Person Centred Care and Frailty Awareness Workshop

Thursday 5th February 2026

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Online

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Who should attend:

All healthcare professionals supporting elderly patients

Course Aims:

This session aims to provide a guidance on how to recognise frailty and considerations of how to support someone. We will also explore the most recent NHS publication ‘transforming the frailty pathway’ and other relevant literature

Objectives:

To introduce the concept of frailty, its definition, identification and management in different care settings
To explore approaches to person-centred care, integrated assessment and promoting independence
To consider the unique needs of older people living with frailty through person-centred case studies
To explore the impact of acute health crises on older people with frailty

Presented by

Manisha Cook

Lecturer Practitioner and Specialist Physiotherapist

Manisha has been qualified physiotherapist for over 20 years, she is passionate about respiratory medicine and palliative care.

Manisha has worked as a specialist physiotherapist at The Hospice of St Francis for 9 years and previously has worked in community and acute healthcare settings in London and Hertfordshire.

Manisha has recently completed her level 4 Certificate in Teaching and Education, and is committed to providing a specialist palliative education programme for Allied Health Professionals and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

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.