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Practical Care of the Dying Older Person

Listening Time:	42 Mins
Conference:	General Aged Care
Date Recorded:	9 Feb 2010
Location:	Victoria, Australia

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Practical Care of the Dying Older Person

Practical strategies for caring for older people at the very end of their life:

What can you do to ensure comfort and dignity during the final hours of an elderly person’s life?
How to be present but not intrusive
Managing the whole environment of care
Immediate care of relatives once death has occurred

Speaker: Karen Conte

Endorsed palliative care nurse practitioner who is currently employed as the Manager of Clinical Services, Banksia Palliative Care Service which covers the North West region of Melbourne. Karen has a Masters degree in palliative care and a Certificate of Applied Loss & Grief. As well, Karen is one of the chapter authors for the first edition of Ausmed’s multi-author best-selling textbook entitled “Palliative Care Nursing – a Guide to Practice”.

Recorded: 9 Feb 2010
Duration: 42 Mins
Conference: General Aged Care
Session in Conference: The Final Hours-Practical Strategies For Caring For Older People At The Very End Of Their Life
State: Victoria, Australia

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