COST

RPH STAFF: NO COST

SMAHS STAFF: $33.00

EXTERNAL: $88.00

ABN: 13 993 250 709

APPLICATIONS

Only those applications that are accompanied by the course application fee will be accepted (no phone or fax bookings accepted). Please complete RPH course application form (external applicants need only complete first 2 sections of the form) and forward to:

Administrative Assistant, Education Centre, WASON Building,

Royal Perth Hospital, Box X2213 GPO, PERTH WA 6847.

CHEQUES PAYABLE TO: EDUCATION CENTRE, RPH.

ENQUIRIES:

Re: Course Content to be directed to:

Claire Doyle

Clinical Nurse Consultant

Palliative Care Service

ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL

Ph: 9224 2957 or 9224 2244 Page 2957

Re: Booking/Payment: The Education Centre Ph: 9224 2498

DESCRIPTION

This course will provide NURSES, ALLIED HEALTH and MEDICAL STAFF the opportunity to increase their knowledge on the philosophy and implementation of care within a palliative care setting.

PARKING

Parking is available in the Multi-Storey Car Park off Moore Street.

PLEASE NOTE:

Remember to bring a cardigan, as the lecture theatre may be cool.

ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL

CANCER COUNCIL WA

PALLIATIVE CARE STUDY DAY

for

Nursing, Medical and Allied Health Staff

Friday 15th March, 2013

0800 – 1600 hours

BRUCE HUNT LECTURE THEATRE

LEVEL 2 “A” BLOCK

(Wellington Street Entrance)

Applications Close

Friday 1st March 2013

or

WHEN FULLY SUBSCRIBED

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:

MUNDIPHARMA

JANSSEN CILAG

NORGINE

REM SYSTEMS

P R O G R A M M E

Chairperson: Zoe Mitchell

Palliative Care Social Worker RPH

08.00-08:30 Registration

08:30-08.45 Welcome address

Robyn Kovac

Acting Director Division of Cancer and Neurosciences RPH

08:45-09:30 Case based explanations of pain

Dr David Thorne

Associate Professor Palliative Medicine at ECU; Consulting Specialist in Palliative Medicine

09:30-10.00 Assessing and Managing Breakthrough Pain

Claire Doyle

Clinical Nurse Consultant RPH

10:00-10:30 Confused Patients- How can we understand their pain?

Natalie Panizza

Nurse Practitioner RPH

10:30-11.00 MORNING TEA (provided)

Chairperson: Jacqueline Mazzer

CN Palliative Care Service RPH

11:00-11.30 Interventional Blocks

Dr Krishna Boddu

Regional Consultant, RPH

1130-12:00 Neuropathic Agents

Penny Tuffin

Palliative Care Pharmacist RPH

P R O G R A M M E

12:00-12:30 Pain and Suffering

David Millichap

Clinical Psychologist OPAL RPH

12:30-13:15 LUNCH (provided)

Chairperson: Claire Doyle

CNC Palliative Care Service RPH

13:15-14:00 Psycho-spiritual Pain

Dr Douglas Bridge

Palliative Care Physician RPH

14:00-14:30 Addiction? Dependency? Hyperalgesia?

Calum Ross

CNC Drug and Alcohol Services and Department of Psychiatry

14:30-15:00 Reliable Resources

Charmian St John, RPH Library

15:00-15:45 Relieving Pain without Medication

Dr Andrew Hart, Palliative Care Senior Medical Officer, Kalamunda Hospital and RPH

15.45  Evaluation

16:00 CLOSE