Join one of MAA’s Honorary Research Experts – Professor Megan Best from the Institute for Ethics and Society (University of Notre Dame) at this month’s National Community of Practice.

Megan will be talking about her research, including for the recent publication, Spiritual Care in Palliative Care – what it is and why it matters.

About this book
‘An international panel of experts have contributed to create the first comprehensive guide to spiritual care focussing on the palliative care setting from neonatal to aged care, combining the theoretical underpinnings of spirituality research with practical applications for its introduction into patient care. This book is structured to give a detailed understanding of the importance of spirituality for patients approaching the end of life as well as the impact of spiritual care on patients, families and carers. As the first step towards reaching this goal, the need for spiritual care training of clinicians is outlined, including the crucial step of nurturing one’s own spiritual life. Ways to identify and assess patients’ spiritual needs are explained. The experience of existential suffering is explored along with discussion of the ways it can manifest and how it can be addressed. The implementation of spiritual care in the clinical setting is detailed with illustrations of the roleof each member of the palliative care team and the benefits of an institutional approach’.

Source: Spiritual Care in Palliative Care: What it is and Why it Matters | SpringerLink

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Our monthly Community of Practice 1-hour workshops offer member organisations a quality professional peer-to-peer development event. Each workshop combines the sharing of best practices, new approaches and innovations by a guest presenter and the opportunity for Q&A and small group discussions.

Can’t join us on the day? Not a problem: everyone who registers receives a copy of the replay.