29 Apr 2025 12:30 - 14:00 Online attendance Free
An intensive four-part online workshop aimed at those frequently having conversations about deteriorating health including Advanced Nurse Practitioners, other senior nurses, doctors and other AHPs working in NHS Fife.
This workshop is for NHS Fife staff only
This interactive course consists of a series of four linked webinars run over 4 weeks, which will cover a range of topics. At each session, participants will watch a real time interactive demonstration led by EC4H tutors and will have the opportunity throughout the demonstration to contribute suggestions and feedback to the tutor team via the chat box.
Session 1: Breaking Bad News – 29th April (12.30 pm to 2 pm)
Session 2: Future Care Planning – 6th May (12.30 pm to 2 pm)
Session 3: DNACPR – 13th May (12.30 pm to 2 pm)
Session 4: Anger and Apology – 20th May (12.30 pm to 2 pm)
Participants must attend all four sessions.
This advanced communication workshop offers participants the opportunity to:
• Review their current practice in relation to communication in clinical practice, and with colleagues and other health and care staff.
• Identify personal learning objectives and develop strategies for addressing these within a peer learning group.
• Critique and apply relevant literature/ theory on effective communication.
• Consider and take account of patient/carer/colleague perspectives.
• Identify and practise ways of increasing communication effectiveness.
• Exchange ideas and experiences with colleagues from other specialties
Online
Date: 29 Apr 2025
Time: 12:30 - 14:00
Dr Steinunn Boyce is a Consultant in Palliative Care within NHS Fife. Steinunn joined the EC4H tutor team in 2017
Dr Stephen Fenning is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine in NHS Fife. He contributes regularly to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Palliative Medicine and has facilitated EC4H workshops since completing his EC4H Advanced Communication Tutor Training in 2017.
Dr Jo Bowden is a consultant in palliative medicine in NHS Fife and also works part-time in palliative care research. She has a Masters in Clinical Education. She first attended EC4H as a participant in 2008 and taught clinical communication to undergraduates and junior doctors during her specialty training. She completed her EC4H tutor training in 2017 and she is delighted to support the delivery of EC4H in Fife.
Dr Lucy Hogg is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia in NHS Fife. She also leads the ICU follow up service. She is committed to improving communication with patients and their families, and within the wider multidisciplinary team. She has recently completed EC4H communication tutor training. GMC number: 4700957