Understanding paediatric post-mortem

Increase your understanding and build confidence in communicating sensitively with parents. Supporting the HTA codes of practice, around consent, donation and post-mortem.

Learning outcomes

• gain knowledge about different types of post mortem examination
• understand what happens at a paediatric post mortem
• increase confidence in talking to bereaved parents about post mortem examination
• explore the issues around retaining tissue
• get a clearer understanding of the need for consent
• update knowledge of current research projects and Human Tissue Authority guidance.For professionals whose work involves helping bereaved families around the time of death, including doctors, nurses, midwives, mortuary and pathology staff, police and coroner’s officers and all those working in a bereavement support role within the NHS.

  £90. Fees for participants include course materials, a CPD certificate of attendance, refreshments and light lunch. We would like to thank Travelers for kindly providing the training venue for the day.