About the Course:

The Palliative Care Essentials course’s overall objective is to improve your understanding and knowledge on palliative care by providing you with the tools to care for patients with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses, along with their families. 

It is composed of 9 independent and complementary modules which include:

• Introduction to Palliative Care
• Pain Assessment and Management
• Management of Symptoms Other than Pain
• Communication Skills for Palliative Care
• Psychological, Social, & Spiritual Support
• Care of the Dying Patient 
• Children, Specific Conditions, and Emergency Response 
• Programming & Implementation 
• Cases and Learner Assessment

In this module, you will focus on palliative care in specific circumstances. 

The module aims to answer common questions from field teams providing palliative care for neonates, children and for specific types of diseases. We will also explore with you the role of palliative care as part of emergency response. 

This module is divided into 3 parts: Children, Specific Conditions, and Emergency Response.  

Duration of Course:  

1 hour

Target Audience: 

This course is aimed at all healthcare workers involved in providing palliative care, and is particularly relevant for nurses, doctors, pediatricians and clinical officers. 

Methodology:  

Self-learning online course with activities.  

Certification:  

Participants will receive a badge on completion. 

IT Device - Applications: 

The course is best completed on a computer, laptop, or tablet. However, it should also be possible on a mobile if the screen size is large enough.  

N.B. Hyperlinks or links to websites are not available if you have downloaded the course and are completing it offline. You will need to have internet access to view them.  

Enrolment: 

Self-enrolment