Events

Delivering High Quality End of Life Care - Conference

Date: 08 September 2010
Location: 76 Portland Place, London

Delivering High Quality End of Life Care   

Including Implementing the New GMC Guidance: Good Practice in decision-making and the New NICE Quality Standard   

Wednesday 8 September 2010 
76 Portland Place, London   

To download a copy of the conference programme, or to book a place please click here   

“Decisions at the end of life can be incredibly difficult, and medical advances have added to the complexity. Throughout the development of the guidance, I have been deeply impressed by the commitment, sensitivity and thoughtfulness shown by doctors, nurses and others working with patients who are approaching the end of life.  We considered the many responses we received to the consultation with great care and they have helped us shape this guidance, which will support doctors to make decisions within a clear framework of principles, which are ethically and legally accepted within our society.” 

Lady Christine Eames Chair End of life treatment and care: Good practice in decision-making Working Group General Medical Council   

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is due to release quality standards for End of Life Care in December 2010. This one day conference chaired by Dr Teresa Tate Deputy National Clinical Director for End of Life Care Consultant in Palliative Medicine Barts and The London NHS Trustand Medical Advisor Marie Curie Cancer Care, will focus onimproving the quality of End of Life Care including implementing the new GMC guidance, good practice in decision making and the New Nice Quality Standard.   

Lady Christine Eames Chair End of life treatment and care: Good practice in decision-making Working GroupGeneral Medical Council will deliver a presentation on supporting clinical decision-making to deliver high quality End of Life Care, key principles within the GMC guidance and implementation, and managing difficult decisions in practice.   

Topics Include:   

Delivering high quality End of Life Care: the patient perspective 
End of Life treatment and care: good practice in decision making: implementing the New GMC Guidance 
Remodelling End of Life Care services based on a social model that manages the person’s life, helping them stay in control and sustain family, social and spiritual networks 
Developing the New NICE Quality Standards for End of Life Care: The NICE Quality Standard for End of Life Care is due for release in December 2010 Delivering 24/7 care for people at the End of Life 
Care Planning: from holistic needs assessment to advance decisions Delivering and measuring a good death in hospital 24/7 
Commissioning for improvement in End of Life Care   

Chair and speakers include:   

Dr Teresa TateDeputy National Clinical Director for End of Life CareConsultant in Palliative Medicine Barts and The London NHS Trustand Medical Advisor Marie Curie Cancer Care 
Lady Christine Eames Chair End of life treatment and care: Good practice in decision-making Working Group General Medical Council 
Dr Fergus Macbeth Director Quality Standards Programme The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence   

This conference is recognised by the IHM and CPD accredited by the Royal College of Physicians, London.   

For more information please contact Keren Roberts on 020 8541 1399 or email keren@healthcare-events.co.uk