Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne
Professor, Kingston and St George's Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, and leads a programme of research aimed at improving the health care and end of life care of people with intellectual disabilities.
This conference will focus on how frontline health and social care professionals can provide excellent end of life care and support for people of all ages and for vulnerable groups. Ensuring we can deliver first-rate care has been part of the national agenda for many years. However, there are still major concerns about the quality of services.
With a programme developed by the RSM Section of General Practice with Primary Healthcare, with support from the Royal College of Nursing, the meeting will offer a practical approach to transforming end of life care as a team, coping with our own emotional experiences and enabling people to live the life they love and die where they choose.
This event has been developed by the RSM General Practice with Primary Healthcare Council with support from the Royal College of Nursing.
What will I gain from this event?
You will learn how we can support all health and social care professionals who have to support others across the life span. We'll explore the policy, clinical, ethical, emotional and practical interventions to both care for patients and families, whilst caring for yourself at the end of life. We'll focus on vulnerable populations, with children, frail elderly and people with learning disabilities in particular.
The three main themes
Professor, Kingston and St George's Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, and leads a programme of research aimed at improving the health care and end of life care of people with intellectual disabilities.
Consultant and Associate Clinical Professor, and Member, Guideline Development Group, Clinical Guideline on Care of the Dying Adult NICE Associate Clinical Professor Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Co-Founder and National Clinical Lead for Difficult Conversations multi- professional interactive training and National Clinical Champion for End of Life Care
Professor of Children's Nursing, Kingston and St George's Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, and a Trustee of Shooting Star Chase Children's Hospices Surrey
Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care Outreach, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Chair: Dr Jeshni Amblum-Almér, Founder and Course Director, Belmatt Healthcare Training
Dr Paula Powell, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Medical Director Willowbrook Hospice, Clinical Lead Cheshire and Merseyside Palliative and End of Life Care Network, Willowbrook Hospice, Prescot
Theresa Nash-Patel, Associate Professor, Nursing Founder and Co-Director Heritage2health© Buddy Scheme, read by Mr Eli Anderson, Master Storyteller, StoryAID
Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, Professor of Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London
Dr Avril Danczak, Primary Care Medical Educator and GP, Health Education England, North West, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
Chair: Dr Jeshni Amblum-Almér
Professor Adrian Blundell, Consultant and Associate Clinical Member, Guideline Development Group, Clinical Guideline on Care of the Dying Adult NICE Associate and Clinical Professor, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Professor Martin Vernon, National Clinical Director, Older People, NHS England, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Premila Fade, Consultant Geriatrician, London North West University NHS Trust, Dr Dawne Garrett, Professional Lead, Older People and Dementia Care, Royal College of Nursing
Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders, National Clinical Champion for End of Life Care
Chair: Ms Kathryn Yates, Director of Primary Care Nursing, Workforce, Innovation and Transformation, London Medical Council
Professor Jayne Price, Professor of Children’s Nursing and Trustee of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, Kingston University London and St George's, University of London and Ms Catherine van’t Riet, Trustee of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
Dr Prem Fade and Dr Dawne Garrett
Choose two of the four workshops at registration
Ms Victoria Butler-Cole, Barrister, Specialism in Mental Capacity Act, 39 Essex Chambers and Ms Natalie Koussa, Director, Community Outreach and Partnerships, Compassion in Dying
Dr Avril Danczak, Primary Care Medical Educator and Trainer, Health Education England (North West)
Mrs Gemma del Toro, Specialist Lead Trainer, End of Life and Dementia, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust and Ms Ruth Harrison, Lead Learning Disability Specialist Nurse, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Eli Anderson, Master Storyteller
Theresa Nash-Patel
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