West Region Virtual Palliative Care Education Day

West Region Virtual Palliative Care Education Day is organized by St. Joseph's Health Care London and will be held on Apr 10, 2025.

Description:
The purpose of the education day is to engage primary level health care professionals with education on symptom recognition and patient-centered approaches to prioritize quality of life over interventions that may not align with patient goals.

Participants will gain strategies and tools to formulate symptom management plans for patients with non-malignant conditions, deprescribing and communicating medication changes with a palliative approach to care.

Overall Objectives:

• Describe the most common symptoms experienced by people living with non-malignant illness and how to optimize quality of life and avoid unnecessary transfers and interventions.
• Describe medication management in end-stage non-malignant disease such as deprescribing non-essential medications and anticipating symptom management needs at end-of-life.
• Evaluate the unique communication needs of people living with serious illness and resources to support caring for them.