This course is amongst the UK’s leading courses for palliative care nurses, pharmacists and doctors. Almost 350 people attended to date in 2024. For nearly 50 years it has delivered cutting edge knowledge and skills to healthcare practitioners so they can provide their patients with the best possible care. Dr Mary Miller has led the course since 2008, developing a unique course each year.
Organisations get value for money as the course delivers high standards of professional knowledge, is educationally sound allowing staff time for discussion and supports staff in setting continuing educational goals for the year following the course.
Feedback in 2024: ‘I continue to be very impressed by the high standards, excellent content and fantastic facilitation’
Any surplus income generated is ploughed back into education - as we are a charity.
In 2025, we will run a face to face course in Oxford and Newcastle. Lectures will be recorded and made available to all delegates attending the face to face courses as part of their supporting educational resources.
The option to watch the recordings is available for people who are unable to attend the face to face courses - see virtual course on our website.
5 places for the price of 4
This offer is available to individuals from the same organisation.
To take advantage of this offer, please follow these steps:
- Book all five places and pay by invoice: Book each place individually through our website (required to capture each delegate's details). Please select pay by invoice rather than PayPal.
- Email us: After booking, please email Karen at [email protected] with the names of all five delegates.
Location: Newcastle University
CPD Credits: 12 CPD credits planned
+ Venue
Fabulous new venue in Newcastle University: Great AV facilities to support learning.
Dame Margaret Barbour Building, Newcastle University.
+ Speakers
Confirmed speakers:
Dr Sarah Bishop Browne: Oral candidiasis
Dr Victoria Bradley: Metastatic bone pain.
Dr Ariel Dempsey: Hope and palliative care
Dr Victoria Hedges: Opioid induced neurotoxicity
Dr Paul Howard: Pharmacology and formulary plus
Dr Jessica Lee: Problematic opioid use
Dr Mary Miller: From the journals
Dr Kirsten Smith: Intense and prolonged grief
Awaiting response from other exciting speakers.
+ Course Aims
The course aims to provide participants with:
- Knowledge to inform and update your practice
- Knowledge that is delivered by expert speakers
- Knowledge that develops between the speakers and the audience during questions and discussions
- Resources that can be used over the following 12 months to develop and extend your learning
- Resources that will support you to bring learning back to your workplace
- Resources that will help you develop your portfolio of evidence for appraisal and revalidation
- A means of ensuring your practice is at the cutting edge
- Time for thinking, questions and reflection
