'Young Adults at Claire House with a focus on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy' by Dr Jessica Macwilliam & Andrew Curtis This session will look at Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and the key work and support offered by the Young Adults team at Claire House Children's Hospice. Dr Jessica Macwilliam, a Paediatric Palliative Care Consultant at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Claire House. Andy Curtis, a Young Adult Coordinator (RNLD) Nurse, having worked at Claire House for over 10 years.
'Interventional Pain Medicine applied to Palliative Care Patients' by Dr Andrew Jones, Consultant Anaesthetist. This presentation will cover a brief background of the Hospice movement, the mechanisms of pain in the brain and spinal cord will be discussed. The limitations of pain medication will be presented. Thus, interventional pain techniques may have value for patients whose pain is not controlled. The interventional techniques available will be shown. Dr Jones, qualified in 1982 from Barts Hospital in London and after a wide range of junior roles in different specialties he started training in Anaesthesia in Merseyside. He had always been interested in the treatment of pain and was able to pursue further training in Pain Medicine. Andy became a consultant anaesthetist in 1994 and in addition a consultant in Pain Medicine in 1996. The rest is history.
The HoardingUK National Hoarding Conference is back in 2024! This year we're looking at what IS working. Our expert panel will include housing, environmental health, fire service, social care and other relevant professionals. Attend to hear how we've jointly overcome hurdles to deliver a successful, integrated, cost-effective, time managed programme.
In this session James will talk about the importance of making plans for our digital lives and provide a live demo highlighting how Advance Care Plans, Funeral Wishes, Bucket Lists (What Matters Most) and Online Accounts can be created. He will also provide guidance as to how people can upload and leave goodbye messages for their loved ones (like a Victorian Memory box but in a digital format).
Presentation on Palliative Care in End Stage Liver Disease by Dr Clare Jeffries, Consultant in Palliative Medicine. This session will cover: The scale and impact of liver disease, a life limiting condition. Disease trajectory, prognosis and prognostication. Who, when and why should people be referred to palliative care? Prescribing in liver disease. Some common symptoms and palliative care management approaches.
'Introduction to Teaching Intimacy in a Hospice Setting' by Dr Despoina-Elvira Karakitsiou a ST6 in Palliative Medicine at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. Main aims of this presentation is to define intimacy in palliative care patients, any boundaries on broaching intimacy to them and we will discuss some techniques on how to broach intimacy and any issues.
Have you ever felt that you are living life on autopilot? Going through the motions and being buffeted by life’s storms? If so, during this workshop, you will discover how to disengage your autopilot, to understand why we do what we do, gain clarity and a new perspective on what is happening in your life, plus explore the wonderful opportunities for positive change using NLP in order to take back the controls of your life.