The clinical skills series is for Health Care Professionals, Allied Health, Heath Care Assistants & Support Workers. The education sessions provide learning which maintains and enhances participants palliative care knowledge, skills and practice.

The aim of this presentation is to:

• Define Palliative Care
• Differentiate between the terms palliative care, end of life care and terminal care
• Discuss what is meant by a palliative approach to care and the philosophy that underpins palliative care
• Explain the concept of ‘total suffering’
• Outline the important aspects of individualised assessment.

Date: Friday 13 February 2026

Time: 1600 – 1715

Cost: No charge

Presenter: Chris Dunn Clinical Nurse Educator, Nelson Tasman Hospice & Suss Walding Registered Nurse, Nelson Tasman Hospice

Venue: Nelson Tasman Hospice, 331 Suffolk Road, Stoke, Nelson

Register: Click here to register via Eventbrite to attend onsite

• This workshop is also offered as a virtual session:  Register for the virtual session: Click here
  NB: To participate virtually, you will need to have Microsoft TEAMS on your device

For more information contact the Nelson Tasman Hospice Education Team:

E: Education Administrator Barb Thomas: education@nelsonhospice.org.nz

Phone: (03) 546 3950