Highland Hospice Conferences

Introduction

We will be holding our annual Palliative Social Care Conference online on the 13th of November from 9AM until 4.30 PM. Over the day, we will be covering a range of relevant issues and topics in care, providing opportunities for learning and discussion. A full preliminary programme can be found below along with the link to our registration form.

The material delivered at this conference is going to be focussing on issues most relevant to people working in a social care environment. The main groups that the material will be tailored for are NHS, Independent sector and community social care managers, staff and seniors; you are welcome to attend even if you do not fit one of these groups.

Conference Overview

09.00 to 09.15 - A Warm Welcome from Highland Hospice CEO, Kenny Steele

Kenny will welcome us all to what will be a great day of collaboration and learning.

09.15 to 10.00 - Stress and distress overview

The Stress and Distress NHS Highland team will set the scene for the day by talking about their work and ways to access learning.

10.00 to 11.00 - Recognising death and dying and symptom management

Ian Chisholm, Senior Project Manager at OSCaRS in NHS Lothian will be joining us to talk about this key topic.

11.00 to 11.15 - Break

11.15 to 11.30 - How can Highland Hospice support you?

Michael Loynd will give updates on the Palliative Care Helpline with information on how you can benefit from this service.

11.30 to 12.15 - Pain Management

Dr. Jeremy Keen, consultant in palliative medicine at Highland Hospice, will be returning to deliver his popular presentation on managing pain and medication.

12.50 to 13.00 - Welcome back

13.00 to 13.30 - Managing conversations with the wider MDT

Jaime McNab, Queens Nurse, will be back to deliver her insights on managing conversations with other professionals.

13.30 to 14.00 - Managing difficult conversations with families

Highland Hospice Chaplain, Norma Higgott and Social Worker, Maria Hynes will be giving insights into how to talk to families in those difficult moments.

14.00 to 14.15 - Break

14.15 to 15.15 - Delirium, dementia and deprescribing

Martin Wilson, Geriatrics Consultant at Raigmore Hospital, will be delivering his very popular presentation on the latest knowledge around medications and their impact as we age.

15.15 to 16.15 - Bringing technology along with us

Nicky Cronin and Nicola McCardle, who are Senior Improvement Advisors for the Care Inspectorate, will be telling us about Painchek. This is a Care Inspectorate driven pilot, using artificial intelligence to change the way we manage pain in patients with limited communication.

Marc Beswick, Near Me National Lead, Scottish Government, will be talking us through Near Me groups a how it could be used with patients and families.

To find out more information about the conference programme and to register your interest, please see the links below.

We will also be posting updates about the programme and our speakers on our Twitter/X page which you can follow @HighlandHospKX.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with our team at echo@highlandhospice.org.uk