Certificate
The Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care provides a valuable introduction to contemporary palliative care and end-of-life care management.
Palliative care is complex, interdisciplinary, and driven by patient and family need. This course is ideal for any health professional committed to providing the best possible support to patients and their families throughout the course of a life-limiting condition.
You will learn the core concepts and practices of palliative care including evidence based symptom management, communication skills, non-malignant palliative care illnesses, psychosocial issues and the role of the family caregiver.
Designed by leading clinical experts, this course is delivered in partnership with The Centre for Palliative Care (CPC), part of St Vincent's Hospital. The Centre plays a pivotal role in the development and delivery of state-wide training and education programs for health professionals from a variety of disciplines.
Delivered by experts in their fields drawn from multiple institutions around Victoria, this course will introduce you to the theoretical knowledge and advances that underpin palliative care management, and equip you to put this knowledge into practice.
In this course, you will explore the core concepts related to palliative care, including:
As well as the core subject Fundamentals of Palliative Care, you will undertake one elective subject, from options including Adult Palliative Care and Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care.
The subjects Paediatric Palliative Care, Contemporary Approaches to Bereavement and Ethics in Clinical Practice are not available in 2021.
Over the twelve years since the course was introduced, over 200 students have successfully graduated and put their knowledge into practice providing care for patients in various fields. Graduates have included nurses, social workers, family support workers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, art therapists, physiotherapists and hospital chaplains.
It takes about 20 minutes to complete the form using the online application system.
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