Formerly Certificate in General Basic Palliative Care
07 September to 27 November 2026
The course aims to develop participants’ theoretical and practical knowledge in delivering competent, evidence-informed holistic palliative care in any healthcare setting by enhancing their role as part of a multidisciplinary team.
14 December 2026 to 11 January 2027
Registration opened. Register by 30 November 2026
A practical introduction to integrating palliative care into the ICU, delivered through multidisciplinary teaching.
25 and 26 January 2027
Registration opened. Register by 08 January 2027
This two-day professional workshop will provide participants with a unique opportunity to learn and experience a novel and clinically robust Family Dignity Intervention (FDI) for cultivating existential wholeness among terminally-ill patients and their families facing the end of life.
16 February 2027
What do we know about death and dying? Has it been medicalized? This 4.5-hour workshop will give participants an understanding of the nursing, psychosocial, spiritual needs of patients at the end of life.
02 March 2027
This 4.5-hour workshop is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the nursing, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients experiencing pain at the end of life. This includes understanding what pain is and identifying different types of pain. Participants will learn how to conduct pain assessment, using pain assessment tools and strategies. Pain management strategies, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological, will also be introduced.
22 and 23 March 2027
This two-day workshop provides participants with a unique opportunity to obtain a holistic understand of burnout, well as a true appreciation of self-care via an immerse experience with Mindful-Compassion Art Therapy (MCAT).
08 and 09 April 2027
Healthcare workers of today are subjected to unprecedented levels of stress and are at greater risk of burnout than at any other time in the past. Learning how to manage burnout and build resilience is core to the mental and emotional well-being of healthcare workers.
Formerly Introduction to Palliative Care for NAs/ENs
14 to 28 September 2027
This course introduces palliative and supportive care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. It covers principles of comfort-focused care, symptom management, basic nursing practices, end-of-life changes, self-care, and grief support. Delivered through e-learning materials and tutorials, it is designed for support staff such as nursing and therapy aides, counsellors, social work associates, administrators, volunteers, and befrienders in healthcare setting.
25 and 26 May 2027
Ethics lies at the heart of healthcare. For patients who are at the end-of-life and their families, it is important for healthcare professionals to apply ethical principles in order to make decisions in their best interest. Recognising this, the course will focus on the theme of “Care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)”.
01 and 02 July 2027
The two-day course gives an overview and summary of the field of thanatology. It explores the social, cultural, psychological, legal, ethical, and spiritual issues raised by illness, dying, death and bereavement.