Palliative Care Basics Course
This “Palliative Care Basics Course” is presented in collaboration with the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC).
Learning objectives
This course is aimed at improving palliative care knowledge and basic skills for health professionals, including nurses, physicians, academics, administrators, and researchers.
The course covers a wide range of topics, including understanding the principles of palliative care, such as pain and symptom management, communication, and psychosocial support.
Participants who complete all modules will receive a certificate of completion of the course.
Requirements
Current IAHPC members.
Target audience
The target audience is health care professionals working in palliative care, including: Physicians and nurses working in primary care who encounter patients with palliative care needs. Other health care professionals (pharmacists, physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, social workers, etc.) who interact with patients with palliative care needs and their families.
Faculty - Instructors
Betty Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, CHPN, FAAN, FPCN
Director of Nursing Research & Education and Professor
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, USA
Instructor for Modules 1 and 4
Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN, FASCO
Director of the Cancer Pain Program
Division of Hematology-Oncology and Research Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern, Illinois, USA
Instructor for Modules 2 and 6
Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, ACNS-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Assistant Professor and Consultant for Palliative Care
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Instructor for Module 3
Carrie Cormack, DNP, APRN, CPNP, CHPPN
Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Instructor for Module 5
Moderator
Prof. Russell Portenoy, MD
IAHPC Senior Adviser Education and Research Clinical Professor, Voluntary, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
New York, USA
Modules
Disclaimer
The information contained in this course is presented for the purpose of educating health care providers about certain aspects of pain and palliative care. The Information should not be relied upon as complete or accurate, nor should it be relied on to suggest a course of treatment for a particular individual. Patients with health care related questions or concerns are advised to contact a physician or other qualified health care provider.
The information contained in this course is provided "As Is" without warranty, express or implied. The IAHPC make no warranty as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, completeness, or suitability of the Information.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the patient care recommendations in this course are correct and in keeping with accepted standards of practice, the authors, and the IAHPC cannot be held liable or responsible for any errors or omissions, or for any harm or damage resulting from the use of the information contained in this course.