Education Programme
Professional Development Lead: Helen Joels
Practice Development Nurse: Margaret Wallace
Learning and Development Coordinator: Angela Bradley
The Iain Rennie Hospice at Home's education programme is planned for Iain Rennie Nurses and their community and palliative care colleagues.
In 2010 we are running our Continuing Education Programme with bi-monthly sessions at two venues - on Wednesdays between 2.00pm and 4.00pm at the IRHH South Bucks Office, Gillian King House, Chalfont St Giles and on Mondays between 2.00pm and 4.00pm by kind arrangement at Grove House Day Hospice, Waverley Road, St Albans, AL3 5QX. Please see details of the programme below.
The programme this year focuses on a range of topics relating to palliative care and will be linked to the following NHS KSF competencies:
| Communication level 2/3 | |
| Personal and people development level 2 | |
| Quality level 2 | |
| Health and wellbeing 2.3.4.5.6.7 level 2/3 |
Community and palliative nurse colleagues are welcome to attend without charge but places are limited so if you plan to attend please contact Angela Bradley at abradley@irhh.org or phone 01442 890444.
IRHH is also involved in running full and half day courses as part of the West Herts Cancer and Palliative Care Education programme. For more details contact Angela.
IRHH Education Programme 2010 |
Venue | |
| Jan 20th | Colorectal Cancer update - Barbara Reid, Colorectal Nurse Specialist, Wycombe Hospital | IRHH Gillian King House |
| Mar 15th | Self care strategies/boundaries for health care professionals - Sue Grace, IRHH Family Support Manager |
Grove House |
| Mar 24th | Self care strategies /boundaries for health care professionals - Sue Grace, IRHH Family Support Manager | IRHH Gillian King House |
| May 24th | Spiritual care for patients approaching end of life - Andrew Pattman, Spiritual Care Lead, Grove House |
Grove House |
| May 26th | Symptom control for patients with respiratory disease - Speaker to be confirmed | IRHH Gillian King House |
| Jul 26th | Symptom control for patients with respiratory disease - Speaker to be confirmed |
Grove House |
| Jul 28th | Spiritual care for patients facing the end of life - Speaker to be confirmed | IRHH Gillian King House |
| Sep 27th - Oct 1st |
Multi-Professional Week - a 5-day course of intensive tutoring in clinical palliative and end of life care, providing an opportunity for health and social care professionals from a variety of settings and countries to work together on exploring the key principles of palliative care and multi-professional working. For staff new to palliative and end of life care or experienced staff who wish to update. For more information and application form please visit www.stchristophers.org.uk/mpweek | St Christophers Hospice, London |
| Oct 13th | IRHH Conference (9.30am -3.45pm) (please refer to conference section) | Green Park Conference Centre Aston Clinton |
| Oct 18th | IRHH Dacorum team - Case study | Grove House |
| Oct 27th | IRHH Wycombe team - Case study | IRHH Gillian King House |
| Dec 13th | Mental health Issues in palliative care - Speaker to be confirmed |
Grove House |
| Dec 15th | Mental health issues in palliative care - Speaker to be confirmed | IRHH Gillian King House |
