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.
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: Autumn course 12 September – 9 November 2022
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: www.hospiceuk.org/what-we-offer/grants/open-grant-programmes/details/wolfson-bursaries—hospice-staff
International and national guidelines and best practice examples for supporting the end of life care needs of people with dementia will be explored.
Date: Wednesday 28th September 2022
Time: 9.30am-3.30pm
The training will be delivered via Zoom. For any further information, please contact Emma Farrer on 0113 218 5500 or 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.
Date: Tuesday 1st November 2022
Time: 10.00am-3.30pm
The training will be delivered via Zoom. For any further information, please contact Emma Farrer on 0113 218 5500 or email AUPCCourses@st-gemma.co.uk
These courses are aimed at health and social care professionals in West Yorkshire who look after patients/clients and at the end of life and want to gain more skills and knowledge around end of life care and having those challenging conversations.
Dates: Multiple dates until end September 2022
There are 4 courses to choose from:
Dates: Multiple dates until April 2023
This course is aimed at any health and social care staff who want to:
The training is 1 day (9.30am-3.30pm) and will be delivered via Zoom.
For any further information, please contact Emma Farrer on 0113 218 5500 or email AUPCCourses@st-gemma.co.uk
Dates: Multiple dates until February 2023
Advanced Communications Skills training for Senior Clinicians. This training is 1 and a 1/2 days – the first 1/2 day focuses on the theory of communication skills and the second full day is a role play with simulated patients.
For any further information, please contact Emma Farrer on 0113 218 5500 or email AUPCCourses@st-gemma.co.uk
Dates: Multiple dates until April 2023
This course is aimed at Registered Nurses (Band 5) and Allied Healthcare Professionals (Band 4/5) who want to increase confidence and competence whilst communicating with patients approaching the end of life and their carers.
The training is 1/2 day and will be delivered via Zoom.
For any further information, please contact Emma Farrer on 0113 218 5500 or email AUPCCourses@st-gemma.co.uk
Dates: Multiple dates until April 2023
This course is aimed at Registered Nurses (Band 5) and Therapists working within LCH who want to increase confidence and competence whilst communicating with patients approaching the end of life and their carers.
The training is 1/2 day and will be delivered via Zoom.
For any further information, please contact Emma Farrer on 0113 218 5500 or email AUPCCourses@st-gemma.co.uk
For course information, costs and bookings, please contact 0113 218 5195 or email AUPCcourses@st-gemma.co.uk
