Palliative Care Emergencies

Good refresher reminding you of worrying signs and symptoms to alert GP/services to changes. Gained a much better understanding of 4 common palliative care emergencies.

This course for registered professionals who may need to manage palliative care emergencies of Malignant Spinal Cord Compression, Superior Vena Cava Obstruction, Haemorrhage, Hypercalcaemia.

What will I learn?

At the end of the course I will be able to:

Have a clear understanding of the overall management of the palliative care emergencies
Recognise the signs and symptoms of the palliative care emergencies
Recommend the pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for each palliative care emergency