Palliative Medicine Training Course for Specialist Registrars

With the increase in the number of palliative care patients presenting across all medical discipline it is increasingly recognised that all doctors should have experience in Palliative Medicine, which is currently reflected in the curricula for many Specialist Registrars. The Palliative Medicine STEC in association with the Mersey Deanery has designed a programme for practical experience in Palliative Care open to Specialist Registrars from all disciplines.

Sep 2008 - Jan 2009

> 3rd October 2008 = Induction Day

> 10th - 12th October 2008 = Advanced Communication Skills Training Course

> 28th January 2009 = Exit Day

This training course for specialist registrars mixes 10 class based sessions with 10 clinically based sessions. The class based sessions will provide a background to contemporary issues in palliative care, advanced communication skills training and opportunities to set individual learning objectives. Clinical sessions will be supervised by a Consultant in Palliative Medicine at one of the Hospices across the Mersey region.

The objectives for the course are;

     1. To improve knowledge and develop clinical skills

     2. To develop communication skills for dealing with end of life issues

     3. To develop skills for dealing with ethical challenges at the end of life

For further information and/or application form please contact either Rita Brooks via the following:

Address: Learning & Teaching Team, Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, c/o Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool, Speke Road, Liverpool, L25 8QA

Phone: 0151 801 1447

Fax: 0151 801 1458

Email: rita.brooks@liverpool.ac.uk