Community conversations supporting health care in covid times: Recent Episodes

Talking Palliative Care

a collection of episodes discussing aspects of health care and palliative care from a community perspective hosted by Dr Fiona Rawlinson, Dr Elise Lang, Dr Rachel Lee.

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Professor Mark Taubert discusses aspects and the impact of CPR conversations with patient representatives.

More information about DNACPR can be found at

https://talkcpr.wales

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Dr Sian Gallard and Dr Fiona Rawlinson discuss the practical impact of changes in communication style that have been needed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic .

Useful links:

Dr Clea Atkinson - you tube video on Communication skills in PPE - https://youtu.be/tZ8DGZx7x20

Communication skills - Cardiff 6 point toolkit and adaptations - DOCUMENT in Media https://wordpress.com/media/sharingpalliativecare.org

Professor Mark Taubert - delivering bad news by phone or video link - https://www.bevancommission.org/post/dr-mark-taubert-bevan-exemplar-delivering-bad-news-by-phone-or-video-link

some of the research work and evaluation that has been done around the Cardiff 6 point toolkit ( Nikki Pease) - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337301287_Paramedics_and_serious_illness_communication_training

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Dr Sian Gallard discusses the changes that were necessary for face to face education to move to online during 2020 with Dr Fiona Rawlinson 

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the website Mark mentions during the conversation is talkcpr - http://talkcpr.wales/

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discussion with Dr Ricky Fraser from Velindre Hospital , Cardiff about the changes and impact of covid19 on oncology services 

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we talk with Mrs Becci Roberts about the experiences of covid19 in a nursing home 

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Here is some information that was discussed during the podcast

http://TalkCPR.wales ..

Shared Understanding (versus Shared Decisions) , this essay by Zoe Fritz is quite useful: https://medium.com/death-dying-and-digital/dnacpr-and-shared-understanding-46a5a8a82d4f

Our Wales DNACPR policy:

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/researchandresources/publications/sharingandinvolvingaclinicalpolicyfordonotattemptcardiopulmonaryresuscitationdnacprforadultsinwales

The ‘treatment ladder’ concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y52YwLcVQQs

For better preparation, there are new NHS Wales resources for Advance and Future Care Planning, can be found here:

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/researchandresources/publications/nhswalesadvancefuturecareplans

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Discussion with Dr Mark Smithies - a critical care anaesthetist from Cardiff about perspectives from intensive care units during the covid 19 pandemic .

Some links were discussed during the podcast for support for patients and relatives:

http://cardiffcriticalcare.co.uk/patients-and-relatives/information-booklets/

https://icusteps.org/

https://www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk/

Support for NHS staff was discussed - here is a link to an additional resource

https://ics.ac.uk/ICS/Wellbeing/ICS/Wellbeing_resources/Wellbeing_Hub.aspx?hkey=4f549260-379b-4b0e-9600-49d8a8d58d9a&_zs=dr4UD1&_zl=r23t5

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Dr Elise Lang and Dr Rachel Lee are GP's working in Cardiff. They are joined by Dr Fiona Rawlinson to discuss palliative care issues in the community in Cardiff in spring 2020 

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Dr Elise Lang and Dr Rachel Lee discuss some of the preparations that GP's have been involved with in terms of accessing medication in Wales for community deaths during the coronavirus pandemic . They are joined by Dr Fiona Rawlinson 

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Dr Elise Lang and Dr Rachel Lee discuss aspects of grief and bereavement in the community during covid19 with Dr Fiona Rawlinson - Consultant in Palliative Medicine