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Mon 18 Nov 2024 09:30-16:30
Past event

Refining your ReSPECT planning and implementation skills to ensure that you are delivering the best possible care to your patients

This bespoke one-day training was created for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation:

  • Day 1: Best Practice for ReSPECT Implementation for Consultants
  • Day 2: Best Practice for ReSPECT Implementation for Registrars
Best Practice for ReSPECT Implementation
Past event

A unique opportunity for expert guidance, case-study based learning and peer support

Those in attendance took one day out to ensure they were able to communicate effectively with patients and are legally equipped, and clinically confident to work with the MDT. Members of the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust attended and refocused on:

  • Boosting your understanding of the ReSPECT process ahead of your hospital wide rollout
  • Enhancing your knowledge of the legal frameworks that support ReSPECT planning
  • Providing clarity on DNACPR and important differences between individual guidelines
  • Enabling a shared clinical responsibility to ensure that everyone is able to conduct competent conversations with patients
  • Raising your understanding on how to work with other teams to ensure true collaboration

"Wonderful day – insightful and looking forward to implementation of Respect with EKHUFT and hoping to see people putting in a lot of effort into Respect conversations"

Useful techniques and new processes for ReSPECT implementation

This bespoke conference was expertly designed to boost confidence and raise legal competencies to ensure that the best possible treatment and escalation planning are being delivering. Attendees chose one of the two days to attend, and benefitted from:

  • Open discussion with other specialities through guided conversations and engagement
  • Networking with other teams to create collective solutions to your common challenges
  • Support and guidance on overcoming the difficulties when having treatment and escalation plan conversations
  • Expert presentation on the legal framework – ensuring you are equipped with the knowledge to make legally competent care planning.
  • Insightful palliative care consultant presentation on how you can create more effective, joined-up decision making
  • Unique critical care consultant presentation on how to empower your decision-making skills

"Incredibly valuable, provided interesting discussion, glad to have references/tools recommended, will change practice"

Best Practice for ReSPECT Implementation for Consultants

9:30
Registration and networking opportunity
10:00
Introduction, instructions and chair’s opening remarks
Eibhlin Moore, Lead Nurse Deteriorating Patient, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Boosting best practice
10:15
Understanding the development of ReSPECT
  • Implementation of ReSPECT: a national and local context
  • Working through the key principles of ReSPECT
  • When should ReSPECT discussions start?
  • Can we, as healthcare professionals, normalise conversations involved in the ReSPECT process?
Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning Advocate, Speak For Me
10:45
Questions and answers with Clare Fuller
10:55
Roundtable discussion: Developing your communication skills for ReSPECT planning
  • What framework and guidance do you use to support your conversations when planning for ReSPECT?
  • How do you reframe your approach when conducting a difficult or important conversation?
  • National frameworks to support ReSPECT conversations
11:15
Morning networking break
Legal frameworks and increasing your legal competencies
11:35
Making sense of the legal frameworks and guidance that underpin ReSPECT
  • What are the key messages that you need to know to protect patients and deliver effective care
  • Exploring the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the MCA) and what this means for ReSPECT planning
  • Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment: practice examples
  • Understanding of the legal framework of DNACPR decision making
  • Working through the challenges surrounding “withdrawal” of treatment in healthcare
  • Understanding DNACPR: What can we learn from the Janet Tracey case?
Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning Advocate, Speak For Me
12:35
CPR: When does it save a life and when does it spoil a death?
  • Recognising ‘Ordinary Dying’ and challenging the medicalisation of dying
  • Skills for effective DNACPR communication
Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning Advocate, Speak For Me
1:00
Morning reflections with Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning Advocate, Speak For Me
1:10
Networking lunch break
Connecting with Palliative Care teams
2:10
Delivering effective palliative care for deteriorating patients
  • Understanding palliative care definitions, statistics and care settings
  • Recognising a deteriorating patient and understanding the tipping point of care
  • Tools to empower your ReSPECT implementation: prognostic indicators
Dr Becky Bright, Palliative Care Consultant, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
2:30
Questions and answers with Becky Bright
2:40
Refreshment break
Engaging with Critical Care teams
3:00
Shared learning from critical care teams to empower your decision making
  • What critical care can and cannot do to support a patient’s illness and when to refer
  • Ensuring appropriate referrals to critical care and understanding their clinical remit
  • Advocating for your patient’s wishes and improving communication skills to ensure a ‘good death’
Neil Richardson, Critical Care Consultant, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
3:30
Questions and answers with Neil Richardson
Working with the KMCR system
3:40
Practical skills to effectively complete the ReSPECT form
  • Understanding the system of how to complete a ReSPECT form at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Michael Bedford, Registrar, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
4:00
Questions and answers with Michael Bedford
4:10
Panel discussion: What stops us from planning early?
  • Use this time to share your final reflections, and discuss with your panel of speakers
  • How does hope fit into the picture of a changing diagnosis?
  • What stops us from having conversations with patients about ReSPECT planning?
  • What steps can we take to make ReSPECT planning everyone’s responsibility?
Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning Advocate Speak For Me
4:30
Closing remarks and close of day

Best Practice for ReSPECT Implementation for Registrars

9:30
Registration and networking opportunity
10:00
Introduction, instructions and chair’s opening remarks
Eibhlin Moore, Lead Nurse Deteriorating Patient, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Boosting best practice
10:15
Understanding the development of ReSPECT
  • Implementation of ReSPECT: a national and local context
  • Working through the key principles of ReSPECT
  • When should ReSPECT discussions start?
  • Can we as healthcare professionals normalise conversations involved in the ReSPECT process?
Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning Advocate, Speak For Me
10:45
Questions and answers with Clare Fuller
10:55
Roundtable discussion: Developing your communication skills for ReSPECT planning
  • What framework and guidance do you use to support your conversations when planning for ReSPECT?
  • How do you reframe approach when conducting a difficult conversation or an important conversation?
  • National frameworks to support ReSPECT conversations
11:15
Morning networking break
Legal frameworks and increasing your legal competencies
11:35
Making sense of the legal frameworks and guidance that underpin ReSPECT
  • What are the key messages that you need to know to protect patients and deliver effective care
  • Exploring the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the MCA) and what this means for ReSPECT planning
  • Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment: practice examples
  • Understanding of the legal framework of DNACPR decision making
  • Working through the challenges surrounding “withdrawal” of treatment in healthcare
  • Understanding DNACPR: What can we learn from the Janet Tracey case?
Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning Advocate, Speak For Me
12:35
CPR: When does it save a life and when does it spoil a death?
  • Recognising ‘Ordinary Dying’ and challenging the medicalisation of dying
  • Skills for effective DNACPR communication
Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning Advocate, Speak For Me
1:00
Morning reflections with Clare Fuller
1:10
Networking lunch break
Connecting with Palliative Care teams
2:10
Delivering effective palliative care for deteriorating patients
  • Understanding palliative care definitions, statistics and care settings
  • Recognising a deteriorating patient and understanding the tipping point of care
  • Tools to empower your ReSPECT implementation: prognostic indicators
Dr Becky Bright, Palliative Care Consultant, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
2:30
Questions and answers with Becky Bright
2:40
Refreshment break
Engaging with Critical Care teams
3:00
Shared learning from critical care teams to empower your decision making
  • What can and cannot critical care do to support a patient’s illness? When to refer
  • Ensuring appropriate referrals to critical care and understanding their clinical remit
  • Advocating for your patient’s wishes and improving communication skills to ensure a ‘good death’
Neil Richardson, Critical Care Consultant, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
3:30
Questions and answers with Neil Richardson
Working with KMCR system
3:40
Practical skills to effectively complete the ReSPECT form
  • Understanding the system of how to complete a ReSPECT form at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Catherine Melik, Perioperative Consultant, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
4:00
Questions and answers with Catherine Melik
4:10
Panel discussion: What stops us from planning early?
  • Use this time to share your final reflections, and discuss with your panel of speakers
  • How does hope fit into the picture of a changing diagnosis?
  • What stops us from having conversations with patients about ReSPECT planning?
  • What steps can we take to make ReSPECT planning everyone’s responsibility?
Clare Fuller, Advance Care Planning Advocate, Speak For Me
4:30
Closing remarks and close of day

With thanks to the expert speakers

Delivered in co-ordination with team members from the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Clare Fuller shared her expertise in ReSPECT planning and has been previously described as ‘a natural teacher, the entire time I was hanging onto her every word’ and ‘very knowledgeable and respectful’. The full speaker line-up included:

Eibhlin Moore
Job Title:
Lead Nurse Deteriorating Patient
Organisation
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Biography
Clare Fuller
Job Title:
Advance Care Planning Advocate
Organisation
Speak For Me
Biography
Dr Becky Bright
Job Title:
Palliative Care Consultant
Organisation
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Biography
Neil Richardson
Job Title:
Critical Care Consultant
Organisation
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Biography
Catherine Melik
Job Title:
Perioperative Consultant
Organisation
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Biography
Michael Bedford
Job Title:
Registrar
Organisation
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Biography

Bespoke training days to meet your clinical needs

This conference was designed as a one day event, run twice to meet the needs of all Consultants (on Day 1) and Registrars (on Day 2) at East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists were also welcome to attend either day. Participants benefitted from tailored information, peer support and shared learning.

Attendee feedback

Here is just some of the feedback from those who attended over the course of the two days:

Some comments from day one:

  • "Incredibly valuable, provided interesting discussion, glad to have references/tools recommended, will change practice"
  • "Excellent presentations on an important issue"
  • "Thank you. Very useful day. Reat to be face to face"
  • "Very well organized and informative sessions. I have learned a lot of ways of approaching and phrasing difficult words"
  • "Brilliant session which cleared up many of my queries"
  • "This was fabulous – it should be annual"
  • "Well organized, very helpful meeting"
  • "Very informative day, gave me a better understanding of ReSPECT documentation"
  • "Very informative – plenty of opportunities for audience involvement"
  • "Very educational day – good discussions had throughout. Good ideas raised which will be very helpful"
  • "Excellent day – very good presenters and material"

Some comments from day two:

  • "All sessions valuable and led onto each other, flowed well"
  • "Very well planned and carried through"
  • "A great day, learned a lot to take forward into practice and share with colleagues"
  • "Excellent from organization and pre-event to the actual day"
  • "Very satisfied with all the aspects of the day which is rare at a conference"
  • "Excellent choice of subject and speakers. Enough time to interact on tables. Good mix of participants"
  • "Really great day – very reflective for my current practice and informative for my future practice"
  • "Thoughtful, considered content"
  • "I feel empowered to open up discussions, in regards to ReSPECT"
  • "This was extremely interesting. I have loads of information to feed back to other staff on the unit"
  • "Well organized, enjoyed all the examples and video ‘dying is not as bad as you think"
  • "Very informative and well planned"
  • "Well planned day. Allowed for reflection and allowed ways to change practice"

Thank you for attending an event by SBK Healthcare. We are pleased to offer you on-line access to the documentation that you received at the event. This is an exclusive benefit for all of the attendees and includes additional and updated documentation.