Geriatric Palliative Care in Advanced Dementia

2021 course runs completed

The two-day course aims to develop participants’ theoretical and practical knowledge in delivering competent, evidence-informed palliative care in advanced dementia.

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

Identify patients’ needs
Management of Symptom Issues
Provide for continuity of care
Prognosticate reasonably
Carry out end-of-life discussions with patients and caregivers
Provide support to caregivers

Please refer to the brochure here.

Doctors, Registered Nurses, Pharmacists, Case Managers and Allied Health Professionals (Social Workers, Art and Music Therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists) in geriatric and/or palliative care. Allied Health Professionals.

Adjunct Associate Professor Allyn Hum Yin Mei
Senior Consultant, Department of Palliative Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Centre Director, The Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education (PalC)

Dr Joseph Ong Yew Jin
Senior Consultant, Dover Park Hospice
Deputy Director (Education), The Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education (PalC)