Publication date : 04/19/2024

Course : Supportive care and end of life

Practical course - 3d - 21h00 - Ref. SAX
Price : 1230 € E.T.

Supportive care and end of life




Accompanying patients at the end of life is a matter of good professional practice and requires a multidisciplinary approach. This training course will enable you to develop your knowledge of the multiple and specific needs of patients at the end of life, to define the role of each member of a multidisciplinary team, and to develop your skills in supporting these patients.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. SAX
  3d - 21h00
1230 € E.T.




Accompanying patients at the end of life is a matter of good professional practice and requires a multidisciplinary approach. This training course will enable you to develop your knowledge of the multiple and specific needs of patients at the end of life, to define the role of each member of a multidisciplinary team, and to develop your skills in supporting these patients.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Managing and responding to the specific needs of patients at the end of life
Supporting the dying and their families in accordance with professional ethics and current legislation
Understanding and assessing the different components of pain
Ensure appropriate hygiene and comfort care for patients at the end of life

Intended audience
All nursing staff.

Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.

Practical details
Hands-on work
Alternating theoretical and practical inputs. Case studies, role-playing, clinical case studies and analysis of professional practices.

Course schedule

1
Legal and regulatory framework

  • Know palliative care and its successive development plans.
  • Understanding the legal framework: from the Léonetti law of April 22, 2005 to the Claeys-Leonetti law of February 2, 2016.
  • Engage in ethical reflection by putting the right words on practices.
  • Rely on collegial procedures and the use of deep and continuous sedation.
  • Preventing over-treatment and unreasonable investigations.
  • Follow treatment discontinuation procedure.
  • Integrate the role of support volunteers.
Hands-on work
Exchanges on participants' regulatory knowledge.

2
Multidisciplinary teamwork

  • Collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Define and define the missions of the hospital palliative care unit (USPH).
  • Organizing care in the USPH.
Hands-on work
Discussions on comprehensive care for people at the end of life.

3
The physical needs of the patient at the end of life

  • Take into account the specific needs of people at the end of life: nutrition, hygiene, pressure sores, pain, etc.
  • Identify the various symptoms associated with the end of life: digestive, urinary and respiratory symptoms, etc.
  • Monitor and adapt care according to patient progress.
  • Interdisciplinary communication and consultation meetings.
Hands-on work
Clinical case studies on pain and agitation, followed by nausea and urinary retention. Debriefing. Analysis of urinary catheter and oxygen practices.

4
The psychological needs of patients and their families

  • Follow the support and psychological approach to palliative care patients.
  • Valuing the time left to live and respecting patients' choices.
  • Identify and understand the 6 psychic states of the dying person.
  • Detect conversational interference and communicate more accurately through non-verbal communication.
  • Managing stress and emotions in the face of death.
  • Understand the grieving process, its stages and aggravating factors.
  • Supporting loved ones.
Hands-on work
Role-playing communication with a patient experiencing various psychological difficulties. Debriefing as a whole group.

5
The palliative care approach

  • Reflect on professional practice and on the approach to palliative care in all its dimensions.
  • Distinguish between the palliative approach and the final support phase.
  • Familiarize yourself with existing service protocols and standard care plan guides.
Hands-on work
Work in pairs to develop a framework for the palliative care approach. Pooling and correction.