External Events

Education at St Christopher’s Hospice

The Education Centre is at the heart of St Christopher’s mission to promote and provide hospice care of the highest standards to all those in need. We achieve this with direct patient services, education and training for others and comprehensive research into the needs of patients, their families, friends and carers. We have an extensive library and bookshop.

To see a list of our courses, visit our website: www.stchristophers.org.uk/education or Email us with any specific requests education@stchristophers.org.uk - we are always interested to receive feedback about courses you would like to see offered.

Induction to Workforce Planning

The WRT Induction to Workforce Planning is an established and successful course which enhances workforce planning knowledge and skills. We have recently added two new courses to our portfolio, Workforce Solutions for Clinicians and Workforce Data modelling.

Induction for Workforce Planners course:

8 - 11 March 2010, with applied learning 3 - 4 August 2010

Teaching takes place at WRT’s own offices in Winchester, Hampshire and is taught by WRT staff who use and develop these techniques every day to support workforce planning decisions in the NHS. Organisations can opt to have any of WRT’s courses delivered onsite, at their own workplace or a nearby venue. WRT also offers bespoke courses and Master classes designed specifically to meet group learning needs. For further information please see our website: http://www.wrt.nhs.uk/index.php/courses

Measuring performance in sheltered housing

Date and location: Plymouth 9th March

Contact person and details: Julian Everley, Tel 01905 727271 or email julian.everley@chs.ac.uk

Link for more information: www.chs.ac.uk

End of Life strategy - the role of Housing and Support

Date and location: Worcester 10th March

Contact person and details: Julian Everley, Tel 01905 727271 or email julian.everley@chs.ac.uk

Link for more information: www.chs.ac.uk

Measuring performance in sheltered housing

Date and location: Sheffield 11th March

Contact person and details: Julian Everley, Tel 01905 727271 or email julian.everley@chs.ac.uk

Link for more information: www.chs.ac.uk

End of Life strategy - the role of Housing and Support

Date and location: Manchester 17th March

Contact person and details: Julian Everley, Tel 01905 727271 or email julian.everley@chs.ac.uk

Link for more information: www.chs.ac.uk

Time as a gift? Volunteering in Hospices and Palliative Care in the UK

19 March 2010

£100

St Christopher’s Hopspice, London

This day will examine the changing culture of volunteering from the end of life care perspective. Issues such as: What roles should volunteers provide? How should we train volunteers? What expectations should we have of volunteers and/or how can we develop volunteers qualities; How do we communicate with volunteers? How do we inform volunteers about organisational objectives and activities?

For more information and booking form visit www.stchristophers.org.uk/education or email education@stchristophers.org.uk

Annual Marie Curie Research Conference

The changing nature of dying: Challenges for Marie Curie research

Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

Date: Friday 26 March 2010

Email: palliative@rsm.ac.uk

End of Life strategy - the role of Housing and Support

Date and location:London 31st March

Contact person and details: Julian Everley, Tel 01905 727271 or email julian.everley@chs.ac.uk

Link for more information: www.chs.ac.uk

Measuring performance in sheltered housing

Date and location: London 27th April

Contact person and details: Julian Everley, Tel 01905 727271 or email julian.everley@chs.ac.uk

Link for more information: www.chs.ac.uk

Dignity and choice in the end of life care: the role of social workers

28 April 2010

ORT House Conference Centre, London NW1

Pavilion supported by SCIE, BASW and Shaping Our Lives

Ensuring that people can experience dignity and choice in end of life care is a target for all. Research with people receiving end of life care indicates that many wish to have the choice to die at home, and if that is not available, for their end of life care to be delivered in a setting which is respectful of their wishes and provides dignity

This national conference is the first of its kind and will focus on the unique role which social workers have in facilitating the fulfilment of the intention to provide choice and dignity.

For further information please visit www.pavpub.com or call 0844 880 5061

Family, Friends and Carers: Understanding Older People’s Relationships Towards the End of Life

CECo Older Adult Theme 2nd State of the Science Meeting

Thursday, 6th May 2010.

The meeting will take place at Mary Ward House, 5-7 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SN (http://www.marywardhouse.com/). A programme for the event will follow.

Please click on this link for the meeting flyer: http://www.ceco.org.uk/resourcedocs/op_sos2_flyer.pdf. Abstracts for poster and oral presentations are also invited.

If you wish to attend the meeting, please complete the booking form attached to the flyer and return it to:

Anne-Marie McDonnell
CECo Administrator
School of Health Sciences
Room E2007, Nightingale Building (Building 67)
University of Southampton
Highfield Campus
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

The early bird rate is £75 if booking before Wednesday, 24th March 2010, thereafter the rate is £85.

Anne-Marie will also be able to help with any queries (e-mail: A.McDonnell@soton.ac.uk or telephone: 023 8059 7881).

9th Annual Kaleidoscope Conference

“Connecting and Caring in Palliative Care”

2nd and 3rd June 2010 in Dublin Castle

Call for Papers

Call for Posters

Plenary Speakers:

Dr. Michael Kearney
Dr. David Oliviere
Jim Wilson
Dr. Ruth Sewell
Rev. Tom Gordon

Kaleidoscope is an annual event, hosted by St. Francis Hospice, giving members of the Irish and International health care community an opportunity to explore issues related to palliative care. The overall theme for 2010 is “Connecting and Caring in Palliative Care”.

During the conference, our speakers, along with the delegates, will explore issues related to connecting and caring in palliative care. Connecting is a concept integral to palliative care – connecting with patients, family members, interdisciplinary team members – and also the deeper level of connecting with people at whatever “place” in their lives we find them.

The variety of topics presented will invite us to reflect on connecting and caring in palliative care practice on many levels, across the lifespan, from national and international perspectives and experiences.

East of England Conference

Pandora’s Box:

Managing Palliative & Chronic Pain in Substance Misuse

Supported by NCPC, Help the Hospices and St. Nicholas Hospice Care

Venue TBC

June 17th 2010

This event includes:

Plenary sessions on the neurobiology of Addiction, palliative and chronic pain as well as managing palliative and chronic pain in addicts.
Case studies of the experience of addiction and prescribing drugs of abuse to addicts and the ethical dilemmas involved.
Open discussion for all delegates and facilitators.

For further information or to book a place please contact:

Madeline Bass
Head of Education
St. Nicholas Hospice Care
MadelineBass@stnh.org.uk

First National Symposium for the Arts In End of Life Care

End of Life Care and Everyday Life: Why the Arts Matter

5-6 November 2010
£100 per day
St Christopher’s Hospice, London UK

The first national symposium for the arts in end of life care brings together leaders in the field, as well as presenting a range of current innovations based around the important areas of policy, theory and practice. The symposium will offer opportunities for debate, dialogue and forward planning through: Defining the place of the arts in End of Life Care; Examining and relating policy, theory and practice; Exploring potential and possibility-innovation; Expanding the use of the arts – Care Homes and other settings.

For more information and booking form please visit http://www.stchristophers.org.uk/symposium or email education@stchristophers.org.uk

The First International Multidisciplinary Forum on Palliative Care

November 11-14, 2010 at Budapest, Hungary.

The conference will include mini-courses on symptom management, workshops for coping mechanisms with the dying child, update lectures on different topics, and more. The conference will include participants from all over Europe and South America. The lectures and workshops will be held by senior palliative care professionals in Europe and North America.

We expect Budapest to be a very successful congress and have made sure that the locale and venue provide ample opportunities for learning, sharing, and networking.

For further information, please refer to the website at www.imfpc.org