Cost: Free ticketed event | Venue: Your computer
Designed for:
Allied Health Professionals, Clinical Nurses, Enrolled Nurse, Facility Manager, Nurse Manager, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Assistant in Nursing
Overview:
Each team member in a Residential Aged Care home plays a vital role in residents’ quality of life and wellbeing. Compassionate staff help create a nurturing environment that residents call home.
The experience of ageing, dying, and death can be challenging for residents, their loved ones, staff, and other residents. Working in this environment demands both professional and personal resilience, with every staff member essential to fostering a safe and compassionate space for all.
This webinar enhances your ability to support a residents’ wellbeing, navigate the ageing and dying process, manage challenges, and foster a compassionate environment.
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognise the critical role each team member plays in enhancing the wellbeing and quality of life of residents in a Residential Aged Care home.
- Develop understanding and compassion for the ageing, dying, and death process, and its impact on residents, families, and staff.
- Identify the emotional and professional challenges of working in an environment where residents are ageing and dying, and learn strategies for managing these challenges.
- Understand the importance of fostering a safe and compassionate environment that supports both residents and staff during the dying and death process.
- Enhance skills in providing compassionate care that promotes dignity, comfort, and support for residents and their families in the later stages of life.
- Learn how to foster a collaborative team environment that ensures holistic care and support for residents, families, and staff members.
Presented By:
Jo Whitley
End of Life Choices Coordinator (EoLCC) and Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), East Metropolitan Health Services.
Ed Gaudoin
Clinical Nurse & Nurse Educator, End of Life Coordinator, Brightwater.