Mayfly Advance Care Planning and Communication Skills Course

Details

  • Length: 8 hours
  • Suitable for: All health and social care professionals and allied health care professionals. 
  • Delivered: at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm Business Centre, Crewe, CW1 4RJ OR online via Microsoft Teams
  • Price: funded for Cheshire East and West Cheshire employees only (not available for staff outside these areas)

Course Overview

  • Are you required to have conversations with patients and those important to them about their care?
  • Do you support patients and those important to them to start to think about their care as they become less well?
  • Are you interested in learning more about Advance Care Planning?
  • Do you want to gain more skills and knowledge around Advance Care Planning?

If so this interactive session is divided into 4 main areas

Think about, Talk about, Record and Share, to help you to have those conversation and identify what is important to the patients that you care for.

Health Education England Learning Outcomes

By the end of the session, the participant will be able to:

  • In partnership with others, review assessments to take account of changing needs, priorities and wishes, and ensure information about changes is properly shared
  • Demonstrate awareness and understanding of Advance Care Planning, and the times at which it would be appropriate.
  • Use effective, sensitive communication skills when having Advance Care Planning discussions as part of on-going assessment and intervention.
  • Where appropriate, ensure that the wishes of the individual, as described in an Advance Care Planning statement, are shared (with permission) with other workers.
  • When appropriate, know what the Advance Care Planning statement contains, and how this will impact upon a person’s care and support.
  • Work sensitively with families and friends to support them as the person decides upon their preferences and wishes during the Advance Care Planning process.

Dates

  • Wednesday 28 February 2024: 09.15- 15.00 Online FULL
  • Wednesday 3 April 2024: 09:00 – 17:00 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm
  • Thursday 16 May 2024: 9:15 – 15:00: online via Microsoft Teams
  • Monday 17 June 2024: 9.00 – 16.30 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm
  • Wednesday 31 July 2024; 9.00 – 16.30 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm
  • Thursday 22 August 2024: 9.15 – 15.00 online via Microsoft Teams
  • Wednesday 25 September 2024 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm
  • Monday 14 October 2024 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm
  • Wednesday 27 November 2024 online via Microsoft Teams
  • Thursday 5 December 2024 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm
  • Thursday 30 January 2024 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm
  •  Thursday 13 February 2024 online via Microsoft Teams
  • Monday 17 March 2024 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm

Cost

Fully funded for people in Cheshire East or West Cheshire and Chester areas. Not available for staff outside this area.

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