Workshops

There will be four Pre-Congress workshops taking place on Thursday 24 July 2014 and these will be held at the Pullman Albert Park.

All four workshops are full day programs. Numbers are limited for each workshop so register early to avoid disappointment.

Please click on the workshops below to read more details.

Workshop 1 - eviQ Education Antineoplastic Drug Administration Course (ADAC) – Facilitation Skills Training Workshop

Workshop 2 - Optimising Outcomes with Vascular Access Devices in the Cancer Care Setting.

Workshop 3 - Delivering Innovative Cancer Survivorship Care

Workshop 4 - COSA Geriatric Oncology Workshop

WORKSHOP 1

eviQ Education Antineoplastic Drug Administration Course (ADAC) – Facilitation Skills Training Workshop

Speakers – To be confirmed

Time – 1000 – 1645

Description

eviQ Education is a Cancer Institute NSW educational program that uses eviQ content, providing cancer health professionals with online, blended courses that standardise and promote evidence based, best clinical practice for the care of patients with cancer.

The Antineoplastic Drug Administration Course (ADAC) comprises eLearning, supervised clinical practice, competency assessments and a face-to-face clinical skills workshop requiring skilled facilitators to support nurses to bring the theory into practice.

This Facilitator Train-the-Trainer Workshop is open to nurses who are or intending to facilitate staff undertaking ADAC in their workplace. The workshop will enable attendees to actively participate in developing skills to facilitate ADAC through small group work, simulation and large group discussions. There will be opportunities to network with colleagues who are also implementing ADAC. The day will focus on train-the-trainer skills necessary to facilitate the course and assess competencies associated with managing the various components of ADAC. 

Please note numbers are limited for this workshop to 40 participants

As numbers are limited, the following registration prerequisites apply:

• Your employing health care facility must have implemented or be in the process of implementing ADAC
• You must be endorsed by your employing health facility to undertake facilitation of the course. 
• You must be experienced in assessment and training in the workplace.
• You must be competent in the administration of intravenous antineoplastic drugs.

Workshop supported by: 

WORKSHOP 2

Optimising Outcomes with Vascular Access Devices in the Cancer Care Setting.

Speakers –  Amy Bardin (MS, RRT, VA-BC), Joy Blacka (RN, BN, MCP), Other speakers to be confirmed   

Time – 1000 – 1600

Description

This workshop will feature and promote best practice in Vascular Access (VA) in the Cancer Care Setting. The morning session will look at all the types of Vascular Access Devices (VAD) available and the new technologies positively influencing practice and patient outcomes. These technologies include pressure / power injection, impregnated catheters, ultrasound, tip positioning technology, safety systems and ambulatory care. Embedded within the workshop is discussion and opportunities to link your Vascular Access Practice with Accreditation, the Australian Standards and current VA research. The afternoon will be hands on clinical stations, each manned by clinical experts. You will rotate through the stations and enhance your critical thinking skills within specific clinical practice areas in VA. The stations will include Tips for practice with Peripheral Cannulation Insertion, Port Access & Deaccess, Securement and Dressing of VADs,  Flushing and Injection Caps. This workshop is suitable for any clinicians responsible for inserting, managing, or educating VADs in the Cancer Care Setting.

Workshop supported by:  and 

WORKSHOP 3

Delivering Innovative Cancer Survivorship

Speakers –  Theresa Wiseman, Mei Krishnasamy, Nicole Kinnane and Kylie Ash

Time – 1000 – 1645

Description

This workshop will provide participants with key knowledge, skills and resources for implementing cancer survivorship care into practice. The program will cover key elements of survivorship, outline the common experiences of cancer survivors, provide access to tools and resources, and allow groups to work through case studies to apply new skills. The workshop will be facilitated by a cancer nurse experienced in survivorship care plan implementation. The workshop will be supported by other cancer nurses experienced in nurse led survivorship clinics and survivorship care plan implementation as well as Theresa Wiseman the Strategic Lead for Health Service Research at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

Workshop supported by: 

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