Certificate in General Basic Palliative Care
2023 course run completed
The following topics will be covered:
- Principles and overview of palliative care services in Singapore
- The Palliative Care Team
- Palliative care in advanced illness (cancers, non-cancers, dementia, frailty)
- Psychosocial, emotional and spiritual issues in palliative care
- Advance Care Planning
- Communication skills in palliative care
- Rehabilitation in Palliative Care (Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy)
- Art therapy and music therapy in palliative care
- Care of the dying in their last hours
- Caregiver support, grief and bereavement
Please refer to the brochure here.
This course aims to:
- Understand the principles and overview of palliative care services in Singapore
- Identify psychosocial, emotional and spiritual issues in palliative care
- Articulate the role of Advance Care Planning
- Identify ethical issues in palliative care
- Demonstrate effective communication skills in palliative care
- Describe the aims of Palliative Rehabilitation
- Recognise the importance of caregiver support, grief and bereavement issues
Allied Health Professionals (Art and Music Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists and Medical Social Workers), Registered Nurses, and Pharmacists who are involved or interested in the provision of palliative care to adult patients and their families.
Course fees before subsidy: SGD 972 per person (including GST)
*Prevailing course fee subsidy for staff working in eligible Community Care Organisations:
90% for Singapore citizen /PR and 45% for work pass holders.
*Organisations will be billed the amount after subsidy.
Class dates: 11, 12, 18 and 19 Jul 2023
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue:
11 and 12 Jul — On Zoom
18 and 19 Jul — On-site at Dover Park Hospice
10 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308436
To register
For staff of Community Care Organizations, please register in AIC CCLMS. Otherwise, please email to enquiries@palc.org.sg.
Please register by 26 Jun 2023.
Dates: 11 Jan, 18 Jan, 25 Jan & 1 Feb 2019
Venue: Dover Park Hospice