Introduction to Palliative Care

An Introduction to Palliative Care including Symptom Management for Care Workers. This course is aimed at healthcare workers and covers the information you need to know, when caring for people with palliative conditions.

What You Will Learn

  • What is Palliative Care?
  • The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP)
  • Palliative Conditions
  • What is the difference between terminal and palliative care?
  • Understanding an individual�s place and responsibilities within the family network
  • Who Provides Palliative Care?
  • Communication in Palliative Care
  • Symptom Management
  • Advanced Planning
  • Mental Capacity Act
  • Last Offices
  • Religious and cultural issues surrounding death
  • Grief

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Course Duration

4h

Who is the course aimed at?

Doctors, nurses, Healthcare assistants and support workers

Course pre-requisites

None

Course Standard

Course is assessed and certificated

Number of Trainees

N/A

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