If you are a healthcare professional with an interest in palliative care, you may benefit from training at the St Gemma’s Academic Unit of Palliative Care. We offer a range of palliative care and end of life care training courses aimed at doctors, nurses, social workers and other professionals in Leeds and further afield.
This free virtual session is designed to help you keep you and your care home safe. The Infection Prevention and Control Team are hosting updated virtual training aimed at all staff who work in care homes and supported living settings (including carers, nurses, housekeeper and managers). Training will include testing/swabbing, visiting care homes, donning and doffing PPE, hand hygiene, Test and Trace, and a question and answer session
View the session flyer and details of how to join
Dates: 5 November, 2.30-3.30pm; 10 November, 2.30-3.30pm
The session will be run via Zoom. You may find the following information useful:
Downloading Zoom and joining a meeting
Installing zoom on tablet or phone
This free virtual session will outline Leeds VOED process & policy and provide training to support care workers, in care homes without nursing, undertaking VOED with remote clinical support through video consultation facilities.
Dates: Thursday 15th October 1pm-2pm
The session will be run via Zoom. You may find the following information useful:
The course is an 8 week home-based learning, multi-professional programme, developed at Princess Alice Hospice in 2001 (www.pah.org.uk) Now being offered at St Gemma’s Hospice.
Contact: Jane Chatterjee Lecturer in Palliative Care AUPCCourses@st-gemma.co.uk
Dates: Spring 2021, Autumn 2021
View the full course details
Course application form
Key course dates
Bursaries may be available from Hospice UK (via the Wolfson) for people to undertake the ECEPC. Funding is being made available to support candidates from Hospices and care homes. To apply for funding, please visit: https://www.hospiceuk.org/what-we-offer/grants/open-grant-programmes/details/wolfson-bursaries—hospice-staff
This course covers essential areas of the palliative care curriculum and is relevant to both trainees taking the Palliative Medicine Specialty Certificate Exam and clinicians who want to refresh and update their clinical practice, in line with the most current guidelines and evidence base.
Dates: TBC
For more details and to register for this event, visit pallmedpro.com
People with dementia need increasingly specialised support as they approach the end of life. So do their families and the professionals working with them. Facilitated by Jane Chatterjee, co-author of “End of Life Care for People with Dementia” – A Person-Centred Approach.
Date: TBC
This is an international initiative that aims to share specialist knowledge and build communities of practice.
ECHO Palliative Care Programme for GP practices
This programme is free to GPs. Following an initial face-to-face curriculum development meeting there will be monthly one hour video-conferencing sessions that will allow access to the session from the convenience of the practice.
View the flyer to find out more.
To register your interest, contact: janec@st-gemma.co.uk or telephone 0113 218 5282
Free places available for health and social care staff to attend a one-day course on Advance Care Planning (ACP) and Communication Skills. If you have conversations with patients, or their family or carers, about their future care then this workshop will provide you with the skills and knowledge around ACP.
Date: TBC
View the flyer to find out more.
To book your place, contact AUPCcourses@st-gemma.co.uk
A 2-day multi-disciplinary skills workshop utilising an interactive approach, with video recorded simulation scenarios.
Date: TBC
For further information or to register your interest please email AUPCcourses@st-gemma.co.uk
Major ethical issues in palliative and end of life care will be explored with reference to key contemporary cases. This day will be facilitated by Dr Janet Holt, Associate Professor in Healthcare Ethics in the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds.
Date: TBC
Facilitated by expert clinicians in palliative medicine and care, including consultant in palliative medicine, consultant nurse and members of the multi-disciplinary Hospice team. Relevant for those who take a lead in palliative/end of life care.
Dates: TBC
For course information, costs and bookings, please contact 0113 218 5195 or email AUPCcourses@st-gemma.co.uk
