The following topics will be covered:

• Principles and services
• Symptom assessment
• Psychological Issues
• Psychosocial Issues
• Planning Instruments
• Spirituality
• Ethics
• Palliative Rehabilitation
• Nursing
• Loss, Grief and Bereavement
• Expressive Therapy
• Communications

Please refer to the brochure here.

This course aims to:

1. Understand the principles and overview of palliative care services in Singapore
2. Identify psychosocial, emotional and spiritual issues in palliative care
3. Articulate the role of Advance Care Planning
4. Identify ethical issues in palliative care
5. Demonstrate effective communication skills in palliative care
6. Describe the aims of Palliative Rehabilitation
7. Recognise the importance of caregiver support, grief and bereavement issues

This course is recommended for healthcare professionals with more than a year’s experience in Palliative Care.

Dr Joseph Ong Yew Jin is a Senior Consultant at Dover Park Hospice. Well known in the palliative care community as an educator and mentor, Dr Ong is a key faculty member in both LKCMed and YLLSoM where he teaches both under- and postgraduates.

Course fees: SGD 1275.30 per person (including 9% GST)

• Eligible Community Care Organisations (CCOs) may tap onto the Community Care Training Grant (CCTG) to subsidize course fees.
• This course is not eligible for funding using SkillsFuture Credit.
• Registered doctors who are Singapore Citizens and currently in active primary care practice in Singapore may apply for the Singapore Hospice Council Primary Care Palliative Champions (PC2) Training Award

Class dates: 07 Sep to 27 Nov 2026

Training Mode: ​

• Self-paced E-Learning

Access to video lectures from 07 Sep to 27 Nov 2026.

• Face-to-Face Tutorial

Held on-site on 21 Oct and 25 Nov 2026, 9.30am – 5.30pm

Venue: Dover Park Hospice, Level 3 Training Room                                                                                                                                             TTSH Integrated Care Hub                                                                                                                                                                           1 Tan Tock Seng Link, Singapore 307382

For enquiries, please email to enquiries@palc.org.sg