Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs

Short Course in Palliative Care and Mental Health Interfaces

 

Course Introduction

This one-day interactive workshop will address the complex issues of providing palliative care to patients who suffer from serious mental illness, substance abuse problems and personality disorders in both inpatient and community settings. It will utilize case material to assist clinicians in the navigation of the services involved in the provision of care and will provide opportunity for open discussion of participants' experience. Other issues covered will include the differentiation of mental states, principles and guidelines of the different services, medications used and their side-effects, non-compliance and refusal of care, cognitive impairment and capacity, ethical and legal matters, equity and autonomy, safety issues, crisis management and the involvement of families. 

 

Who Should Attend

The workshop has been developed after a half-day pilot project to canvas the needs of both palliative care and mental health clinicians of all disciplines and will be of interest and benefit to health providers in all relevant areas. 

 

Academic Team

The psycho-oncology short courses are developed and conducted by the Psychosocial Cancer Care Department of St Vincents Hospital Melbourne and invited associates.
The director of the porgram is Dr Di Clifton, psychiatrist and Medical Director of Psychosocial Cancer Care, St Vincents Hospital Melbourne.
 

Venue

Graduate House

220 Leicester St Carlton Vic 3053 Australia

 

Accommodation

There is a number of accommodation options near the University of Melbourne. Please find following a few options to make further enquiries.

 

2012 Fees

$350 + $35 GST per person

The fees include course materials, catered lunch and morning & afternoon tea.

Registration Form

Brochure

 

Course Details

Date: Tuesday October 16, 2012

Time: 8.30am - 5.00pm

 

Registration

Closing date for applications is Friday, 21 September, 2012

 

For further information contact:

Renae Louis
Project Manager

Melbourne School of Custom Programs
The University of Melbourne
Level 3, 442 Auburn Road
Hawthorn, Vic 3122 Australia

T: +61 3 9810 3158
F: +61 3 9810 3149
E: rlouis@unimelb.edu.au

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