Core Concepts in Palliative Care – All Health Professionals
Overview
If you are a professional caring for people with serious illnesses, this course offers you and your team the tools and skills you need to work cohesively to provide the best whole-person care to patients and families. This course is designed for professionals from all disciplines in all care settings. (See related courses below for Core Concepts for Nurses, Core Concepts for Chaplains, Core Concepts for Social Workers; team training also available.)
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What You'll Learn
- Understand the essentials of palliative care
- Explore communication -- the heart and soul of palliative care
- Identify and apply concepts of working with diversity through inclusivity
- Understand spiritual and existential dimensions of palliative care
- Recognize ways that palliative care teams can support patients and families as they cope with their experiences of loss and grief
- Define and create a context for self-care in the work of palliative care teams
What You'll Earn
5 continuing education (CE) credits provided through California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Extended Learning, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Who Should Enroll
Health professionals working in any care setting
Completion and Refunds
To complete this course and obtain a certificate, you must view the course in its entirety, correctly answer all case studies and quiz/test questions (as appropriate) and complete the evaluation. No refunds are given for self-paced courses. You will have 90 days to access this course from the date of purchase.
