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Acupuncture in PALLIATIVE CARE - Friday 9 May 2014. Join us at the Marie Curie Hospice, Cardiff for this popular course preceding the Spring Meeting.

Author
Julie Cummings
Date Added
16 December 2013

 A one day course covering various symptom management topics such as pain, nausea/vomiting, breathlessness, dry mouth, hot flushes, fatigue

For each of these we discuss assessment, the evidence base for acupuncture and suggestions for treatment with acupuncture.

We do touch on conventional treatment but only to put acupuncture in its context in terms of managing patients.

We also talk about particular issues with palliative care patients eg with regard to safety and side effects of acupuncture.

Most of this is in lecture format but we have small group workshops in the afternoon for further discussion

At the end of the day we have a session on running an acupuncture service within palliative care to discuss things like protocols, consent, patient info etc

Programme (subject to change)

Morning

Introduction

Lectures covering:

Pain

Nausea/vomiting

Breathlessness

Dry mouth

Afternoon

Group practical sessions

Including case discussions

Point selection and needling

Running an acupuncture service in palliative care

Safety aspects

Led by Dr Graham Leng & Dr Juliet Spiller