EDUCATION

Training events calendar

Our Training Events Calendar

Our short courses for healthcare professionals are face-to-face training limited to a small group of participants. We can also offer bespoke training for your organisation.

This calendar gets updated regularly, so please keep checking back to see the latest information.

Training Events
  • Palliative Care Emergencies

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Our Palliative Care Emergencies training course will address recognition, assessment and management of palliative care emergencies. It is aimed at all health and social care staff caring for people in the last years of life. The training session will cover:- Identifying and differentiating between medical and non-medical emergencies that can occur in Palliative Care Exploring the […]

  • Symptom Management in Palliative and End of Life Care

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Participants on our Symptom Management training course will learn how to assess and manage common symptoms in Palliative and End of Life care patients. The Symptom Management session will cover […]

  • BD BodyGuard T Syringe Pump

    St Julia's Hospice Foundry Hill, Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Our BD BodyGuard T Syringe Pump training course is designed to provide practical set up experience for Registered Nurses using this equipment for subcutaneous use on adults. This BD BodyGuard […]

  • Verification of Death

    St Julia's Hospice Foundry Hill, Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Our Verification of Death training is suitable for registered Healthcare Professionals and also for nominated Healthcare Support Workers from care homes providing end of life care, to be able to […]

  • Grief and Bereavement

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    The Grief and Bereavement course is available for Health and Social Care Professionals across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This three-hour workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to […]

  • Mouth Care in Palliative & End of Life Care

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Participants on our Mouth Care training course will gain an overview of the importance of providing high quality mouth care in palliative and end of life care patients. This 3 […]

  • Care of the Dying Patient in the Last Days of Life

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Our Care of the Dying Patient course addresses identifying the five priorities for care and recognising how those five priorities for care support the provision of dignity, comfort, sensitive communication […]

  • Advance Care Planning

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Participants on our 3 hour training session will learn about understanding the principles and process of Advance Care Planning (ACP) including Identify the benefits of Advance Care Planning to patients, […]

  • Spirituality in Palliative and End of Life Care

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Our Spirituality in Palliative and End of Life Care course will consider what spirituality and spiritual care are, and the importance of providing spiritual care for palliative and end of […]

  • BD BodyGuard T Syringe Pump

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Our BD BodyGuard T Syringe Pump training course is designed to provide practical set up experience for Registered Nurses using this equipment for subcutaneous use on adults. This BD BodyGuard […]

  • Verification of Death

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Our Verification of Death training is suitable for registered Healthcare Professionals and also for nominated Healthcare Support Workers from care homes providing end of life care, to be able to […]

  • Communication Skills in End of Life Care

    Mount Edgcumbe Hospice Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Our Communication Skills in End of Life Care training session will cover: Understand the importance of good communication in End of Life Care Understand how to reduce barriers to effective communication Identify […]

Not sure which of our courses meets your needs?  Click here to see an overview of what we cover in each of our training courses.

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Call 01726 65711 or email education@cornwallhospice.org with any questions about the courses or the booking process.

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