The Association Oncodéfi received Mrs Laetitia Probst-Barroso, specialist in palliative care for people with intellectual disabilities, for a conference entitled “Palliative care for people with intellectual disabilities in the context of cancer”.
The focus was on the treatment plan for life-threatening cases, training in palliative care for professionals in social-educational institutions and resource persons in palliative care in social-educational settings.
Mrs. Laetitia Probst-Barroso of the Palliative Vaud Association in Lausanne is a specialised educator who has been involved in this activity for over 11 years. She teaches in French-speaking countries outside Switzerland (Quebec, Belgium, etc.). She participated, for Switzerland, in the elaboration of the European white booklet on palliative care for people with intellectual disabilities. This booklet is freely available online.
The conference took place on Monday 07 October 2019 at 2pm at the Centre Epidaure, 208 avenue des Apothicaires in Montpellier.
A slide show is available for this conference:
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