Clinical Skills Workshop: Essence of Palliative Care

The clinical skills series is for Health Care Professionals, Allied Health, Heath Care Assistants & Support Workers. The education sessions provide learning which maintains and enhances participants palliative care knowledge, skills and practice.

The aim of this presentation is to:

• Define Palliative Care
• Differentiate between the terms palliative care, end of life care and terminal care
• Discuss what is meant by a palliative approach to care and the philosophy that underpins palliative care
• Explain the concept of ‘total suffering’
• Outline the important aspects of individualised assessment.

Date: Friday 13 February 2026

Time: 1600 - 1715

Cost: No charge

Presenter: Chris Dunn Clinical Nurse Educator, Nelson Tasman Hospice & Suss Walding Registered Nurse, Nelson Tasman Hospice

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

• This workshop is also offered as a virtual session: Click here to register
  NB: To participate virtually, you will need to have Microsoft TEAMS on your device

For more information contact the Nelson Tasman Hospice Education Team:

E: Education Administrator: [email protected]

Phone: (03) 546 3950

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