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16th Annual Paediatric Palliative Care Symposium

Mar.

05

16th Annual Paediatric Palliative Care Symposium

by Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

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Date and time

Thu., 05/03/2020, 8:00 am –

Fri., 06/03/2020, 12:30 pm AEDT

Location

Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, Level 4, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

Corner of Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street

Westmead, NSW 2145

Australia

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Come along to hear good news stories about best-practice and latest trends in paediatric palliative care.

About this event

Designed for medical, nursing and allied health professionals, the symposium and workshop is an annual event and this year will be held on Thursday 5 March.

This year, there are two workshops to choose from and both workshops occur on Friday 6 March following the symposium.

Symposium program: Thursday 5 March

  • 08.00-08.30 Registration
  • 08.30-08.35 Welcome
  • 08.35-09.05 Collaborative transfers in hospice care, Hummingbird House, Dr Christine Mott
  • 09.05-09.35 Communication research in Paediatric Palliative Care, Stuart Ekberg QCH
  • 09.35-10.05 Care of the Spirit, April MacNeill
  • 10.05-10.30 Morning Tea
  • 10.30-11.20 Evolving Evidence in Paediatric Palliative Care, Prof David Currow, Guest Speaker
  • 11.20-12.00 Voices of moral authority: parents, doctors and what will actually help, Dr Richard Hain
  • 12.00-13.00 Lunch
  • 13.00-14.00 “30 years of Pain medicine at CHW: Innovation & Empowerment, Then & Now”, Departments of Pain Medicine & Oncology
  • 14.00-14.05 Brief break
  • 14.05-14.35 Caring@home, Prof. Liz Reymond
  • 14.35-15.15 Caring for dying babies and their families: An experience based co-design study, Dr Hazel Carlisle, Tara Corder, Margaret Broom
  • 15.15-15.30 Afternoon tea
  • 15.30-16.00 Collaborating to develop Palliative Care Services – PPP /FSC- The new paradigm?, Dr. Suharsha Kanathigoda
  • 16.00-16.20 Music Therapy during the end of a child’s life-the experience of families, Roxanne McLeod
  • 16.20-17.00 “Food for thought”, Dr Sid Vemuri
  • 17.00 Conclusion

Workshop program: Friday 6 March

Workshops are limited to one per delegate. Book early — not everyone will get a place in a workshop.

Workshop 1: Last days of life paediatric/neonatal toolkit SIM

Presenters: Sandy Coombs, Caleb Lapointe

There are two sessions for this workshop. Eight participants per session.

  • 9:00 am -10:30 am (registrations from 8.30 am)
  • 11:00 am -12:30 pm (registrations from 10.30 am)

The Children's Hospital at Westmead Kids Simulation Centre will facilitate this workshop.

The course is aimed at specialist, generalist medical and nursing staff who are interested in using simulation based learning to improve their knowledge and skills in caring for a dying child or neonate in an acute care setting (hospital/hospice).

This highly interactive practical ‘hands on’ workshop will teach participants to apply the Toolkit pathways in a clinical scenario of a paediatric patient at end-of-life and incorporate the following components of end of life care management:

  • Recognising dying and last days of life management planning
  • Medication management
  • Communication

Workshop 2: Palliative care: Total symptoms

Presenter: Dr Richard Hain

This workshop has only one session. There is a limit of 25 participants.

  • 9:00 am -10:30 am (registrations from 8.30am)

This workshop is designed for all medical, nursing and allied health professionals caring for children/young people in palliative care.

Who's who is the speaker list

Dr Christine Mott: Paediatric Palliative Care physician -Queensland Children's Hospital, Hummingbird House-Brisbane

Prof David Currow: Professor of Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Dr Hazel Carlisle: Clinical Director, Dept of Neonatology, Centenary Hospital for Women & Children, Canberra Health Services

Prof. Lez Reymond: Deputy Director, Metro South Palliative Care Service and Director, Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative

Stuart Ekberg: Senior Research Fellow (DECRA), School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology

Dr. Suharsha Kanathigoda: Medical Director of Palliative Care, Clare Holland House

Mrs Tara Corder: Volunteer Neonatology Department, The Centenary Hospital for Woman and Children

Margaret Broom: PhD RN RM, Adjunct Associate Professor and Neonatal Research Nurse, Centenary Hospital for Women and Children and University of Canberra

Dr Sid Vemuri: General Paediatrician and Consultant Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care

A/Prof John Collins: Department Head Pain Medicine, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

April MacNeill: Pastoral Care Manager at the Calvary Mater Newcastle

Roxanne Macleod: Music Therapist, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

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  • Australia Events
  • New South Wales Events
  • Things to do in Westmead, Australia
  • Westmead Conferences
  • Westmead Health Conferences
  • #children
  • #music_therapy
  • #pain_management
  • #chronic_illness
  • #end_of_life
  • #hospice_care
  • #neonatal
  • #bereavement
  • #patient_journey
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