End of Life Care

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End of Life Care

This multidisciplinary elearning resource covers the knowledge and skills needed to deliver the highest quality care to people nearing the end of their lives. It is suitable for nurses, doctors, allied care professionals, care home workers and care agency staff anywhere in the world.

Comprehensive care training for practitioners globally

The learning content covers a wide range of topics, include advance care planning, social care and symptom management. It also covers softer skills, such as communication, that are vital in caring for patients and their families. This end of life care course is highly interactive, with videos, self-assessment questions and case studies to help you reflect on the difficult issues and put learning in a practical context.

Test your knowledge with interactive exercises

You can test how you would respond in certain scenarios, such as dealing with a patient’s concerns about their condition. There is a strong focus on understanding the psychological and spiritual aspects of terminal illness.

The content has been written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in conjunction with the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland. So, it meets the highest professional standards.

 

What Will You Learn?

  • Comprehensive training for health and social care professionals globally
  • Over 160 high-quality, interactive elearning sessions
  • Test your care skills using scenario-based exercises

Course Content

Course Content
This online end of life training programme consists of 10 modules, each of which is divided into smaller learning sessions. Each learning session takes around 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Modules cover subjects such as advanced care planning, end of life care assessment, symptomatic management, comfort and wellbeing as well as social, bereavement, spiritual and specialist care. A specific module covers the all-important aspect of communication skills.