Palliative Care TARGET – South & Central – 19 January 2022

Aims and Objectives:

• Recognising and treating late effects of cancer – helping patients live with cancer.
• The palliative care team and service
• Managing palliative symptoms
• Prescribing in palliative care
• Nutrition in palliative care

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the session delegates will…

• Feel confident in recognising and treating late effects of cancer
• Be aware of the palliative care team and their role, and know how to contact them
• Have improved knowledge of how to manage common palliative symptoms
• Understand the palliative formulary and local prescribing guidelines
• Know how to help patients with cancer who have problems with nutrition