Physiotherapy in paediatric palliative care

Physiotherapy is significant in ensuring quality of life for children and young people diagnosed with life limiting conditions. Physiotherapists are involved in managing respiratory symptoms, postural needs, ensuring comfortable & supportive positioning, and enabling participation in activities and experiences which matter to the child or young person & their family. During May/June 2022 Belinda visited 12 paediatric hospices throughout the UK & Ireland as part of a Churchill fellowship. Belinda will share her learnings from this trip in this presentation.

Presenter

Belinda Luther, APAM has worked as a physiotherapist with children for more than 25 years. She has worked in a variety of settings including Royal Children’s Hospital, completing the Grade 1 paediatric training program. She has worked in special schools and in community settings, including 14 years in a paediatric physiotherapy private practice, with extensive experience supporting children with complex disabilities in a variety of settings. Belinda has been involved in the ViBes Plus study & the VicCpChild study as a research physiotherapist. In 2017 she became the first Physiotherapist to be employed in a paediatric hospice in Australia, when she commenced working at Very Special Kids. In 2020 she was awarded the Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship with the title of her project – To investigate & implement best practice physiotherapy in Australian paediatric palliative care. She has presented at the Oceanic Palliative Care conference in 2021 & will present at the Inaugural Australian Paediatric Palliative Care Conference in 2022, finally undertaking the travel for her Churchill fellowship in May/June of 2022.

Host

Cancer, Palliative Care & Lymphoedema and Paediatric National Groups

Date of Live Event

2/11/2022

CPD Hours

1.0 Hour

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