Emergencies in Palliative Care - 7081

Emergencies in Palliative Care

Overview
Despite all the best planning, medical emergencies can occur in your palliative patients. Rapid recognition and response is vital to ensure reduced suffering and maintain quality of your palliative patient’s life.

Learning areas

• Gain or refresh your knowledge to be vigilant to the signs or symptoms of a palliative medical emergency in your patient.
• Maintain quality of life for a palliative patient and avoid unnecessary suffering.
• Understand and respect the patient’s wishes and concerns
• Know when to involve or link back into palliative care services.

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PaSCE will be charging a non-attendance fee for all events where there has been no notice of cancellation prior to the event. The fee will be the cost of the event for paid events or $20 per person for free events.

Date: Wednesday 4 March, Registration 2pm, 2.15-4pm

Venue: Seminar Room, Cancer Council WA at 15 Bedbrook Place, Shenton Park

Designed for: Doctors, Junior Doctors in: Haematology, Medical Oncology, Emergency Departments, Acute Medical Units and General Medical Teams and Paramedics

Presented by: Dr Yamin Myat Aye, Palliative Care Physician, Kalamunda Hospital and Pilbara Regional consultant

Parking: Free parking is available at 15 Bedbrook Place. See the map below for visitors parking information and directions to the Seminar Room.