Moving forward and working together

Thursday 20th October 2011

This conference aims to increase awareness and understanding across professions, to address issues around conflict, communicating with the family and ways to support staff in order to provide the best family-centred care

The day will provide an opportunity for networking, sharing ideas and learning from bereaved parents and each other

The Programme will include:

•  A parents’ perspective of palliative care on a neonatal unit and at a children’s
   hospice
•  A parents’ perspective of withholding and withdrawal of treatment
•  Family support in neonatal care

Clinical Perspectives include:

•  The development of National Guidance for Professionals
•  The challenges of perinatal palliative care
•  Withholding and withdrawal of intensive support and ethical considerations
•  Conflict resolution and uncertainty issues

Other topics will include:

•  The hospice perspective
•  Supporting siblings
•  Support from the paediatric palliative care team at Great Ormond Street Hospital
•  Voluntary sector initiatives, including BLISS, ACT and Child Bereavement Charity

Professional Speakers include:

•  Prof. Neena Modi, Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Chelsea & Westminster
   Hospital and Vice President RCPCH
•  Dr Mark Turner, Senior Lecturer & Consultant in Neonatology, Liverpool Women’s
   Hospital
•  Dr Finella Craig, Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Care, Great Ormond Street
   Hospital
•  Dr Sabita Uthaya, Consultant Neonatologist, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
•  Alex Mancini, Neonatal Matron, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
•  Katrina McNamara-Goodger, Head of Policy and Practice, ACT
•  Ann Rowland, Director of Bereavement Services, Child Bereavement Charity
•  Andy Cole, Chief Executive, BLISS

Plus other speakers yet to be confirmed

The Child Bereavement Charity reserves the right to make changes to the programme, speakers or venue should this become necessary.

Who should attend?

•  Midwives
•  Consultants, doctors and nurses working in obstetrics, gynaecology and
   neonatology
•  Bereavement officers and bereavement counsellors
•  Nurses working in children’s hospices and in the community
•  Faith leaders

Fee:

•  Midwives and Nurses £95
•  Doctors: £110
•  Others: £95

A limited number of stands are available to organisations. For more details please call 01494 568910 or email the Training Department

Venue:

20 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0RN

Times of Day:

9.30am - 4.30pm (Registration 9.00am)

For further information or to book a place please contact the Training Department

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