Events
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Palliative care, ageing, wellbeing
Location
- Nutrition in ageing, palliative care and dementia.
- Value of food at End of Life (EoL) - an emotional issue.
- Comfort and nutritional requirements at EoL.
- Using appropriate language.
- Maintaining brain health/cognition for as long as possible.
- Dementia and the importance of lifestyle: exercise, sleep, socialisation, nutrition, mental activity.
Cost
Non-members: $40
Members: $30 (contact us after registering if you are a member)
Attend 4 sessions throughout 2019 and receive registration for the 5th session FREE (contact us if pursuing this option).
For more information, contact admin@pct.org.au.
Palliative care, ageing, wellbeing - CANCELLED
Location
This session will now be held on 7th November, 12:30 - 3:30pm, at the Burnie Library.
- Nutrition in ageing, palliative care and dementia.
- Value of food at End of Life (EoL) - an emotional issue.
- Comfort and nutritional requirements at EoL.
- Using appropriate language.
- Maintaining brain health/cognition for as long as possible.
- Dementia and the importance of lifestyle: exercise, sleep, socialisation, nutrition, mental activity.
Cost
Non-members: $40
Members: $30 (contact us after registering if you are a member)
Attend 4 sessions throughout 2019 and receive registration for the 5th session FREE (contact us if pursuing this option).
For more information, contact admin@pct.org.au.
Palliative care, ageing and wellbeing
Location
- Nutrition in ageing, palliative care and dementia.
- Value of food at End of Life (EoL) - an emotional issue.
- Comfort and nutritional requirements at EoL.
- Using appropriate language.
- Maintaining brain health/cognition for as long as possible.
- Dementia and the importance of lifestyle: exercise, sleep, socialisation, nutrition, mental activity.
Cost
Non-members: $40
Members: $30 (contact us after registering if you are a member)
Attend 4 sessions throughout 2019 and receive registration for the 5th session FREE (contact us if pursuing this option).
For more information, contact admin@pct.org.au.
Grief & Loss
Location
- Grief and Loss theories - older and contemporary.
- Basic understanding of the needs of people who are grieving.
- How to support someone who is grieving.
- Communication - what to say/what not to say.
- Anticipatory grief and complicated grief.
- Importance of rituals when grieving/bereavement process.
- How to care for yourself if you are grieving or supporting a grieving person.
Cost
Non-members: $40
Members: $30 (contact us after registering if you are a member)
Attend 4 sessions throughout 2019 and receive registration for the 5th session FREE (contact us if pursuing this option).
For more information, contact admin@pct.org.au.
Advance Care Planning and the Tasmanian Advance Care Directive
Location
- What is Advance Care Planning (ACP)? Why, how, when (capacity), legalities, Substitute Decision Making (SDM) and documentation.
- Benefits of ACP and explaining these to patients/clients/residents.
- Understanding capacity and when an Advance Care Directive (ACD) would be used.
- Legalities of ACD and substitute decision makers.
- SDM – options and considerations.
- What should you include in an ACD?
- Palliative care framework and ACP/ACD – case studies/scenarios.
- How to start/have a conversation about end of life care wishes.
- ACP and considerations for specific populations (i.e. Tas Aboriginal, CALD/LGBTI).
- Tools to assist in writing an ACD – have a go at writing one for yourself.
Cost
Non-members: $40
Members: $30 (contact us after registering if you are a member)
Attend 4 sessions throughout 2019 and receive registration for the 5th session FREE (contact us if pursuing this option).
For more information, contact admin@pct.org.au.
Palliative Care and the Palliative Approach
Location
- Basic death literacy and being comfortable with discussion of death and dying.
- Understanding the terminology – palliative care, palliative approach and trajectories.
- When is a palliative approach or palliative care appropriate?
- Who can receive palliative care services?
- Who provides palliative care services in Tasmania?
- National Palliative Care Standards and the Tasmanian Palliative Care Community Charter.
- Communication skills – responding to people in palliative care, including their families/carers.
Cost
Non-members: $40
Members: $30 (contact us after registering if you are a member)
Attend 4 sessions throughout 2019 and receive registration for the 5th session FREE (contact us if pursuing this option).
For more information, contact admin@pct.org.au.
Palliative care, ageing, wellbeing
Location
Wellness Information Day - mini Expo
Location
Open to anyone with an interest in palliative care or volunteering.
For more information or to RSVP, contact palliativecare.north@dhhs.tas.gov.au or call 03 6777 4544.
National Palliative Care Week 2018
Keep an eye on the PCT website and social media channels for information on events around the State to mark National Palliative Care Week 2018.
Be Prepared and Plan Ahead - Community Information Day
Location
Topics covered include:
- Before Death/After Death (What YOU need to know)
- Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship
- Succession Planning and Centrelink
- Aged Care costs
- Advance Care Planning
- Launceston Community Legal Centre will host this day-long event at the Scottsdale LINC.
There will be talks by a solicitor, a representative from Palliative Care Tasmania and the Department of Human Services Financial Information Officer.
Hosted by the Launceston Community Legal Centre.
ALL WELCOME
For more information and to book your place please ring (03) 6334 1577
