This session will be online only.
Paid registration also provides access to the recording and resources post event. All recordings will be available until August 31, 2024.
Objectives
- Understand evolving definitions of palliative care (Medical Expert)
- Integrate the serious illness conversation guide into routine clinical practice to efficiently gather essential information to help you support your patients as they navigate complex medical decisions (Communicator)
- Understand the role of regional palliative care programs and indications for referral and/or enrolment (Collaborator, Advocate)
- Assess and manage common symptoms in patients with advanced illness (Medical Expert)
- Develop an approach to prevent, screen for, and manage delirium in palliative care patients (Scholar)
Agenda
0820 – Welcome
0830 The Changing Face of Palliative Care – Dr. Robin McClure
0930 Approach to Delirium – Dr. Ashleigh Sprange
1010 Symptom Management Primer – Dr. Ohunene Audu
1100 Stretch Break
1130 Accessing Regional Palliative Care Programs – Dr. Joanna Webb
1220 Dying at Home: A step by step approach for optimal care – Dr. Jennifer Schacter
1320 – Closing