Skin health and wound care in oncology and palliative care settings
Our free service specific/specialist days promote the best practices in skin health and wound healing
Overview
This study day will explore the challenges to skin health and wound healing for patients being cared for in oncology and palliative care settings. This includes the impact of treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the skin as well as some of the considerations that need to be made when caring for those on a palliative care pathway.
Who’s the Skin health and wound care in oncology and palliative care settings study day suitable for?
This study day will be relevant to clinicians working directly with patients receiving oncology and or palliative care, both as an inpatient or at home. This includes oncology nurses/ specialists, palliative care nurses/ specialists, Tissue viability nurses, community nurses, practice nurses, clinicians working in secondary care, podiatrists, academics/ students with an interest in wound care.
Programme
View the draft programme – please note timings/presentations may be subject to change
Industry presentations
There will be an interactive presentation of wound care products and preventative aids from our industry partners:-
And more to be confirmed!
Our Trustees look forward to welcoming you all virtually to the classroom
Keynote Speakers
Jeannie Donnelly
Lead Nurse Tissue Viability & Honorary Senior Lecturer
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust & School of Nursing, Queens University Belfast
Read more…Diana Matthews
Advanced Oncology Pharmacist & Urology NMP
Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff
Read more…Rebecca Elwell
Lymphoedema, Macmillan Lymphoedema Advanced Nurse Practitioner
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
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