Published:
10:00 AM January 30, 2021
Farleigh Hospice has hosted a virtual training session for ambulance service members on end of life care.
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Farleigh Hospice has hosted a virtual training session on end of life care for 67 members of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST).
Topics included identifying palliative care emergencies and appropriate treatments, advance care planning, identifying when someone is dying and the use of anticipatory medications.
The session was delivered by Dr Sue Griffith, Head of Education and Research at Farleigh Hospice; Daimon Wheddon, End of Life Care Lead for the EEAST; Dr Eva Lew, Farleigh Hospice Medical Director, and Dr Abi Ponnampalampillai, Farleigh Consultant.