9.00 Arrive, registration and refreshments 9.30 Welcome and Introduction Jan Thirkettle / Nigel Dodds 9.35 General update on legal and medication changes Margaret Gibbs, Specialist Senior Pharmacist, St Christopher’s Hospice 10.00 Pharmacological management of Breathlessness Nigel Dodds, Nurse Consultant, St Christopher’s Hospice 10.45 BREAK 11.15 Prescribing issues related to mouthcare Dr Diane Laverty, Nurse Consultant, St Hospice Joseph’s 12.00 LUNCH AND BOOKSHOP 13.00 Medicines rationalisation in frailty Dr Joy Ross, Consultant in palliative medicine, St Hospice (TBC) Christopher’s 13.45 Prescribing differences and issues in palliative care for teenagers and young adults Philippa Sellar, CNS for Teenagers and Young Adults, St Hospice Christopher’s 14.30 BREAK 14.45 Debate This house believes that nurses should only prescribe in urgent – situations Jan Thirkettle and Nigel Dodds 16.00 Close and Evaluations
9.00 Arrive, registration and refreshments 9.30 Welcome and Introduction Jan Thirkettle / Nigel Dodds 9.35 General update on legal and medication changes Margaret Gibbs, Specialist Senior Pharmacist, St Christopher’s Hospice 10.00 Pharmacological management of Breathlessness Nigel Dodds, Nurse Consultant, St Christopher’s Hospice 10.45 BREAK 11.15 Prescribing issues related to mouthcare Dr Diane Laverty, Nurse Consultant, St Joseph’s Hospice 12.00 LUNCH AND BOOKSHOP 13.00 Medicines rationalisation in frailty Dr Joy Ross, Consultant in palliative medicine, St Christopher’s Hospice (TBC) 13.45 Prescribing differences and issues in palliative care for teenagers and young adults Philippa Sellar, CNS for Teenagers and Young Adults, St Christopher’s Hospice 14.30 BREAK 14.45 Debate – This house believes that nurses should only prescribe in urgent situations Jan Thirkettle and Nigel Dodds 16.00 Close and Evaluations
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