Description
Date
25th September 2024
Location
Education and Conference Centre, Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, Cherry Hinton Road,
Shelford Bottom, Cambridge CB22 3FB.
Directions and Visitor Parking to the Education & Conference Centre
Cost
- Consultants: £120
- Clinical Fellows: £100
- Doctors in training: £100
- Nurses: £80
- Other Healthcare Professionals: £80
Refreshments
Drinks and meals will provided on the day. When booking your place you will have the opportunity to let us know of any allergens or dietary requirements.
Learning objectives
This study day will focus on the symptom management of patients with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
Most common symptoms in different patient groups will be discussed.
The workshops will facilitate discussion amongst delegates guided and facilitated by members of faculty.
Audience
This study day is for community and acute paediatric medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals who look after babies, children and young people with palliative care needs.
Programme
08:30 – 08:50
Registration.
08:50-09:00
Welcome. Dr Carolina Perez
09:00 – 09:30
Pain in the oncologic patient. Dr Elena Cattaneo
09: 30 – 09:50
Neurologic pain in severe neurodisability. Dr Carolina Perez
09:50 -10:15
Dyspnoea management. Dr Linda Maynard
10:15 – 10:30
Break.
10:30 – 11:30
Workshop: prescribing opioids.
11:30 – 12:30
Most common respiratory symptoms. Dr Theofilos Polychronakis and Laura Lowndes.
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch.
13:15 – 14:00
Gastro-intestinal symptoms. Feeding intolerance. Gut dystonia. Dr Camilla Salvestrini.
14:00– 14:40
Management of neurodisability- related comorbidities: dystonia and sialorrhoea. Dr Apostolos Papandreou.
14:40-15:20
Management of seizures. Dr Deepa Krishnakumar
15:20 – 15:35
Break.
15:35 – 16:35
Workshop: symptom management planning in children with severe neurodisability.
16:35 – 16:45
Closure. Dr Carolina Perez
Faculty
- Dr Carolina Perez, Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine. Cambridge University Hospital, Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
- Dr Linda Maynard, Nurse consultant in Paediatric Palliative Care. Cambridge University Hospital.
- Dr Elena Cattaneo, Consultant Paediatrician with interest in PPM. Colchester Hospital.
- Dr Theo Polikronakis, Paediatric Respiratory Consultant. Cambridge University Hospital.
- Dr Camilla Salvestrini, Paediatric Gastroenterologist Consultant. Cambridge University Hospital.
- Dr Deepa Krishnakumar, Paediatric Neurologist Consultant. Cambridge University Hospital.
- Dr. Apostolos Papandreou , Paediatric Neurologist Consultant. Cambridge University Hospital.
- Laura Lowndes, Clinical Specialist Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapist. Cambridge University Hospital
Workshops
RAAFT Paed. Pall Care Service in Cambridge University Hospital and the East of England Region.
Non-medical prescribers nurses from Keech Hospice Care and East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices’.
