Practical skills to support the breathless patient

Details

• Length: Two full days face to face and one 1.5 hour session online
• Suitable for: Relevant for any health and social care staff who support patients who are affected by a life limiting illness that causes breathlessness
• Delivered: face to face at Spring Farm Business Centre, Moss Lane, Crewe CW1 4RJ and online via Microsoft Teams
  
• Price: Places are fully funded for staff in East Cheshire and Cheshire West and Chester local authority areas.

Session Overview

This programme will explore the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system and the causes of breathlessness. It will consider the non pharmacological approaches to breathlessness management and also how to provide holistic support to a breathless patient at the end of life.

Dates

Day 1: Thursday 25 April 2024 from 9.00 – 16.30 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm

Day 2: Thursday 9 May 2024 from 9.00 – 16.30 at End of Life Care Education Hub, Spring Farm

Day 3: Thursday 24 October 2024 from 13.00 – 14.30 via Microsoft Teams