- Location: St. Francis Hospice Raheny Station Road Raheny Dublin 5 Ireland
- Duration: 3 Days
Course details
This course is for all members of the interdisciplinary team with an interest in developing their understanding and awareness of palliative care. The course will examine the physical, social, spiritual and emotional aspects of caring for palliative care patients and their families. The course will be delivered by doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, care assistants, and complementary therapists from the St. Francis Hospice interdisciplinary team.
The content will include:
DAY ONE:
- the principles and philosophy of palliative care
- communication
- grief and loss
- spiritual care
- interdisciplinary teamwork
- ethical considerations at end of life
DAY TWO:
- pain assessment and management
- symptom control (nausea and vomiting, breathlessness, agitation, restlessness and death rattle)
- recognising dying
- ethical considerations at end of life
- interdisciplinary teamwork
The aim of the course is to enhance knowledge and skills in caring for patients with advanced disease and supporting their families in various health care settings.
Updated on 08 November, 2015About St. Francis Hospice
In 1988 a need was identified for a hospice on the north side of Dublin. The Irish Hospice Foundation asked the Daughters of Charity for help in setting up a home care service for this area. Over the years, numerous inpiduals, groups and organisations have provided the dedication and financial support to enable St. Francis Hospice to develop from its humble roots to a comprehensive specialist palliative care service for north Dublin city and county.
The service is based on a Christian philosophy, which recognises the need to treat each person with dignity, respect and compassion, irrespective of their cultural or religious background. Their current range of services within the community includes Specialist Palliative Care, Hospice Day Care, Out-Patient services, Their 19 bed In-Patient Unit and Bereavement Support services. All of Their services are provided free of charge to patients and families.
The Home Care service (now called the Community Palliative Care Team) was established in 1989, originally based in a portacabin in the grounds of the Capuchin Friary. It provides a specialist advisory and support service to patients and their families in their own homes.
The Capuchin Friars donated the site of their monastery garden and St. Francis Hospice Raheny was built in two phases. In 1993, office and meeting space for the Community Palliative Care Team and a purpose-built Hospice Day Care Centre opened. The Hospice Day Care service began that year, providing patients with a place to come for support and advice from the multidisciplinary team and to receive complementary therapies.
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