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Essentials of Collaborative Palliative Care (intermediate)

Formerly Certificate in General Basic Palliative Care

05 Jan to 27 March 2026

Registration open. Please register by 12 December 2025
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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 into the Community Care Training Grant (CCTG) to subsidize course fees.
* This course is not eligible for SkillsFuture Funding (SFC)

Class dates: 05 Jan 2026 to 27 Mar 2026

Training Mode: ​

  • Self-paced E-Learning

Access to video lectures from 05 Jan to 27 March 2026.

  • Face-to-Face Tutorial

Held on-site on 10 Feb and 27 Mar 2026, 9.30am – 5.30pm

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

 

 

Scan the QR code or click here to register!

Register by 12 December 2025

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

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