Introduction to Palliative Care for Non-Clinicians

Thursday 30th April 2026
9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Online via Zoom

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Peolc Non Clinicians

Who should attend:

All non-clinical staff and volunteers who want an introduction to palliative care. This could be a receptionist in a GP surgery, a fundraiser for a Hospice or anyone looking to learn more about palliative care and what it offers people.

Course Aims:

To gain an overview of palliative care

Objectives:

  • To Define palliative care and end of life care
  • Who can benefit from palliative care and when?
  • Describe what a good death looks like
  • State the benefits of planning ahead and honest conversations

Presented by

Amy Smissen)

Amy Smissen

Lecturer Practitioner/ Community Occupational Therapist

Amy is a qualified Occupational Therapist with 25 years experience working in both clinical and leadership roles. With a passion for the palliative rehab approach to empower patients to self-manage Amy enjoys sharing her knowledge and skills within the team and wider audiences.

Throughout her career she has worked in a range of settings including a community learning disability team, an inpatient neurological rehab unit and a local charity providing support to people living with long-term neurological conditions. 

Amy joined the Hospice of St Francis in 2023 and works 3 days a week in the Community Team, bringing her unique OT perspective to enable community patients to optimise their function and ultimately, their overall quality of life.  Amy has always enjoyed facilitating therapeutic groupwork sessions, running workshops and training sessions both for patients and carers and with fellow clinicians.  These skills lend themselves well to her Lecturer Practitioner role, which she took on in early 2024.

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