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Comprehensive patient assessment: seeing the whole picture

VCCC Alliance Nurse-Led Research Workshop

Join an expert line-up of presenters as they draw on a range of clinical examples to explore and demonstrate critical components of comprehensive patient assessment.

Nurses should have an awareness of essential comprehensive clinical assessment skills when caring for people with cancer. It is important to understand the impact of comprehensive patient assessment on patient experience and outcomes.

The purpose of this masterclass is to:

  • increase or refresh knowledge and awareness of essential comprehensive clinical assessment skills when caring for people with cancer
  • explore the impact of comprehensive patient assessment on patient experience and outcomes
  • discuss practical ways of applying knowledge gained in clinical settings.
10:00am

Introduction and overview of the session
Prof Mei Krishnasamy

10:15am

The importance of comprehensive, patient-centred assessment
George Kiossoglou

10:30am

Could it be Sepsis? A Nursing Assessment of the Acutely Unwell Patient.
Alison Lemoh 

11:30am

Comprehensive assessment of complex symptoms of advanced cancer
Michael Collins 

12:30pm

Break

1:15pm

Long-term follow-up – Assessment and surveillance
Yvonne Panek-Hudson

2:15pm

Acute assessment in telehealth care
Michael Cooney

3:15pm 

Close and final questions
Mei Krishnasamy

3:45pm

Finish

Thursday 16 March
10am-3:45pm

This workshop will incur a discounted $25 fee and is only open to nurses who work with people affected by cancer.

Nurses attending this Masterclass will go in a draw to win a CNSA annual membership.

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