Palliative Care in General Practice GP's in Victoria – ONLINE

Target audience:

This workshop is for General Practitioners based in Victoria (Australia) who care for people with a life-limiting illness. Practice Nurses are also welcome to attend.

Topics

• Recognising patients who need palliative care

• Communicating about end of life issues

• Voluntary assisted dying in Victoria

• Assessing and managing common symptoms

• Advance care planning

Facilitators:

Dr Rowan Hearn - Clinical Director Palliative Medicine, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem

Dr Rupert Strasser is a palliative care specialist and geriatrician, with Calvary Health Care Bethlehem. He is passionate about providing excellent clinical care for all. Rupert’s clinical interest includes palliative care for neurodegenerative disease.

PEPA is an accredited educator with RACGP (workshops are eligible for category 2 CPD points)

Date: Saturday 23rd July 2022

Time: 10am - 12pm

Online - a WebEx link and guidelines to access will be provided prior to the workshop date.

Workshop Pre-requisite:

To maximise learning PEPA offers 6 online GP learning modules. These modules have been developed by palliative care experts and reviewed by clinicians with extensive palliative care experience. They can be accessed by setting up an account at the PEPA Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative: https://palliativecareeducation.com.au/

PEPA is an accredited educator with RACGP. Workshops are eligible for Category 2 CPD points

Inquiries:

PEPA Administration - E: pepa@svha.org.au

Margarita Makoutonina, Calvary Health Care Bethlehem

M: 0425 774 195

E: Margarita.Makoutonina@calvarycare.org.au

*Non-Attendance*

PEPA workshops are in high demand. While PEPA is free to participants, there are costs to running the workshops and engaging specialists in palliative care to provide this education. If you find you are unable to attend the workshop after registration, please advise PEPA as soon as possible so we may offer your place to someone else.

If you do not advise PEPA Victoria you are unable to attend, you may incur an administrative fee. Repeat non-attendance after registration may prevent future registrations. Thank you for your understanding.

Would you like to see first hand what specialist palliative care providers do?

Observational placements are available for doctors, nurses, allied health and Aboriginal health professionals who are employed in health fields (e.g. hospitals, community, residential aged care facilities, general practice). 

For more details, or go to the PEPA website and download an information booklet: https://pepaeducation.com/register-interest-in-placements/

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PEPA/IPEPA has a range of learning materials that you can use to develop your Palliative Care knowledge. Learning Guides are one part of the PEPA learning pathway and can be used to support workshops and placement learning. They provide a guide to key information and links to detailed content and additional learning resources. They also provide opportunities for reflection and ongoing learning, which will assist you in developing knowledge skills and confidence for your day-to-day work.

PEPA Learning Guides are available as online modules (via our LMS) or print/PDF-writable booklets (via the learning guides page).To access the online learning guides, you will need to register to use the LMS (free service).

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