CME Workshops for Doctors and Nurses

Purpose

To bring palliative and end-of-life care education to medical, nursing and paramedical professionals, empowering them to integrate its principles and practices into their field of work.

Participants

• Doctors (especially those engaged in onco-care & anesthesia departments)
• Nurses (especially in onco-care)
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Paramedical workers

Venue

The workshops will be held in healthcare institutions at Delhi/NCR.

Duration

One day (4-6 hours)

Calendar

CMEs are held on request throughout the year.

Fee

Rs 100 per participant (minimum 30 participants).

Workshop Topics

• Scope and Principles of Palliative Care and Concept of Quality of Life
• WHO Pain Ladder and Guidelines for use of oral morphine to manage pain
• High-touch and Low-tech Nursing Care with care-giver education
• Communication (authentic listening and dealing with difficult questions)
• Communicating Bad News
• Psychological aspects of serious life limiting illness
• Ethical issues in the care of patients with progressive and serious illness