Category Archives: Training

End of Life Conversations

We are pleased to announce that we now have Stephanie’s excellent presentation on communication at the end of life. It can be found in the article below, along with the really useful drug chart and drug kit. As with any … Continue reading

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Drug Kit and Drug Chart

Feedback on the presentation at the refresher course has so far been excellent, with many people requesting copies of the Drug Kit and Drug Chart either in electronic or paper copy. I have now uploaded these forms to my previous … Continue reading

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GP Refresher Course 2010

Last Wednesday I was invited to lecture on our local GP Revision Course. This is always a good chance to meet colleagues I haven’t seen for a while as well as some familiar faces and is usually fun. This year … Continue reading

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Fakenham Palliative Care Meeting

Back in early September I was invited to Fakenham surgery to talk about “Palliative Care”. This is a colossal subject on which I could have spoken for hours given the chance! I decided instead to concentrate on looking at the results … Continue reading

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Non-Principals Group

Yesterday evening I gave a talk to the non-principals group of which I am a member, luckily most of them had enjoyed Tony’s excellent coffee so no-one fell asleep! When given the chance to “teach us about palliative care” I … Continue reading

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Syringe driver education for the YouTube Generation

Update: We have been getting very positive feedback about our video (Setting up a syringe driver in the community) from local groups including the Out of Hours service. Unfortunately the powers that be have suggested a number of small procedural … Continue reading

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Syringe driver education for the YouTube Generation

Hot off the press I am pleased to announce that the first section of our video on setting up a syringe driver in the community is finally uploaded. It is just the intro segment as we are still waiting for … Continue reading

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Opiate Conversion Guidelines

I know from personal experience how confusing it can be changing someone from one type of opiate to another. On the ward here we use this excellent conversion chart from palliativedrugs.com which is relatively simple and seems to keep errors to the minimum. Continue reading

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Syringe Driver Compatibility and Dilutants.

One of the most common problems with setting up a syringe driver and prescribing appropriately seems to be working out possible incompatibilities and also which dilutant should be used with which drugs. Below is a compatibility table, as you can … Continue reading

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Syringe Driver Updates.

It seems evident, from the statistics for this site, that many people who are visiting are interested in more information on syringe drivers and how to set them up. These resources are designed for use by a professional involved in … Continue reading

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