Training Courses
We are the Island’s specialists of training and education for palliative and end of life care. Through our education and training, we aim to improve confidence and competence for anyone working with those with life limiting illness.
Symptom Management in Palliative Care
This full day course covers all of the Symptom Management essentials in bite size learning.
Breaking Bad News
A session for all healthcare professionals to explore what 'bad news' could be and how to have a sensitive and honest conversation with patients and those who matter to them.
Communication Skills: Foundation
A practical course to develop participants’ communication skills to help you deal with other people sensitively
Communication Skills: Intermediate
A practical course to develop participants’ communication skills to help you deal with other people sensitively using role play to consolidate skills
Communication Skills: Advanced
A role play based course to enable senior registered professionals who encounter complicated scenarios to practice advanced communication skills to support people with life limiting illness
Symptom Management: Pain
A session for registered professionals to explore how to manage pain for the individual with palliative care needs
Symptom Management: Nausea, Vomiting and Bowel Obstruction
A session for registered professionals to explore nausea, vomiting and bowel obstruction in the individual with palliative care needs
Symptom Management: Anxiety and Depression
A session for registered professionals to explore anxiety and depression in relation to the individual with palliative care needs
Symptom Management: Breathlessness
A session for registered professionals to explore how individuals with Dyspnoea can gain better control over their symptoms of breathlessness
Symptom Management: Delirium and Agitation
A session for registered professionals to explore delirium and agitation in the individual with palliative care needs
Advance Care Plan (ACP)
A session for all healthcare professionals to explore how advance care planning can improve end-of-life care and person and family satisfaction with care
Approaching Difficult Conversations
This session is to help administration staff, health care coordinators and clinical secretaries to handle difficult conversations and situations with greater skill and confidence.
Care of the Dying
A course for HCAs, Clinical Support Services and Registered Professionals to explore the care and management of individuals in the last few days of life.
Ethical Issues in Palliative Care
A session for all healthcare professionals to explore what the ethical issues are for the individual and the clinician alongside them
Opening the Spiritual Gate
A session for all healthcare professionals to explore the spiritual needs and care of an individual in palliative care settings
