Live stream: Neurology and palliative care – areas of difficulty

This live stream will explore how healthcare professionals can better manage the large group of patients who have neurological disorders at the end of life.

Delegates will be updated on current ideas on symptom management in Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy.

These patient palliative care needs differ from other patient groups and can be complex. There are a number of initiatives that have been developed including novel tools and rating scales that will be discussed and examined.

Speakers from palliative and neurological backgrounds will present on their areas of expertise in what promises to be an interesting educational day providing pragmatic clinical help for clinicians.

Event topics to be covered:

• The palliative and end-of-life needs of patients with common neurological illnesses
• Detail certain symptoms patients with movement disorders, stroke, multiple sclerosis and stroke may experience and how these might be managed
• Treatment options when neurological difficulties (e.g. seizures) occur at the end of life
• Share research insights and their practical applicability for advance care planning
• New tools to assess neurological patients near the end of life
• Techniques for approaching these topics in consultations

This is a live stream event that can be accessed online. You can book the in-person version of this event that will take place at The Royal Society of Medicine.

Please note the agenda shown below is a provisional programme and may change due to speaker work requirements during the pandemic. The final programme will be confirmed nearer the event date.

CPD learning applied.

Join in the conversation online using #RSMLiveFollow us on Twitter: @RoySocMed

Show less