This clinical skills series (Total of 10 different workshops) aims to provide education that will refresh or upskill all health care professional and support workers supporting persons with palliative care needs. The education sessions provide learning which maintains and enhances participants specialist palliative care knowledge, skills and practice.

Objectives of the session:

• Define weakness & fatigue
• Assess the prevalence and incidence
• Review the causes of fatigue
• Review the management of weakness & fatigue – non-pharmacological and pharmacological

Registration is essential due to limited numbers.

Target audience: Health care professionals including social workers, physio, counselling, registered Nurses, Aged Residential Care Nurses, Enrolled Nurses& Health Care Assistants/Support workers etc

Vaccination passes are required for all Hospice education sessions: Please arrive 15 minutes early to sign in and present your vaccination pass at the workshop.

Facilitator: Chris Dunn, Nurse Educator Nelson Tasman Hospice

Date: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Time: 1600 - 1715

Duration: 1.15 hrs. (PD 1.5 hrs.)

Cost: No charge

Venue: Nelson Tasman Hospice, 331 Suffolk Road, Stoke, Nelson

Limited attendees. Early registration is advised

For further information contact the Nelson Tasman Hospice Education Team:

E: Education Administrator: education@nelsonhospice.org.nz

Phone: (03) 546 3950