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INTERNATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE PALLIATIVE CARE PRECEPTORSHIP FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS
Starting on:
Aug 11, 2020
Ending on:
Jul 30, 2020
Moderator(s):
Venue:
Virtual- International Cancer Institute
Max Credits:
5 Points

Provider:
International Cancer Institute
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INTERNATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE PALLIATIVE CARE PRECEPTORSHIP FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS

Starting on:
Aug 11, 2020 4:00 PM
Ending on:
Jul 30, 2020 5:30 PM
Venue:
Virtual- International Cancer Institute

Description

Complimenting multidisciplinary management and care of patients with serious and life-limiting illnesses including NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa

Objectives

At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to: 1. To explain the concept of palliative care 2. Apply various techniques to carry out discussions at every point of the illness including end-of-life, with patients and families on palliative care, goals of care, breaking bad news 3. Describe how spiritual assessment integrates and supports plan of care 4. Employ the tools commonly used in palliative care to assess and manage pain using pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods 5. Identify most common physical symptoms in palliative care and describe the key assessments, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and follow-up required to optimally manage symptoms 6. Identify common signs of the dying process and describe treatments for common symptoms at end of life care 7. Describes normal grief and bereavement and risk factors for prolonged grief disorder

Presenters

  1. Dr. Hussein Elias
    Palliative Care Specialist/ Family Physician
    ICI

  2. Dr. Zipporah Ali
    Palliative Care Specialist

  3. Dr. Lindsay Dow
    Palliative Care Specialist

  4. Dr. John Weru
    Palliative Care Specialist

  5. Dr. Esther Nafula
    Palliative Care Specialist

  6. Miss Catherine Wangechi
    Clinical Psychologist

  7. Prof. Kenneth Cornetta
    Palliative Care Specialist & Clinical Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics Director National Gene Vector Biorepository Associate Director, Brown Center for Immunotherapy United States

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