We began by exploring best practice when it comes to breaking bad news, how to break the barrier of people being resistant to having conversations around palliative care, and how to have conversations with patients and their loved ones on end of life and support for dying well. We’ll also be discussing whose responsibility it is to have these conversations.
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- Introduction and overview – Jeni Jones, Specialist Pancreatic Cancer Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK
- Whose responsibility is it to have these conversations? – Nicci Murphy, Specialist Pancreatic Cancer Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK
- Palliative care and end of life – Dr James Davies, Palliative Medicine Consultant, City Hospice Cardiff
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Agenda:
- 09.00 – 09.15: Introduction and overview – Jeni Jones, Specialist Pancreatic Cancer Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK
- 09.15 – 09.30: Lived experience – Nicola Allen
- 09.30 – 09.40: Whose responsibility is it to have these conversations? – Nicci Murphy, Specialist Pancreatic Cancer Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK
- 09.40 – 10.10: Breaking bad news – Phil Whelan, Pancreatic Nurse Consultant, Liverpool University Hospital
- 10.10 – 10.20: Break
- 10.20 – 11.10: Palliative care and end of life – Dr James Davies, Palliative Medicine Consultant, City Hospice Cardiff
- 11.10 – 11.40: Panel Q&A
- 11.40 – 11.45: Close
Who is this session for?
This session is suitable for all health professionals who are responsible for breaking bad news or having conversations with their pancreatic cancer patients and their families around palliative care, end of life, depression and anxiety, spirituality or sex and relationships. This is also suitable for students.
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If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at hpnetwork@pancreaticcancer.org.uk