Advanced Palliative Medicine Training Course
This course builds advanced skills in palliative medicine for managing complex symptoms, effective communication, ethical challenges, and self-care in end-of-life situations, particularly advanced cancer. Participants gain practical tools to assess symptoms quickly, manage opioids and non-drug therapies for issues like dyspnea, nausea, delirium, and cachexia, conduct goals-of-care discussions confidently, address legal matters, and deliver compassionate care while safeguarding their well-being. Ideal for healthcare providers aiming to enhance patient and family support with evidence-based practices.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical expertise in advanced palliative care: master validated tools for symptom assessment, customise opioid and non-opioid treatments for dyspnea, nausea, delirium, and cachexia, conduct effective goals-of-care conversations using protocols like SPIKES and REMAP, tackle ethical and legal dilemmas including DNACPR and consent, and prioritise personal resilience to provide outstanding end-of-life support.
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Develop skills
- Rapid symptom assessment using ESAS, IPOS, pain and dyspnea tools at bedside.
- Advanced opioid management: titrate, rotate, and monitor safely in terminal cancer.
- Serious illness communication using SPIKES, NURSE, REMAP for goals-of-care talks.
- Ethical and legal decision-making: handle DNACPR, consent, and capacity issues.
- Non-drug comfort measures: manage breathlessness, delirium, and cachexia in practice.
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