Death is as much a part of our work as life on the ICU. Managing patients who are dying, who run a high risk of dying or who have a high symptom burden, is both important and rewarding.
This study day plans to look at various aspects of the care of the above patients, including:
- Breaking bad news and discussing death with patients
- Inviting palliative care into the ICU and what they can offer
- Taking patients home to die
- Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment on the ICU: conversations and approaches
- Allied health professionals’ insights: physiotherapy and pharmacy
- Different patient groups’ perspectives on the experience of death and dying
Our Programme
Conversations About Unwelcome News
Kathryn Mannix, Palliative Care Author
Home - WITH THE END IN MIND - Kathryn Mannix
Inviting Palliative Care Into the ICU and What They Can Offer
Carol Davis and colleagues, Palliative Care, Southampton
Taking Patients Home to Die
Omer Aziz, PICU Consultant, Bristol
Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments on the ICU: Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk
Dale Gardiner, ICM Consultant & NHSBT
Different Perspectives on Dying
Radha Sundaram, ICM Consultant, Glasgow and
Tamara Vega, Lead Nurse Organ Donation, London
The Pharmacy Perspective
Melinda Presland, Palliative Care Consultant Pharmacist, Oxford
Hear from our chair and speakers
Speakers
Omer Aziz
Rob Chambers
Carol Davis
Kathryn Mannix
Melinda Presland
Radha Sundaram
Zoe Van Willigen
