COURSE INFORMATION

The EPIC Course is a full day course running from 0800 - 1630 on Friday 15th March 2024 at the Canberra Hospital.

EPIC is the Effective Peri-Procedural Communication interest group within SPANZA. EPIC aims to provide language, communication and imaginative techniques for every child, every time they have a medical procedure. The EPIC workshops teach these techniques to help health professionals engage with children and their families and enhance their ability to manage medical procedures.

Participants will receive access to an e-learning material. This provides background information on the communication and imaginative techniques which are taught on the one-day workshop. We strongly encourage participants to complete the e-learning in the 2 weeks prior to the course as it will form the theoretical basis for the interactive learning on the course.

In the first session we’ll reinforce the GREAT LAURS - structured approach to communication and language techniques. In the second and third sessions we’ll learn techniques to manage anxiety and specific imaginative techniques to use during hospital procedures and in the peri-operative setting. Our goal is to provide useful understandings about communication which can assist with reducing a child's anxiety when facing procedural care, and simple practical skills you can begin to use at your next day caring for children.

EPIC PROGRAM

To download the EPIC Program, please CLICK HERE.

	FRIDAY 15 MARCH
0830 – 1030	Welcome Words and Language GREAT and LAURS by example Clinical scenarios
1030 - 1100	Morning tea
1100 - 1300	Invitations to imagination Reframing anxiety Livid in imagination Small group practice
1300 - 1345	Lunch
1345 - 1505	Parents and challenging situations Magnetic fingers Small group practice
1505 - 1525	Afternoon tea
1525 - 1600	Panel discussion Looking to your future practice Close of day

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The courses are for anaesthetists, surgeons, physicians, dentists, and other health professionals (nurses, social workers, play therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists) who work with children and are keen to expand their ability to provide effective empowering communication for procedural care.

Attendees should be interested in gaining information and skills to understand the importance of preventing and managing procedural anxiety.

REGISTRATION FEES

Medical/Dental Practitioner: A$400 inc GST

Psychologists/Trainee/Nursing/Allied Health: A$265 inc GST

HOW TO REGISTER

To register, click on the REGISTER NOW button on the registration page of the website.

PAYMENT OF FEES

Payment of fees can be made by credit card (MasterCard, AMEX and Visa only) or direct deposit (please ensure remittance advice is emailed to meetings@spanza.org.au). Visa, MasterCard or AMEX payments are subject to a 2.2% merchant fee. Please note that all fees are in AUD and include GST.