Care at the end of life: The role of the primary healthcare team
Wednesday 3 February 2010
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
The majority of people want to die at home. How can we make this possible? What is the role of the PHCT? Clinical topics in the morning, workshops on other aspects of care in the afternoon. Strategic issues to be covered by key speakers.
Earlybird fees are applicable till 3 January 2010. All bookings received after that date will be charged the standard rate.
Registration Details:
RSM Fellow: £85
RSM Associate: £65
RSM Trainee: £65
RSM Retired Fellow: £65
RSM Student: £25
Consultant/GP: £135
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £80
Trainee: £80
Student: £30
Meeting ref: GP-J10-2
CPD: 5 credits
9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
| Chair: Professor Margaret Lloyd, President, Section of General Practice with Primary Health Care, RSM | |
9.25 am |
Welcome address |
| Professor Margaret Lloyd, President, Section of General Practice with Primary Health Care, RSM | |
9.30 am |
The NHS end of life care strategy |
| Dr Bill Noble, President of the Association of Palliative Care Physicians | |
10.10 am |
The hospice and the PHCT |
| Dr Teresa Tate, Medical Advisor, Marie Curie Cancer Care | |
10.45 am |
Coffee break |
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Caring for the patient: Management of symptoms |
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| Chair: Dr Francoise Lyons, Council member, Section of General Practice with Primary Health Care, RSM | |
11.15 am |
Nausea, vomiting and constipation |
| Dr Ian Back, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Cwm Taf Local Health Board, South Wales | |
11.45 am |
Breathlessness |
| Ms Rebecca Jennings, Senior Physiotherapist, St Joseph's Hospice | |
12.15 pm |
Psychological problems |
| Professor Mari Lloyd Williams, Professor / Director of Academic Palliative and Supportive Care, University of Liverpool | |
12.45 pm |
Lunch |
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Caring for the patient and their family |
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| Chair: Professor Margaret Lloyd, President, Section of General Practice with Primary Health Care, RSM | |
1.45 pm |
The patient and carer experience - how can volunteers help? |
| Baroness Julia Neuberger, Peer, (Lib Dem), Prime Minister's Champion for Volunteering 2007-09 and former chair of independent commission on volunteering | |
2.20 pm |
Workshop 1 |
3.10 pm |
Tea break |
3.30 pm |
Workshop 2 |
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Delegates to pick 2 out of 4 workshops: A) Cultural aspects of death and dying |
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| Professor Gurch Randhawa, Professor of Diversity in Public Health, University of Bedfordshire | |
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B) Caring for the family |
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| Andrea Dechamps, Director of Social Work, Bereavement and Welfare and Gill O'Halloran, Principal Social Worker, St Christopher's Hospice | |
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C) Advance decisions and related issues |
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| Dr Helen McGee, Medical Director, Hospice in the Weald | |
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D) Challenging situations in end of life care |
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| Dr Peter Borg-Bartolo, General Practitioner, Millenium Medical Centre Birmingham. Council Member, Section of General Practice and Primary Care | |
4.20 pm |
Final session: Future directions |
| Professor Keri Thomas, RCGP Clinical Champion for Palliative Care | |
4.55 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
5.00 pm |
Close of meeting |