A Practical Guide to Effective Non Medical Prescribing in End of Life Care

Wed, 16 Oct 2024

Virtual, Online

Follow the conference on X #NMPEndofLife

This important national conference provides an essential update for nurse prescribers on prescribing at the end of life. It is widely recognised that pain and symptom control at the end of life is not always optimal, the development of non medical prescribing has a key role in improving pain and symptom control for patients at the end of life.

“It is essential that decisions around end of life care remain patient-centred and based on a person’s individual needs, and that we do not adopt a blanket ‘one size fits all’ approach in our rush to manage patients’ symptoms.
Care Quality Commission

“When someone's in the final weeks, days and hours of life, they need expert care, and they need it now. No one should have to wait for hours overnight or over the weekend in order to get the treatment they need – whether they're in pain, or have symptoms which need to be managed to make them comfortable.
Marie Curie March 2024

This conference will enable you to:

Network with colleagues who are working to improving nurse prescribing in end of life care
Learn from outstanding practice in end of life care prescribing
Reflect on best practice in prescribing and symptom control at the end of life
Understand how to effectively develop, demonstrate and maintain continued competence in prescribing for patients at the end of life
Reflect on lessons from experts in non medical prescribing for specific case study areas with in depth interactive sessions focusing on Nurse Prescribing for Pain, Nurse Prescribing in community settings, Controlled drugs and use of drugs beyond the product licence, The use of Syringe Drivers and Syringe Driver combinations, Best practice in prescribing for symptom control at the end of life, Nurse prescribing within a hospice setting, Anticipatory prescribing and Prescribing within End of Life Care Clinics
Identify key strategies for improving nurse prescribing practice at the end of life
Develop your role and confidence as a nurse prescriber
Self assess, reflect and expand your skills in prescribing practice whilst understanding your limits of practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes

Delegate feedback

"Session was very informative and engaging. Additionally, a good way to network with other NMP."

"Content and speakers were excellent."

"Well run and great presentations."

"Very good course, lots of valuable elements."

"It has broadened my knowledge and compliments my practice perfectly."

"I feel that the topics covered have help support my practice and in turn will have a positive effect on patient care."

100% of delegates who attended the previous date of this conference would recommend it to a colleague.

Speakers include:

Dr Barry Quinn

Senior Lecturer for Cancer & Palliative Care
Queens University

Mrs Melinda Presland

Consultant Pharmacist, Palliative and End of Life Care
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mrs Anne-Marie Murkett

Head of Quality and Governance
Care
Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People

Exhibition & Sponsorship Packages

This conference offers a valuable opportunity for industry suppliers to personally meet with their target audience where they will have time to talk and demonstrate the benefits of their products. High quality specialist audiences make having a presence at our events a highly targeted and cost effective marketing channel.