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Essentials of Collaborative Palliative Care - intermediate
Formerly Certificate in General Basic Palliative Care
05 Jan to 27 March 2026
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:
- 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
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
For enquiries, please email to enquiries@palc.org.sg