Most people prefer to be cared for and die at home. This free Masterclass Program aims to make this possible by empowering nurses working in key settings of general practice, aged care and home care, to develop the knowledge and skills essential for the delivery of quality person-centred palliative care.
The free Palliative Care Masterclass Program will be delivered by palliative care clinical experts from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Faculty of Health, Centre for Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation (IMPACCT).
This workshop has been made possible by funding from Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN).
Registered/enrolled nurses working or living in the CESPHN region who work in general practice, community care, residential aged care or other primary care setting. View the full list of eligible postcodes here.
This program attracts CPD hours.
Optimising Communication for Advance Care Planning (Online)
In this 1.5-hour online session, you will be supported to discuss advance care planning (ACP) with people who have palliative care needs and their carers, and recognise when commencing an ACP conversation would be helpful and how to start these conversations (2 hours CPD inclusive of pre-session reading).
Communication for Bereavement in Palliative Care (Online)
In this 2.5-hour online session, you will be supported to develop skills in conversations with patients, family members and carers around grief/bereavement needs and support; and reflect on providing bereavement support while managing your ongoing well-being (2.5 hours CPD inclusive of pre-session reading).
Advanced Communication Skills in Palliative Care (Online)
In this 3.5-hour session, topics will include: breaking bad news and critical conversations; responding to unplanned important questions; and brokering a care deal between patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams (3.5 hours CPD inclusive of pre-session reading).
Complex Symptom Management (Online)
This 3.5-hour session will provide nurses with an overview of the current evidence in relationship to screening, assessing and managing three commonly experienced symptoms (3.5 hours CPD inclusive of pre-session reading).
Advanced Communication Skills in Palliative Care + Complex Symptom Management (In-person)
Nurses looking to advance their skills and knowledge in palliative care are invited to attend a full-day, in-person workshop with an opportunity for extended discussion and learning activities regarding advanced communication and complex symptom management in palliative care (7.5 hours inclusive of pre-session reading).
If attending this session, you do not need to attend Advanced Communication and Complex Symptom Management.
Completion of the Masterclass Program will enable nurses to effectively implement knowledge into daily practice to address the needs of palliative care patients, families, and carers and to ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time in the right place.
Attendees will receive a digital badge and certificate for each session they complete. Slides and resources will be available to download. Attendees will have access to a Canvas-based Palliative Care community of practice for 12 months.
UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.
