Study Day :: Clatterbridge Clinical Education

Aim

This study day explores how we hear and advocate for the voices of teenagers and young adults living with incurable cancer.

Target Audience

Aimed at nurses and allied health professionals, it combines lived experience, clinical insight and reflection to explore communication, decision‑making and supporting choice when cure is no longer possible, enabling compassionate, person‑centred palliative care.

Date and Duration

Date/Time:

9 December 2026

Duration:

1 Day, 09:30-16:00

NB This is a face to face event

Content and Certification

The day covers the below topics:

A Different Stage of Life: Understanding Teenagers and Young Adults with Incurable Cancer
Hearing the Young Person’s Voice in Everyday Practice
Saying the Hard Things: Communication When Cancer Is Not Curable
Moments That Matter: Young People and Families’ Experiences of Care
When Treatment Changes: Supporting Young People Through Decision‑Making
Whose Voice? Whose Choice? Consent, Capacity and Advocacy in Practice
What Matters Most: Palliative Care Choices and Advance Care Planning with Young People
Holding Loss, Uncertainty and Emotion: Psychological Support in TYA Care

Speakers to include:

Dr Laura Elder, TYA Lead Nurse

Clare Warburton, TYA Clinical Nurse Specialist

Franchessca Sefton, Youth Support Coordinator

Dr Nasim Ali, Consultant in Medical Oncology, TYA Lead Clinician

Dr Kate Edwards, TYA Clinical Psychologist

Certificate of Attendance