Training at LOROS

At LOROS we offer a wide range of training in palliative and end of life care courses. We also offer bespoke training that can be delivered in your place of work to meet your requirements.

TRAINING AT LOROS

The training we provide

Our training courses include:

  • Advanced Communications Skills - Tier 3 Communication skills
  • Talking about Dying - Tier 2 Communication skills
  • Sage & Thyme - Tier 1 Communication skills
  • Symptom management
  • Syringe driver training
  • Verification of expected death
  • Personalised End of Life Care is Everybody's Business (PELCEB)
  • Personalised End of Life Care for Care Home Champions
  • Personalised End of Life Care
  • Advance Care Planning and ReSPECT Training

Unless stated please book online; if online booking is not an option please contact one of the education team via email LPDC@loros.co.uk or telephone (0116) 231 8455

“Couldn’t be improved, it was the best end of life care session I've attended" – Delegate, Symptom Management at the End of Life

Delegate - Symptom Management at the End of Life

My understanding of the different ways people deal with grief / bereavement has grown enormously, as well as having gained better insight into how my attitude or words can influence a customers behaviour – Delegate - Having Conversations about Death and Dying

Delegate - Having Conversations about Death and Dying

Our current courses

Study Day

19th April 2024

Prioritising Care for the Dying

This study day for registered health care staff aims to improve skills in providing compassionate personalised care for people in the last year of life.

Lecture

24th April 2024

Virtual

Sawubona (We See You): Promoting Equity Through Research in Palliative Care Conference

In this one-day virtual conference the national SAWUBONA- Equity in Palliative Care for all Research Forum members in partnership with Hospice UK will showcase and debate the work currently being undertaken in tackling inequity in palliative care through research and the ways forward.

This conference is suitable for academics, clinicians, early career researchers, and post-graduate students

Short Course

29th April 2024

Personalised End of Life Care is Everybody’s Business (PELCEB)

This 3-day programme plus half day follow up, offers the opportunity to enhance your knowledge about the principles of palliative and end of life care.

 

Delegates will be supported to identify a small quality improvement project specific to their area of work, which will be presented to the group at the follow up half day.

 

Workshop

2nd May 2024

Virtual

Recognising dying and communicating sensitively

This 90 minute virtual workshop forms part of a 3-session introductory series focusing on End of Life Care for those who deliver personalised care across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Delegates can attend 1, 2 or all 3 of the sessions.

Workshop

2nd May 2024

SAGE & THYME®: Teaching everyone to listen - Tier 1 Communication Skills

This foundation level workshop teaches the communication skills needed to notice distress, listen carefully and respond with empathy. It is interactive in nature and uses a mix of small group work, lectures and rehearsals to teach participants how to have an evidence-based, structured conversation with someone who has concerns or is distressed.

Study Day

10th May 2024

Prioritising Care for the Dying

This study day for registered health care staff aims to improve skills in providing compassionate personalised care for people in the last year of life.

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RESEARCH AT LOROS

Did you know: we conduct research with patients, carers, universities and NHS organisations

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