HSE Living Well Programme - Free Online 7 week course

23 February 2021

Living Well with Specific Eye Conditions Programme, in partnership with the Irish College of Ophthalmologists

Are you living with a long-term eye condition?

Examples include degenerative eye conditions AMD, Diabetic Retinopathy and Glaucoma.

This course is aimed supporting those living with a degenerative eye condition who may also have further health complications / co-existing chronic illness.

Living Well with Specific Eye Conditions is an online workshop that helps people to better manage their health and daily life. It gives participants the skills to co-ordinate all the things needed to manage their health as well as keep active in their lives and relationships. The Living Well programme has been developed and researched in Stanford University and is facilitated by two trained facilitators one with their own experience of living with a degenerative eye condition.

What is the Living Well programme?

Living Well is a FREE online group programme, delivered over seven workshops (2.5hrs x 7). This is a self-management programme for people living with a chronic illness(s) with the aim of improving your quality of life to better manage your daily health. Living Well can help you develop the skills and confidence to manage your health condition(s).

Self-management is what a person does every day to manage their long-term health condition. This may include making choices to improve their health such as becoming more active, eating more healthily and stopping smoking. It may also include more complex tasks such as taking medication, monitoring your symptoms, coping with the emotional aspects of the condition and communicating with healthcare professionals.

Why join the Living Well programme?

People who are supported in this way increase their knowledge, skills and confidence to better manage their health in partnership with their health care provider(s). This programme offers you a sense of confidence and a chance to learn self-management skills.

When:

Starting on Tuesday February 23rd 2021 - 10am - 12.30pm for 7 weeks - Places Available

How: For more information or to register, contact the Living Well Coordinator Leah Harrington: 0873654392 Email: leah.harrington@hse.ie

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