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Talk on Care at the End of Life

2025 course run completed
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Talk on Care at the End of Life aims to help participants to:

  • Recognize and effectively manage common symptoms experienced by patients in their last hours
  • Describe at a basic level the psychosocial and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients, and employ appropriate interventions to address these needs
  • Discuss the unique needs and challenges of communication at the end-of-life, and utilize effective strategies to facilitate compassionate and meaningful interactions
  • Identify the needs and challenges of communications at the end-of-life
  • Recognize the role of the nurse in relation to the patient and caregivers in the dying phase

Please see the brochure here.

The following topics will be covered:

  • Understanding Death Attitudes in Singapore
  • Common Signs and Symptoms in the Final Hours
  • Management of the Symptoms in the Final Hours
  • Role of the Nurse in End-of-Life Care
  • Basic Communications

Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Support Care Staff

Ms Sylvia Lee Ling Ling
Senior Advanced Practice Nurse (Palliative Care), Dover Park Hospice (Home Care)

Post-Master’s Adv Cert in Palliative Care (USA), MN & BN (Syd), Palliative Care NP (NY), Registered Nurse

Ms Sylvia Lee Ling Ling is the first Palliative Care Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) in Singapore. She began her journey as a Palliative Care nurse since 1999, after completing her Master of Nursing (Clinical Practice – Gerontology) at the University of Sydney, Australia.

In mid-2006, she completed her Post-Master’s Advanced Certificate: Advanced Practice Nursing in Palliative Care at New York University, USA. She obtained her license to practise as Palliative Care Nurse  Practitioner in New York State, and was accredited by US National Board for Certification of Hospice & Palliative Nurses to practise as an Advanced Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (2006-2010).

Sylvia is currently a Senior Advanced Practice Nurse (Palliative Care) with the Home Care and Programme Dignity team (integrated palliative home care services) at Dover Park Hospice.

Course fees: SGD 183.12 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)

Date: 14 January 2025

Time: 1.00pm – 5.30pm

Venue: Zoom online platform

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

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