Covid-19 has affected health care systems globally with implications for policy, funding and care delivery. This policy event is an extension of the CovPall study to discuss how we can promote better commissioning for palliative care during and following the pandemic.

We are delighted to confirm presentations by Professor Irene Higginson (Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, King’s College London), Sue Bottomley (National Head for End of Life and Palliative Care in the NHS) and Dr Malti Varshney, (Associate Director, Clinical Networks and Senate Lead).

The presentations will cover topics including:

• The response of palliative care during Covid-19
• Reflections on palliative and end of life commissioning and clinical networks.

We are also pleased to bring together stakeholders to have a panel discussion on how better commissioning for palliative and end of life care could be achieved during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our panellists include:

• Professor the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (House of Lords)
• Professor Bee Wee (National Clinical Director for End of Life Care at NHS England and NHS Improvement)
• Sue Bottomley (National Head for End of Life and Palliative Care in the NHS)
• Dr Malti Varshney (Associate Director, Clinical Networks and Senate Lead)
• Jonathan Ellis (Director of Policy and Advocacy at Hospice UK)
• Kate Heaps (Chief Executive at Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice)
• Andy Fletcher (Chief Executive, Together for Short Lives)
• Rashmi Kumar (PPI member, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, King’s College London).

This event is a Michal Galazka Study Day, part of Cicely Saunders International’s Global Leadership Programme and named in honour of Michal Galazka, pioneer of international hospice education.

Join us for an educational talk by Singapore Hospice Council about the types of Palliative Care services.

This webinar is free to members of the RCOT Specialist Section for Major Health Conditions. £5.00 + booking fee to members of RCOT, who are not a member of the Major Health Conditions Specialist Section. Tickets are limited to one per person.

Please be aware that you may be contacted to verify your specialist section membership.

This interactive webinar will be hosted by Emma Barclay, Head of Clinical Services at St. Anns Hospice, and will consider the following:

• What is palliative rehabilitation and how does it differ from rehabilitative palliative care?
• Role of Occupational Therapy in inspiring and leading change.
• Using the model for improvement in the hospice setting.
• Reflection on learning so far
• Opportunity to network and share ideas/challenges.

Speaker Bio

Emma has worked as an Occupational Therapist for 23 years in a range of health and social care settings. The last 6 years in palliative care at St Ann’s hospice as Occupational Therapist and Rehabilitation Team Leader before taking her current post, as Head of Clinical Services.

Emma also holds partner roles with HCPC in relation to CPD and fitness to practice.

Emma is passionate about high quality person centred rehabilitative palliative care, the value of Occupational Therapy and leading change as an Occupational Therapis

Topic: What Matters Most, Advance Care Planning and Discussion Starters

About this Event

In 2021 PCQ and CPCRE will be collaborating to hold four statewide palliative care education morning webinar events. These events are open to all PCQ members, palliative care (ie. primary care, aged care, General Practice, disability sector and acute hospital staff) and specialist palliative care health professionals and anyone with an interest in palliative care in Queensland.

All 2021 education mornings will include a panel of speakers discussing the topic based on their experience in relation to the topic. These sessions will also include a Q&A with the audience

Topics:

• February 17 - What Matters Most, Advance Care Planning and Discussion Starters
• May 12 - Palliative Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
• August 11 - Palliative Care in relation to Voluntary Assisted Dying
• November 10 - Aged Care and Palliative Care

Schedule:

WEBINAR BEGINS: 7:20am

MORNING CLOSES: 8:30am

Any Questions: [email protected] or 07 3842 3242

Certificate of attendance: will be provided for CPD after the event

Evaluation: to assist with our quality improvement we request everyone who attends to complete an evaluation.

Cost:

Non-PCQ Member - $15

PCQ Member - FREE

Please note:

PCQ Member refers to any PCQ member type that is a current paid member

PCQ Organisational members are able to access a maximum of 3 webinar logins (must register all separately)

Individual membership of PCQ is only $75/ year - please consider becoming a member of PCQ to support the bigger picture of palliative care : https://palliativecareqld.org.au/membership/