Introduction to Pediatric Palliative Care – Training for Healthcare Professionals

Introduction to Pediatric Palliative Care

This 0.5 CE hour, self-paced online course provides a brief overview of the benefits and challenges of pediatric palliative care and the fears many hospice and palliative care professionals may have about caring for infants, children, teens, and young adults with serious illness, and their families.

Why Take This Course?

Pediatric palliative care differs from palliative care for adults in myriad ways, especially as end of life approaches. These differences affect not only the patients and families receiving care, but the hospice and palliative care professionals who deliver that care.

This course introduces healthcare professionals to the challenges, benefits, and value of pediatric palliative care and offers a starting point for building skills and competence that can effectively support infants, children, teens, or young adults with serious illness, and their families. 

This course can be taken on its own or as part of these comprehensive programs:

• Certificate in Clinical Pediatric Palliative Care – 66 CEs
• Multidisciplinary Certificate in Pediatric Palliative Care – 37.5 CEs

 Who Should Take This Course?

This course is ideal for RNs, NPs, APRNs, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, chaplains and other members of hospice, palliative care, or home health teams who work with pediatric patients and families and/or want to specialize in pediatric palliative care.

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Fast Facts

Begins:	Immediately upon registration
Is taught:	Completely online and is available 24/7
Offers:	0.5 Continuing Education Hours
Costs:	$35
Requires:	Computing skills sufficient to complete graduate work, access to a computer with an Internet connection
Is ideal for:	Nurse Practitioners, APRNS, RNs, PAs, MDs, social workers, chaplains, child life specialists, therapists, and other members of the palliative care, hospice, or home health team who want to build skills necessary to support pediatric patients and families
Cancellation Policy:	There are no refunds on our self-paced courses

Course Description

This course provides a brief overview of pediatric palliative care, and examines each learner’s knowledge and readiness to care for infants, children, teens, and young adults with serious illness, and their families.

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Assess personal knowledge, skills, and experience in pediatric care
• Explore and identify fears or concerns in caring for the pediatric population
• Compare and contrast the differences in caring for the pediatric and adult hospice and palliative care patients
• Identify how to apply the clinician’s current skill set to build confidence and competence in pediatric care
• Examine and discuss self-care activities for the clinician

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

The Institute’s Pediatric Palliative Care curriculum was developed by expert clinicians in pediatric palliative care from leading children’s hospitals and hospice programs, with support from:

• Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition/Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
• Providence TrinityCare Hospice and Trinity KidsCare

COURSE AUTHOR

Michelle Goldbach, CNP, MHA, RN, CHPN, Director of Palliative Care and Pediatrics at Elizabeth Hospice in San Diego County, CA.  

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