2015 Outcome measures in palliative care: Using the POS family of measures workshops
On the 5th and 6th of February 2015, the Cicely Saunders Institute hosted and ran a two-day workshop on Outcome measures in palliative care: Using the POS family of measures.
The event attracted 191 people across both days, with some attendees travelling in from countries including Sweden, Italy and Singapore. Attendees included among others clinicians, researchers and policy makers.
"I enjoyed the whole day, presentation with built in time for discussion and group work. It filled in the gaps of how to use IPOS and the data more widely." Anonymous
Click the tabs along the top to see pictures of the workshops, feedback from participants, tweets during the workshops and the original workshop programme and registration information. Click here to show all the sections on a single long page.
A video lecture will be added soon.
2015 POS Workshop programme & registration information
Please note that the 2015 POS Workshops took place in February and the information below was made available in advance of the workshops.
You can read the flyer for the 2015 workshops
here and the detailed programme is below.
The Outcome Measurement Workshops are held at King’s College London, Cicely Saunders Institute (London, United Kingdom).
POS is a validated outcome measure which is widely used in palliative care in Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa and America. POS is free to use.
These highly interactive workshops are aimed at all professionals in palliative and end-of-life care such as clinicians (nurse, physiotherapists, psychologists, allied health professionals, oncologists, GP, physicians), social workers, researchers, managers, commissioners and educators.
The workshops are highly relevant for professionals working in a wide range of settings (hospice, primary and secondary care, care homes, community care, specialist palliative care, social care). If you are already using or planning to use or implement POS or similar outcome measures these workshops will equip you with the necessary important knowledge and skills.
The workshops combine theory and hands-on exercises. You also have the opportunity to tailor this training to your needs, by choosing the most relevant parallel group session. During the workshop you will be able to share issues relevant to your organisation as well as learning from the other attendees experience and challenges.
The workshops are facilitated by leading experts including Professor Irene Higginson, Professor Claudia Bausewein, Dr Fliss Murtagh and many others.
Programmes:
The programmes for both days are available as PDF documents - click on these links
day one and
day two.
Thursday 5 February 2015: Clinician training day (programme)
Day one is designed to enable outcome measurement in clinical scenarios. An opportunity to:
- Understand the role that outcome measurement, in particular the POS family of measures, can play in improving the quality, efficiency and availability of palliative care
- Hear experiences of using outcome measurement in national and international services from clinical and management perspectives
- Develop skills in using outcome measurement with different patient populations, settings and cultures
Friday 6 February 2015: Researcher training day (programme)
Day two is focussed on the use of POS in research. An opportunity to:
- Review the latest POS family scientific developments including their validity and reliability
- Discuss and review the latest findings generated from research involving the POS family of measures including work developing tools for dementia patients
- Discuss and shape future scientific development of the POS family of measures analysing data, using it for the first time in research and translation/cultural adaptations in Africa
Venue:
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Registration fees (2015):
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One day rate
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Two day rate
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| Student rate and those with an income less than £25,000. |
£45.00
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£80.00
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| Standard rate. |
£85.00
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£120.00
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