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For the first time since
the Centre for Palliative Care and
Palliative Medicine began, "BELhospice"
has organized a conference for nurses
only, under the title
"Palliative Care:
The Challenge for Nurses"
The conference took place
on 17th of December 2009 in
KBC Bezanijska Kosa’s auditorium.
Our conference gathered
more than 100 nurses from various
medical institutions and medical schools
in Belgrade.
The conference aimed to
introduce nurses to modern, global
concepts of Palliative
Care,
and to
the situation in Serbia.
The conference considered
palliative care as a
branch of medicine, and the Strategy for
Palliative Care, accepted in March 2009
by the Serbian Government. It also
considered what the expectations of
nurses involved in Palliative Care are.
Finally, the issue of the implementation
of Palliative Care in everyday clinical
practice was touched on.
It was with real pleasure
that the conference was able to listen
to its special guest from the United
Kingdom, Ms. Terry Magee RN., one of the
most experienced teachers on this
subject worldwide. It had been
BELhospice’s privilege to have Terry
Magee as an educator for our staff
during 2009, passing on both her
experience and her valuable knowledge.
Although last year
professionals from all over the world
voted for Terry Magee as ‘Educator of
the Year’, Terry Magee always highlights
the fact that she is first of all nurse,
and is enormously proud of that. The
topic of her lecture, "Terminal care is
an honor and a challenge for all nurses
(the experience of one nurse from all
over the world)" emphasizes that fact.
All
nurses interested in further education
or literature regarding palliative care
are welcome to call our office on +381 11 33 43 311 or you can send an email request to
belhospice@nadlanu.com
and we will respond as soon as possible.
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