Current Issues in Palliative Care 2012

Benefits of attending Current Issues in Palliative Care:

-Increase your understanding of the issues surrounding funding, politics and palliative care delivery
-Explore cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions in palliative care
-Assess current methods of pain and symptom control including interventional pain management, palliative chemotherapy and interventions for breathlessness
-Examine the challenges of providing palliative care for a range of conditions including dementia, COPD and haematological disorders
-Take part in the interactive workshop on promoting team longevity within palliative care
-Share and exchange ideas with the leading practitioners in the field

Who should attend?

Current Issues in Palliative Care will be of particular interest to:

-Specialists in palliative medicine
-GPs with an interest in palliative medicine
-Palliative care nurses
-Specialists in pain management
-Oncologists
-Specialists in care of the chronically ill
-Hospice managers
-Community nurses
-All trainees in these disciplines