Managing advanced non-cancer illness presents distinct challenges — unpredictable trajectories, underrecognised symptom burden, and uncertainty about when palliative care is appropriate. This 2-day course equips clinicians with practical skills to manage end-stage organ failure and dementia and frailty, and deliver better end-of-life care.

Over the 2 days, we will cover the following aspects of palliative & supportive care:

• Symptom management
• Prognostication & communication
• Psychosocial needs & community resources
• Serious illness communication & ACP

In the following conditions:

• Advanced lung disease
• Advanced heart failure
• Advanced liver disease
• End stage renal failure
• Peripheral vascular disease / limb gangrene
• Dementia and frailty

Please refer to the brochure here.

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

1. Appreciate the challenges faced in caring for patients with advanced non-cancer conditions.
2. Understand the commonly encountered symptoms in end-stage organ failure and neurodegenerative diseases and ways to manage these symptoms effectively.
3. Understand the psychosocial and spiritual needs of these patients and their families.
4. Know what local community resources are available to support these patients and their families.

Doctors, Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Psychosocial Staff who care for patients with advanced chronic illnesses in the acute, intermediate or long-term care settings.

Dr Aw Chia Hui

Dr Aw Chia Hui is a Consultant in the Department of Palliative Medicine at Woodlands Health, with special clinical interests in Medical Education and Palliative care in heart disease. She believes in the education and training of primary care partners to promote quality palliative care early in the disease process.

Course fees: $462 per person (excluding 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

Dates: 21 and 22 Sep 2026

Time: 9am – 5pm​

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

Dates: 21 and 22 Aug 2025

Venue: Dover Park Hospice, Level 3 Training Room