Case Management – Cancer Care
This course will explain the case management approach to the management of long-term conditions. The course will help Community Matrons, District Nurses, and Senior Nurses to develop a confident approach to understanding and managing long-term conditions. The principles of case management are introduced and applied to the management of long-term conditions. Participants will also develop clinical skills by understanding head to toe clinical examination and assessment. There will also be the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills required for recognition, assessment and management of long-term conditions, including useful practical information.
Course Content
The role of the Community Matron and Case Manager
- Case management principles and practice
- An overview of long term conditions
- Epidemiological evidence and statistics
Clinical Skills and History Taking
- An introduction to history taking and clinical examination will form part of the course
- Case studies
- Case analysis
- Common abnormalities
- Practical Workshop: practice sessions throughout the course
Disease Management
COPD, Asthma & Neurological Conditions
- Applied anatomy and physiology
- Diagnosis and ongoing assessment
- Sp02 readings
- Home oxygen
- Self-management plans in the community
- Risk assessment and falls prevention
Heart Failure & Coronary Heart Disease
- Applied anatomy and physiology
- Assessment
- Interventions, secondary prevention of MI
- Hypertension
Depression and Anxiety
- Anxiety and depression prevalence, management
Chronic Conditions and Cancer
Understanding Long Term Conditions and the Disease Trajectory
- Kaiser model
Changes in condition
- How to recognise changes in condition
Medication Management
- The importance of medication reviews and management
- Pharmocological interventions
Admission Avoidance
- Discussion regarding resource management and health economics
- Community nursing and recognition of early interventions
- Health risk assessment strategies
Managing Transitions
- The importance of communication between secondary and primary care teams
Advance Care Planning
- Understanding the importance of end of life issues and disease trajectories
- Legal issues and the MCA
- Understanding the importance of decision making in advanced care planning
- Communication strategies
- Advance directives
- Care goals
Training and Mentoring
- An introduction to competency based frameworks
- Personal development plans
- Evidence-based practice
Aims/Objectives
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- understand the practice and principles of effective case management in patients with long term conditions
- develop competent assessment and management skills in long term conditions in the community
- develop skills in teaching patients self-management strategies
- recognise changes in condition and how to manage this
Duration
5 days
Price
£675.00 per person, including course materials and a certificate of attendance.
Course dates
In addition to any scheduled courses, we can also deliver this course to groups on your own site. For more information, contact us.
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