Northern Ireland Hospice Education Centre, Belfast
This one day event is being run in partnership with the NI Hospice and is open to all. The workshop is for any health care worker and other related personnel eg chaplains, volunteer hospital visitors. The programme aims to raise awareness about the concept of spiritual care, equip participants with an understanding of how to recognise and identify a patient’s spiritual needs. It will also help participants become more aware of resources available in healthcare settings in relation to religious faiths and Spiritual needs. The session will be delivered by Fiona Timmins, Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin. She has more than 128 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has written/co authored 10 nursing textbooks.
