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Breaking Bad News & Talking About Dying Course for Doctors, Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals

Do you struggle with breaking bad news?
Do you find it difficult to tell people they are dying?
Do you avoid talking about end of life because you are worried about upsetting people?
Do you wish you had the skills to discuss emotive subjects in a way that helps patients?
Do you want to be able to help your patients plan for the future as they are nearing the end of life?

This one-day 'Breaking Bad News & Talking About Dying' course gives you a deeper understanding of what patients and relatives commonly face at this stage of life and how to help deliver news in a supportive way. It will equip you with the tools to discuss challenging topics such as, what happens as they get more unwell, what is important to them in this last phase of life and holistic advance care planning.

1 day course and 6 CPD points
This course is run virtually online via Zoom.

£195.00

10% discount if you book 2 places on this course
or if you book another personal development/interview course at the same time.

Availability

Places availableCourse is full

The 'Breaking Bad News & Talking About Dying' course runs virtually on the Zoom platform. Available dates are shown in the calendar below:

Virtual course

Virtual courses are run using the Zoom platform. The instructions and the code to join the meeting are sent two days before the course date.

Times

The start and end times are:

09:30 - Prompt start

17:00 - End.

Please note that course may end slightly later if the group is particularly interactive.

Breaking Bad News & Talking About Dying Course Overview

ISC Medical’s one-day 'Breaking Bad News & Talking About Dying' course is designed for doctors, nurses and all other healthcare professionals who wish to improve their communication with patients and relatives when delivering bad news and patients are facing the last phase of life.

Through a series of discussions and interactive exercises, you will learn:

The common barriers to breaking bad news and talking about dying.
What patients value when receiving bad news and thinking about the end of life.
What is involved in advance care planning and how to navigate sensitive yet effective conversations.
How to use a range of models and strategies for discussing emotive issues.
The importance of language and the framing of conversations to best support patients.

Structure

1 INTRODUCTION TO BREAKING BAD NEWS AND DYING

Why is it difficult to break bad news and talk about dying?
What are the challenges that healthcare professionals commonly face?
What if I upset the patient?
Where do I start?
What is advance care planning?

2 UNDERSTANDING THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

What happens when we don’t focus on the patient’s mindset.
How to gauge reactions to bad news.
Building rapport and trust when delivering bad news.
What matters to the patient.
The importance of listening and time.

3 ADVANCE CARE PLANNING (ACP)

What happens when we don’t plan for the future with patients?
The evidence behind the value of ACP discussions.
When is it the right time to discuss ACP?
What should be included?
The importance of Lasting Power of Attorney and the legal aspects around end of life.

4 STRUCTURING CONVERSATIONS AROUND END OF LIFE PLANNING

The impact of verbal and non verbal communication.
Balancing the medical and patient agenda.
Building stepwise conversations to help frame future planning for the patient.
What happens when planning is not patient focused?

5 CHALLENGING TOPICS WHEN DISCUSSING END OF LIFE

Are we making our patients suffer with too much medical intervention?
How to balance not “giving up” versus delivering “the best care”.
Understanding how to discuss acknowledged risk feeding.
Preparing patients and families if patients stop eating and drinking.
Addressing whether patients should be readmitted to hospital.

6 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE DIE AND HOW TO TALK ABOUT IT

How to explain the process of dying - removing the mystery.
How to plan for symptoms at the end of life - the practicalities in different environments.
Understanding the common cultural and religious issues that arise at the end of life.
Bereavement reactions and after death care.

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Why come to ISC Medical's 'Breaking Bad News & Talking About Dying' course

Small group of MAXIMUM 20 candidates

In order to maintain the high quality of our courses, we accept only 20 participants on our 'Breaking Bad News & Talking About Dying' course. This enables interesting discussions to take place between candidates from a variety of backgrounds and specialties, and allows each candidate to enquire and contribute on topics that interest them personally.

Fully up-to-date and evidence-based

The course uses world-recognised theories and techniques, ensuring that you benefit from the full breadth of research in the communication arena.

A course written and delivered by experts

The course content, material and delivery is assured by established and experienced trainers with wide-ranging experience in coaching and communication training within the NHS and general healthcare environment.

Breaking bad news, advance care planning, talking about dying. This course covers it all.