workshop, allied health practitioners should be able to:
• Describe how the principles of the palliative approach can be applied in practice
• Identify strategies for integrating a palliative approach into the care of people with life limiting illness and their caregivers
• Identify resources in their workplace and local community that will assist with providing quality palliative care to people with life limiting illness and their caregivers.

PROGRAM OUTLINE

• The palliative approach: Caring for people with life limiting illness
• Palliative assessment and intervention for allied health professionals
• Managing common symptoms
• Psychosocial care for people with life limiting illness
• Supporting the spiritual needs of the patient and family
• Caring for yourself, the professional caregiver

Space is limited and reservations are required. This is a free event and lunch will be provided. Please register for this workshop using the “fax back” form attached.


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