Paediatric Palliative Care Course

Aimed towards Guy's and St Thomas' staff, and south thames network paediatric trainees and consultants , nurses and AHPs this immersive face to face day will include a mixture of presentations and workshops to further your understanding of palliative care in infants, children and young people.

We will be covering:

• What is Paediatric Palliative Care?
• What is a hospice?
• How do we talk about advanced care planning and resuscitation with children and families?
• How do we manage symptoms in children?
• How do we navigate ethical dilemmas?
• What do we need to do when a child dies?

There will be role play with a professional actor and facilitation by experts.

Day will include refreshments.

The course can help trainees gain competencies within the RCPCH Progress plus generic curriculum in the following domains:

Learning Outcome 1: Follows the principles of the law with regard to …. Death of a baby, child or young person

Learning Outcome 2: Understands principles of participation in decision making for children, young people and their parents.

Manages the communication of a range of …diagnoses where the management plan will be uncertain

Learning Outcome 3: Performs an assessment of baby, child or young person…incorporating biological, physiological and social factors across multiple clinical contexts

Seeks advice and support from other teams

Learning outcome 6: Participates in MDT..engaging in shared decision making

Learning outcome 7: Applies safety procedures to prescribing practice

Learning outcome 10: Provides appropriate feedback to others

Topic outline (subject to change)

• Introduction to palliative care
• Hospice
• Hearing from a family
• When a child dies - practicalities and legalities
• Workshops

1. Symptom management
2. Communicating around ACP
3. Ethics and legal frameworks (utilising the RCPCH guidance)

Pre-course

1. Complete the pre-course questionnaire.

2. Read and familiarise yourself with the Advanced Care Plan document. This will form the basis for your role play with an actor on the study day.

The Evelina Education team will send out reminders prior to the day.

Faculty:

• Dr Ella Aidoo, Head of Service and Consultant in Paediatric Palliative medicine, Evelina Children's Hospital. Assessment advisor Paediatric Palliative Medicine sub-specialist committee, RCPCH
• Dr Anastasia Alcock, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant
• Kathy Gilbert, Clinical nurse specialist in Paediatric palliative care, Evelina Children's Hospital. Non-medical prescriber
• George Hakes, Chief Medical Examiner's Officer, St Thomas' Hospital
• Dr Gill Hughes, Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Evelina Children's Hospital.
• Dr Joanna Laddie, Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Deputy Clinical Director, Medicine & Neonatology, ELCH. Chair of GSTT Clinical Ethics Advisory Group
• Priya Panesar , Highly Specialised Pharmacist, Evelina Children's Hospital
• Diana Freitas , Clinical Nurse Specialist in Paediatric Palliative Care, Evelina Children's Hospital.

Fees and payment

• Trainee Doctors: £150
• Consultants: £200
• Nurses/AHP's : £80 (Early Bird rate of £50 until Friday 30th January 2026)

Booking queries

Evelina Education Team

e: gstt.evelinaeducation1@nhs.net

t: 020 718 80853 (office) | 07785994659 (Samuel Lewis)